A noble way to repay society

Abstract

THE 1Malaysia Training Scheme (SL1M) is a noble way for companies to give back to society and contribute to nation-building. It gives job seekers the opportunity to apply for a training stint in participating companies to boost their chances of being employed. SL1M is an initiative under the Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister’s Department. SL1M secretariat head Norashikin Ismail urged more public-listed companies that secured government contracts to join the programme because it is their corporate social responsibility. “We will get the list from the Finance Ministry to identify all companies that have benefited from government contracts,” she said, adding that she was glad with the announcement by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak calling for public-listed companies to participate in SL1M to secure government contracts.