Youth should be equipped with skills and a mindset to prepare them for the future of employment. They should also take up entrepreneurship to open up economic opportunities, said Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Nazmi bin Haji Mohamad during the 12th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (AMMY XII) held via video conference yesterday.
He also said the Bruneian authorities have been facilitating direct engagement between policymakers and youth through dialogues, survey, town hall sessions, National Youth Congress and Brunei Young Leaders Convention
The minister said the Brunei Darussalam Mental Health Action Plan 2022-2025’s Strategy 1 emphasised on the development of work-life-balance policy for all workplaces as well as increasing whole-of-nation and community awareness on mental health issues.
Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Nazmi also emphasised that ASEAN initiatives and programmes should work towards future-ready youth in an inclusive ecosystem. He urged stronger collaboration among agencies, partners and youth representatives to identify and address issues while also incorporating feasible policies that add value to work plans and youth programmes.
Malaysian Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Adam Adli bin Abdul Halim chaired the meeting. ASEAN ministers responsible for youth affairs and their representatives as well as the Deputy-Secretary General of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) were present.
June 29, 2023
