Infineon urgently needs 3,000 skilled workers in Kedah, says Anwar
The prime minister urged education institutions to address specialist skills gaps, saying the vacancies were not restricted to qualified engineers.
Infineon has an urgent requirement for 3,000 skilled workers in Kedah, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said, citing demand for engineering-related training alongside expertise in emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Speaking at the Prime Minister's Golden Hand Award ceremony at Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka in Alor Gajah, Anwar said Infineon's leadership had outlined the staffing need during a meeting with him. The roles were not exclusively for qualified engineers, he said.
Anwar also said Nvidia needed thousands of workers. He urged universities, colleges and technical institutions to align their courses with the specialist capabilities sought by multinational investors.
Major foreign investors generally viewed Malaysian employees as academically qualified, disciplined and hardworking, but reported gaps in specialised expertise, he said. Google's leadership had similarly expressed confidence in the workforce while calling for more training and upskilling.
Anwar said Malaysia had attracted technology investments from Infineon, Nvidia, Google and Microsoft. Educational institutions needed to prepare Malaysians for the resulting jobs, while lecturers should adapt their teaching and training to AI and other advanced technologies.
