Can Malaysians ride the high-paying green job wave?

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Malaysia’s transition to renewable energy will create thousands of new jobs, but can its people grab those opportunities?   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/11/28/can-malaysians-ride-the-high-paying-green-job-wave/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/11/28/bolehkah-rakyat-manfaat-gelombang-lumayan-pekerjaan-hijau/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #NETR #GreenJob

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00:00As Malaysia transitions to a green economy under the National Energy Transition Roadmap,

00:07more well-paying jobs are expected, especially in the renewable energy sector.

00:12To support this transition, the government raised the National Energy Transition Facilitation Fund's

00:17allocation to RM300 million under the 2025 budget, up from RM200 million the previous year.

00:24According to economist Lee Heng Gui, this will not only create job opportunities in the renewable

00:29energy sector, but also in traditional industries like manufacturing, as well as emerging areas

00:35such as electric vehicles. Lee, who is from Socioeconomic Research Centre Malaysia,

00:40said this was because green energy transition was a whole of economy development,

00:45creating opportunities across various industries.

00:49The NETR aims to phase out fossil fuels and boost renewable energy to 70% by 2050.

00:55It is also projected to generate over 84,000 jobs in the short term and 300,000 by 2050,

01:02while attracting RM60.7 billion in foreign investments.

01:06Previously, Human Resources Minister Stephen Sim said jobs in the green sector are expected

01:10to fetch higher wages, with salaries ranging from RM3,000 to RM16,000 monthly.

01:16However, Malaysians will need to acquire new skills to take advantage of these opportunities.

01:22Lee said this ranged from engineering to management,

01:24as well as soft skills like adaptability and creativity.

01:28He also said there was a need for better coordination among stakeholders such as the

01:33government, academia and industries to ensure the right skills are developed for green jobs.

01:39Natasha Bust, FMT News.

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