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Online Publisher:          Contents provided by:	A STRATEGY FOR HRD IN SARAWAK   An Integrated Approach A two-day workshop on the integration of Human Resource Development (HRD) approaches between the government and the private sector was held in Kuching on the 29th and 30th September 1998. The objective of the workshop is to delibrate on the synchronisation of objectives between the government and the private sectors in approaches pertaining to HRD. Politicians as well as the Civil Service have realised the importance played by the private sector in the sicio-economic development of the country. It is therefore crucial that the three sectors be working together to achieve an intergated approach towards HRD to sustain the momentum of growth in this region. In a keynote address read by the Minister for Industrial Development, Y.B. Datuk Abang Johari Tun Abang Haji Openg, the Chief Minister, Y.A.B. DATUK PATINGGI TAN Sri (Dr) Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud said that"...as we approach the next millennium or enter into what into Alvin Tofler, the futurist, termed as the Third Wave, the old methods of manpower planning and forecasting are becoming autdated," And why is this so? "The reason is because we are today living in a dynamic world which demands dynamic responses...and that is why a dynamic and responsive approach to human resource development becomes very critical. The invesment in learning will determine individual and organisational success and ultimately contribute to the competitive edge of nations. In short, learning in itself is not sufficient. It is how we add value to learning that ciunts." The Chief Minister further said that "Government-private sector collaboration is necessary because of the rather dynamic demands placed on skills needed to do today's and tomorrow's jobs. The industries which are emerging in Sarawak are those related to traditional sectors like timber, oil and new ones in high-tech, electronics, foods, plantations, construction, the service sector, information technology, biotechnology and strategic industries. HRD planning will have to be responsive and adaptable to change. It is through the government and private sector planning and working together that we can work towards a common vision. As a new skills have to be learned, there i a need to have new and continuous  traning development programmes." "Partnerships between the public and private sectors provide the most effective and promising means od implementation. Government alone cannot shoulder this enormous responsibility. An equitable alignment of costs and benefits between individuals, employers, providers and government will have to be worked out, The government shoulders the responsibility for the provision of the basic educational infrastructure. When it comes to on the job learning and traning, individuals and employers may have to take on this responsibility and the cost involved as they are going to be the prime beneficiaries."
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