Highly skilled individuals with the right capabilities are vital to an organisation's ability to compete and succeed. Businesses are complex, requiring agile employees who are eager to combine work and learning for achievement of corporate results as well as career goals. MISC recognises the need for a committed, competent and confident manpower to operate and succeed in a competitive environment. In responding to the complex business environment, we have implemented people focused strategies and initiatives by putting greater emphasis on attracting, acquiring, retaining and developing the right talents. A new focus in building talent has been implemented for the year 2008, as we challenge our people to achieve greater success for both themselves and MISC as a whole. Over the year, we have revised our learning orientation to lean towards building a high performing, creative and resilient workforce, poised to face the adversities and challenges of the industry. Our learning orientation focuses on: • Experience or Action Learning through International Assignment, Staff Mobility, Business Task Forces, Improvement Process and Job Secondment to Subsidiary Companies • Coaching and Mentoring • Classroom Learning MISC also holds various events and activities that provide more avenues for employee participation and skill enhancements, as well as creating a harmonious, tight knitted and work-life balance culture in the organisation, both locally and internationally. With our position as the international shipping line of Malaysia, MISC takes its role as a partner in the development of the nation's maritime industry seriously. Through our business enterprise, we also help to build local capabilities in the areas of maritime personnel and marine & heavy engineering. For more information on the MISC working culture and career development, read on at our Careers site.