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Training\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93b3f35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93b3f35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-857d11a\" data-id=\"857d11a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fe93a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fe93a6\" 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The session brought together multiple stakeholders with a shared commitment to strengthening care services and workforce development, involving collaboration among:<\/p><ul data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"704\"><li data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"583\"><p data-start=\"564\" data-end=\"583\">Pahang Skills<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"651\"><p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"651\">Elderly Division, Department of Social Welfare (JKM) Pahang<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"681\"><p data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"681\">QR Living Care Centre<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"704\"><p data-start=\"684\" data-end=\"704\">SINAR@PLANETIIUM<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"706\" data-end=\"744\"><strong>Key Focus Areas of the Discussion:<\/strong><\/p><ul data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"1115\"><li data-start=\"745\" data-end=\"896\"><p data-start=\"747\" data-end=\"896\">Exploring the potential for collaboration in special care training programmes that incorporate essential technical and practical components<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"897\" data-end=\"1001\"><p data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1001\">Strengthening support from strategic partners, including both public and private sector agencies<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1115\"><p data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1115\">Working towards the development of a highly skilled workforce to better serve elderly and PWD communities<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1458\">\u00a0<\/p><p data-start=\"1117\" data-end=\"1458\">This initiative marks an important step towards the development of more integrated, structured, and responsive training modules that align with the real needs of the community. 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