German Companies Share Best Practices At EduGerMa 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The 1st Malaysian-German Conference of Education and Training held here on Thursday provided an insight into human resource development through German education and training in Malaysia. EduGerMa 2011, organised by the Malaysian-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, offered a unique dialogue platform, providing discussions on trends, ideas and examples of best practices by experts from both countries. It aimed at creating stronger visibility of the benefits of the German education system and at spurring the Malaysian side to adopt these practices in the national education system. The bilateral conference was combined with a Job Exchange Fair where participating German companies presented employment and training opportunities. German ambassador to Malaysia Dr Gunter Gruber said they were happy that Malaysia showed interest in their education and training system as it had proven to be beneficial for the technical industry and the country. "If we can contribute a bit to improve the standards in Malaysia, my business people will be very happy," he told reporters, here, on Thursday. He added that many German companies planning to invest in Malaysia were often disappointed with the lack of qualified manpower at all levels. Human Resources Minister Dr S.Subramaniam, who opened the conference, hoped it could strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the area of education and training. "Such cooperation is especially needed in the technical and vocational fields so that we can benefit from the German experience and raise our work quality to the highest level," he said. EduGerMa 2011 saw the attendance of about 200 participants including panellists from international companies operating in Malaysia and representatives of Malaysian government authorities and institutions. Among the companies and institutions which participated in the Job Exchange Fair were Allianz (M) Bhd, B.Braun Medical Industries Sdn Bhd, German-Malaysian Institute (GMI), Infineon Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd, DHL IT Services Malaysia, Mercedez Benz (M) Sdn Bhd and Schenker Logistics (M) Sdn Bhd. -- BERNAMA Malaysia