KUALA LUMPUR: A task force comprising various government agencies to provide a special pathway for children from post-Welfare Department (JKM) institutions to further their studies in the field of skills or academics.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob (pix) said this is because children aged 18 and above would no longer come under the responsibility of JKM which led to them dropping out of learning institutions.
“The government takes seriously the question of empowering leavers of JKM to ensure the future of the group,” he said in a statement after chairing the first 2022 meeting of the National Social Council (MSN) today,” he said.
He said government-linked companies (GLC) would be responsible for providing funds for their education and accommodation and career pathway while the National Welfare Foundation (YKN) would be the guarantor to assist children who are without documents with the cooperation of the National Registration Department.
He said Social Security Organisation (Socso) and Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) have the roles to provide training and employment opportunities after they complete their studies while all assistance would be coordinated by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry. — Bernama
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