AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Jean Zhuang
Jean is the public relations manager for Singapore and Malaysia at Amazon Web Services (AWS). She delivers high-impact communication strategies and storytelling for AWS as well as its customers and partners across all sectors, including the launch of Singapore and Malaysia AWS Economic Impact Studies, AWS AI Spring Singapore, and the AWS (Malaysia) Asia Pacific Region.
AWS collaborates with Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education’s JPPKK to build next-generation AI workforce
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized how we work and is reshaping the workforce of the future. However, a recent study conducted by Access Partnership for AWS revealed that 81 percent of Malaysia’s employers struggle to find the AI talent they need, despite nine in 10 stating that hiring AI-skilled talent is a priority for them. To address the nation’s AI skills gap, AWS and Jabatan Pendidikan Politeknik & Kolej Komuni (JPPKK), an agency under Malaysia’s Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), teamed up to introduce new training initiatives targeting both educators and students to uplift Malaysia’s TVET (technical and vocational education and training) community.