Mohd Hairi: JYP to involve youngsters from public and private higher education institutions, youth associations and young professionals from various industries.
JOHOR government together with the Johor Military Force (JMF) will hold a leadership training programme for 200 youths this year.
State youth, sports, entrepreneur development and cooperative committee chairman Mohd Hairi Mad Shah said the programme called “Johor Youth Patriot” (JYP) was similar to that of Johor Volunteer Force (JVF).
Mohd Hairi said that as the volunteer force’s constitution stated that it was only for Johor civil servants, there were no plans to open the organisation to the public.
“However, one of the six main pillars of the “Maju Johor 2030” agenda is a special focus on youth,” he said.
“The aim is to develop the young generation through 49 strategic initiatives encompassing education, leadership, entrepreneurship, sports and patriotism.
“Among key initiatives is JYP, inspired by the volunteer force and run by Dato’ Onn Institute.”
Mohd Hairi said the youth patriot programme would train Johor’s youngsters in leadership.
“Using a military-based approach, JYP aims to instil discipline, resilience and patriotism.
“The training will be delivered by experienced JMF instructors,” he said.
He added that each session would be structured to ensure participants could apply the skills they learn in a practical setting.
JYP’s target groups, Mohd Hairi said, were youths from public and private higher education institutions, youth associations and young professionals from various industries.
The programme will be held over 11 days at Savanna Hill Resort in Ulu Tiram from end August until mid-September, during local college and university semester breaks.
“Those who complete the programme will receive a special certificate,” he said.
Earlier, Mohd Hairi explained, “JVF was founded in 1905 by Almarhum Sultan Sir Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Abu Bakar to train Malay Johor civil servants through military training.
“This was aimed at ensuring civil servants were highly disciplined and efficient in their duties.”
JVF is registered with Registrar of Societies Malaysia under Section 7 of Societies Act 1966.
Mohd Hairi said this in his reply to Nazri Abdul Rahman (PH-Simpang Jeram) on whether the government had plans to extend JVF to youths.
The query was raised during the state assembly sitting at Bangunan Sultan Ismail, Kota Iskandar.
In his reply, Mohd Hairi said on March 24, 2021, Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar had decreed the revival of the volunteer force to improve fitness and discipline among government officers.
JVF then began to train Johor administrative officers in discipline, survival skills, physical fitness, and basic military knowledge.
The training was held together with JMF and later extended to state civil servants.
“The state government began the JVF programme with a course that ran from July 17 to 31, 2022,” he said, adding that the course involved 29 state administrative officers from the 2019 and 2022 hiring intakes.
“The course was designed to produce quality officers with leadership capabilities.”
Mohd Hairi announced that this year’s JVF programme held with the Civil Defence Force would include emergency and disaster management.
“Training for soft skills would be held from June 9 to 13 at the Southern Region Civil Defence Training Centre in Kluang.”
Trainers, he added, would have completed the JMF self-identity and physical fitness enhancement course.
