Gov’t pushes on talent development through incentive plans

The task force on local talent cultivation held its first meeting of the year, reviewing its work since its establishment a year ago. The Talents Development Committee’s (SCDT) assignments include a revision of the incentive funding scheme for specialized talents, the formation of a one-stop information platform for staff training, and a discussion of cooperation with international institutions.
Led by Wu Zhi Liang, the talents training program task force has expanded its work into subfields: the Elites Nurturing Plan, the Incentive Plan for the Qualified Professionals, and the Skilled Talents Acquiring Plan. It aims to cultivate multiple types of specialized personnel that Macau needs, under the government’s strategic deployment for talent development.
One of the immediate focuses of the task force is drafting the “Incentive Plan for Qualified Professionals,” which is expected to support Macau’s professionals working in various sectors to obtain high-profile qualification certificates and licenses.
The task force is also committed to forming a framework of cooperation with enterprises, in order to accelerate vocational training and accreditation. Moreover, it is developing a mobile app which, despite being in the initial stages of development, will collect information on existing training projects and certification exams for citizens to browse.
As for the cultivation of leaders, the committee is now in discussion with UNESCO [United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization] about sending local youths to intern at the organization.
“[We are] also actively negotiating with universities in Portugal about cooperative projects, in order to create more opportunities for local students to study there, and thereby fostering bilingual talent […] not only understanding Portuguese and Chinese but also other valuable skills,” the press release added. BY