Many young workers over-educated for their current jobs

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KUALA LUMPUR: Many young workers today appear to have no choice but to accept inferior forms of employment compared with their education level or  skills training.

Khazanah National Berhad’s “School to Work Transition Survey” report launched by its Managing Director Datuk Shahril Ridza Ridzuan here yesterday, revealed this mismatch.

The report said that 95 percent of those in unskilled jobs and 50 percent of those in low-skilled manual jobs are over-qualified for their jobs.

‘Not only do the skill  mismatches signify wastage of human resources but  they also put into question the view often expressed in the media that  youth are ‘choosy’ about jobs.’

“These over-educated young people are likely to earn less than they otherwise  could have and are not making the most of their productive potential.

Not only do the skill  mismatches signify wastage of human resources but  they also put into

question the view often expressed in the media that  youth are ‘choosy’ about jobs.

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“Not only do the skill  mismatches signify wastage of human resources but  they also put into question the view often expressed in the media that  youth are ‘choosy’ about jobs. They should not be considered ‘choosy’ if   they are doing jobs below what they are educated and trained for,” the  statement said.

However, it said that the under-education of young workers would have a  negative impact on worker productivity and have a negative impact more  personally on their sense of security.

The statement also said the current jobs of the young workers were not something that they preferred and were  mismatched with the education.

For example, of those with qualifications in science, mathematics and  computing, 25 percent prefer IT-related jobs but only 17 percent are  actually in such jobs.

The report also shows a concentration of young workers actually  working in wholesale and retail trades which generally do not require  specific qualifications and which are not among their preferred employment  or job of choice.

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“This concentration of young workers, more than half of whom have tertiary  qualifications, in the wholesale and retail sector that is not their  preferred job and that generally does not have educational restrictions   indicates a mismatch between education and employment,” it added. – Bernama

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