Geneva,, June 10, 2025 / Prnewswire / – Malaysia Was honored by international recognition of the Global Skills Forum (GSF) 2025, marking the first time that the prestigious event will be held outside Geneva.
The official announcement was made June 9 by Malaysia Minister of Human Resources, the Honorable Steven Sim Chee KeongDuring a high-level event co-organized with the International Labor Organization (ILO) Geneva. The main event of the GSF will take place in Kuala Lumpur From October 22 to 23, 2025.
Malaysia The selection as a host reflects not only its role as president of the anase 2025, but also the growing leadership of the country in the transformation of the workforce, the reform of the labor market and the development of human capital. The GSF 2025 will also serve as a flagship initiative under the year of the skills of the Anase (Ayos), led by Human Resource Development Corporation, an agency of the Ministry of Malaysia of Human Resources.
Hosted first by the ILO Geneva In 2024, the second edition of the GSF in Malaysia Signals global confidence in the leadership of the country’s skills and preparation for the future of work.
Malaysia Global commitment: access to skills without borders
“GSF 2025 does not only concern future skills – it is equity,” said the minister Steven Sim. “Whether you are a coder Hanoia delivery rider in Jakartaor a factory worker in Kuala LumpurYour work deserves respect, your security deserves protection and your skills deserve investments. “”
He continued: “To commemorate this important step, I am happy to announce the global expansion of the e-Latih, Malaysia National online learning platform. E-Latih now offers free access and without border to reskilling and the implementation of content for any learner, all over the world. “”
“In addition, as announced during the investment symposium on the development of human capital of the Anase on May 27, Malaysia opens our National Training Week (NTW), which takes place from 14 to June 21, 2025To all the citizens of ASEAN for the first time. The program will offer more than 65,000 free skills development courses, given to online and physical formats, covering areas such as artificial intelligence, digitization, green technology and leadership. We invite the citizens of the Anase to join us in this regional initiative, “concluded the minister Steven Sim.
The GSF 2025 will convene more than 200 delegates from 16 countries, including ministers, experts, industry and union leaders and global organizations.
Strategic objectives include:
- Strengthening regional cooperation on skills mobility and work certification.
- Accelerate investment in green and digital skills.
- Strengthening public-private partnerships in the development of labor through sector skills organizations (SSB) and innovation-oriented ecosystems.
- Launch Malaysia National Human Resources Policy 2024-2030 as a model of collaboration across the ASEAN.
In this context, the GSF 2025 will serve as a platform to meet the main challenges of the workforce, in particular:
- Integration and protection of the concert economy
GSF 2025 will address the formalization of concert work and protections, with Malaysia Led via his next bill on concert workers, scheduled to file in parliament in the second half of 2025. - Expand social protection for all workers
The GSF 2025 will explore inclusive models for income safety and universal protection, addressing the gaps faced by informal, migrant and independent workers in ASEAN. - Rethink safety at work
Following Malaysia The ratification of the ILO C155 convention, of the GSF 2025 will examine how digitization, remote work and the fragmentation of work reshape safety and regulations in the workplace. - Private sector at the skills innovation center
For the first time, the GSF 2025 will highlight the leadership of the private sector, with industry, employers and training providers stimulating agile skills systems and ready for future.
For information, www.aseanyearofskills.org. For the media and the partnership, Commspr@hrdcorp.gov.my.
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