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School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia

School-to-work transition is indeed a confusing and difficult period for young people. Youth employability is often hindered by the fact that young people lack the right work attitude required by the employment market. In Malaysia, the age youth is defined as those between 15 and 40 years old (Lee,...

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Main Author: Rokis, Rohaiza
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2012
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HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class
HM826 Social institutions
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spelling my.iium.irep.281632019-09-05T05:32:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28163/ School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia Rokis, Rohaiza HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class HM826 Social institutions School-to-work transition is indeed a confusing and difficult period for young people. Youth employability is often hindered by the fact that young people lack the right work attitude required by the employment market. In Malaysia, the age youth is defined as those between 15 and 40 years old (Lee, 2006). However, the particular concern of this research deal with youth at the age of 15 to 24 years old. This stage of life is crucial in determining young peoples’ paths to achieving productive employment and decent work. While rapid globalisation and technological change may offer new opportunities for productive work and incomes, still youths have been facing the problem of unemployment. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28163/1/Social_Science_Poster_ID_No._1341_%28Rohaiza%29.pdf Rokis, Rohaiza (2012) School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2012, 21st-22nd February 2012, Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class
HM826 Social institutions
spellingShingle HD4801 Labor. Work. Working class
HM826 Social institutions
Rokis, Rohaiza
School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
description School-to-work transition is indeed a confusing and difficult period for young people. Youth employability is often hindered by the fact that young people lack the right work attitude required by the employment market. In Malaysia, the age youth is defined as those between 15 and 40 years old (Lee, 2006). However, the particular concern of this research deal with youth at the age of 15 to 24 years old. This stage of life is crucial in determining young peoples’ paths to achieving productive employment and decent work. While rapid globalisation and technological change may offer new opportunities for productive work and incomes, still youths have been facing the problem of unemployment.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Rokis, Rohaiza
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title School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
title_short School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
title_full School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
title_fullStr School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
title_sort school-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/28163/1/Social_Science_Poster_ID_No._1341_%28Rohaiza%29.pdf
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