Payments Network Malaysia (PayNet) today launched Program Akar, a new programme designed to address the urgent need for digitally skilled workers in Malaysia. Powered by AWS re/Start, this pioneering cloud skills initiative is set to transform the financial services industry by equipping Malaysia’s next-generation talent with essential digital skills, and will be delivered through World Education Placement Services Sdn. Bhd. (WEPS).
With 78% of Malaysian employers seeking digitally skilled workers in the next five years, the demand for digital talent has never been higher. However, research by Gallup and AWS found that access to affordable digital skill training remains a challenge for almost half of all Malaysians surveyed, despite over 80% of them expressing high levels of interest in such programs.
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