Environment, health and safety sector a hidden gem
Thursday, 4 Jan 2018 - PETALING JAYA: Ensuring safety and comfort at the workplace are among the crucial roles of those in the environmental, health and safety sector.
But many students are unaware of the career opportunities available in this area.
“This field is generally overlooked by the public not only in Malaysia but around the world,” said MAHSA University Environmental Health and Safety Department head Dr Subramaniam Karuppannan.
“It is a multi-disciplinary field which focuses on environmental protection, health promotion, disease prevention and environmental hygiene besides occupational health and safety.
He will be giving a “Career Pathways in Environmental Health and Safety” talk on the second day of the Star Education Fair 2018, which will be held from 11am to 7pm this weekend at Halls 1 to 5 of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.
Dr Subramaniam’s session will start from 1.10pm to 1.30pm to help students realise the opportunities available in the sector.
The programme, he added, includes lectures along with lab and field based training both in government and private companies.
Speaking after Dr Subramaniam is KDU University College’s Dr Jenny Wong, head of the School, Business and Social Sciences and School of Pre-University Studies.
Her talk which is from 1.40pm to 2pm will focus on “Careers for Non-Accounting Students” as well as high-paying jobs available in the country.
Non-accounting students include business, media, mass communication students and more, said Dr Wong, noting that one does not need to be an accountant to earn a good living.
“Careers are important, but it must also be in the students’ interest to study that particular field in order to excel,” she said.
Besides talks, students can discover an array of study options and programmes at foreign and local institutions during the two-day fair.
