Selangor Launches SPARK 2027 To Connect Young Talent With Industry

SHAH ALAM, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The Selangor government has launched the Selangor Programme for Aspiring, Ready and Knowledgeable Talents (SPARK) 2027, offering students from the state a monthly internship allowance of RM1,500 for three to six months to gain work experience before graduating.

Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari launched the programme at the Selangor Education Summit (SES) 2026 at Setia City Convention Centre in Setia Alam today to fulfil a commitment to provide internship allowances announced in the Selangor Budget 2026.

“Our graduates need experience to get a job, but they need a job to gain experience. Selangor wants to break this cycle. Young people undertaking internships deserve an allowance commensurate with their time and effort,” he said at the summit.

Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) (MBI Selangor) is leading the programme’s implementation, with 50 placements in the MBI Selangor Group for its first phase.

A further 100 placements are targeted in the next phase at state government-linked companies, the State Secretary’s Office, state government agencies and MBI Selangor’s strategic corporate partners, bringing the programme’s total target to 150 placements.

MBI Selangor Group chief executive officer Datuk Saipolyazan M Yusop said SPARK participants would be assigned real projects, receive direct guidance from management and undergo continuous assessment throughout their internships.

“SPARK participants will not merely be observers. They will take on real project assignments, receive direct guidance from management and be assessed continuously,” he said.

At the end of their internships, participants will present their project outcomes to an executive panel. Host organisations may consider high-performing participants for job opportunities, he said.

SPARK 2027 is open to Selangor-born students enrolled at public or private higher education institutions, polytechnics and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions.

Interested students may email their resumes to hr@mbiselangor.com.my or apply through the SPARK 2027 application form and selected candidates will be matched with the host organisations.

-- BERNAMA