Future-Proofing Malaysia’s Talents

Maha Subramaniam, Vice President & Head, Schola

13-Aug-25 11:00

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How can Malaysia’s young talents make smarter career choices in a fast-changing job market? Maha Subramaniam, Vice President & Head at Schola, joins us to explore how grassroots career planning can transform the nation’s workforce. We discuss Schola’s mission to provide free career guidance to over 200,000 Malaysian students, the role of technology in making career advice more accessible, and why matching skills to industry demand is key to future-proofing Malaysia’s talent pool.

Produced by: Kishan Sivaswamy

Presented by: Richard Bradbury

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Categories: the workplace, personal development

Tags: workplace, talent management, upskilling, job market, career planning,

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