Equipping school dropouts with vocational skills

Dr Siti (third from right) speaking to a family after handing over food items while Noraini (second from left) looks on during the aid distribution programme in Puchong. — NORAFIFI EHSAN/The Star

SCHOOL dropouts from urban poor families who struggle academically will be sent for skills development training under Subang Jaya Municipal Council’s (MPSJ) Jom Jelajah Kampung Dalam Bandar programme, to provide them better career options.

State health, welfare, women empowerment and family committee chairman Dr Siti Mariah Mahmud said school dropouts from urban poor families required counselling and guidance to gain vocational skills that would provide them a chance to secure a job later.