TalentCorp’s latest study on impact of AI, digital, and green economy lists emerging jobs across key sectors in Malaysia
Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad (TalentCorp) recently unveiled a groundbreaking study on the ‘Impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital, and the Green Economy on the Malaysian Workforce’.
The study examines how transformative forces are reshaping industries, identifies emerging job roles, and pinpoints the skills crucial for Malaysia’s future workforce.
The study focuses on 10 key sectors – aerospace, chemicals, electrical and electronics, energy and power, food manufacturing and service, global business services, ICT, medical devices, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and wholesale and retail trade – collectively contributing RM933 billion (60 per cent) to Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023.
According to the report, 60 emerging roles will become increasingly important:
• 43 AI and digital-related roles (72 per cent);
• 11 ‘Green’ roles (18 per cent); and
• 6 ‘New Tech’ roles (10 per cent).
Emerging roles are set to drive future advancements and innovations across the 10 sectors, playing a vital role in navigating the changes brought about by AI, digital, and the green economy. Over the next three to five years, 29 distinct emerging roles will gain increasing significance.
The study also identified two types of skills: basic skills and specific skills. A total of 16 basic skills and 848 specific skills have been identified across the 10 sectors, and all roles require a combination of both basic and specific skills.
“The impact study also proposed three whole-of-nation enablers, which will be vital in expediting the transformation of the Malaysian workforce,” read the report.
“The success factors for the whole-of-nation implementation approach include ensuring clear accountability and responsibilities for public-private stakeholders; maintaining transparency through periodic progress reporting; establishing effective linkages with multiple stakeholders through consistent and open communication; and executing with discipline to meet the defined milestones.
“These factors are essential for the success of the implementation and governance of proposed initiatives,” the study added.
Following the impact study, MyMAHIR was set up. The platform allows users to identify affected roles, explore opportunities for upskilling and reskilling, and discover potential new career paths.
