Alarm bells over engineer shortage

Training in progress: Technician Tan Yu Teik instructing his student S. Karthieyan on the mechanics of a multipurpose pick-and-place robot arm at the Penang Skills Development Centre in Bayan Lepas. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: A nationwide shortage of engineers could hamper the country’s growth, especially in the fields of manufacturing and software development.

The shortage is more acutely felt now because many factories are ramping up production as the country recovers from the pandemic, says Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) Penang immediate past chairman Datuk Jimmy Ong.