Does Higher Education Get You Hired?

Kularetnam Vijayakumar, Programme Manager, Tunku Abdul Rahman Foundation | Alex Ho Kah Fai / AlexHKF, Influencer

15-Aug-22 18:00

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It's been highly reported that 72.1% of SPM leavers in 2019 chose not to further their education. We first look at the findings, and whether the appeal of higher education has changed. Then, we discuss why young people are increasingly attracted to being content creators, by speaking to an influencer.

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Produced by: Natasha Fusil, Alia Zefri

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: education, controversies

Tags: education, higher education, job, employment, spm,

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