Green initiative for graduates to start in January

THE Jana Graduan Hijau (Jaguh), or green initiative, aimed at providing opportunities for graduates to get involved in sustainable entrepreneurship, will be launched in January next year.

Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said Jaguh is in the process of module development.

It is also identifying strategic partners and applying for government and private funds to actively promote the initiative early next year.

“The first group of this programme involves three streams, namely Jaguh energy management, Jaguh green products and Jaguh urban agriculture. For a start, 100 graduates will be involved,” he said at the question-and-answer session at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

He was replying to Shaharizukirnain Abd Kadir (PASSetiu), who asked about the development, mechanism as well as universities involved in Jaguh.

Tuan Ibrahim Jaguh targeted those who had graduated for more than six months but were still unemployed, and graduates who found employment that did not match their qualifications.

Jaguh is also identifying suitable universities and thus far, discussions with Universiti Sains Malaysia have been conducted but it has been stalled due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Jaguh is an initiative implemented by the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change Centre, an agency under Environment and Water Ministry.

The main objective of the programme is to help young graduates be more independent in generating income through entrepreneurial skills in green industries, in line with the government’s efforts to expand the development of the country’s green economy. – Bernama