​Background​

The Youth Development Center, Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports is a skills center that runs various skills courses for the community and youth. In line with the KKBS Strategic Plan 2020-2024, the direction for YDC has been revised in 2020 towards its transformation as an inclusive Skills Training Center of Excellence.

Youth Development Center focuses on the operation of two (02) main skills programs which are:

1. Youth Development Program (implementation period is one year) - conduct 'marketable' and recognized skills training for youth, self-development programs and job placement programs to increase their marketability to get a job, run their own company or continue their education to a higher level.​
2. Community Program (implementation period is less than six months)- running various courses on a short-term basis. In addition to obtaining new skills, this program also aims for 'upskilling' and 'reskilling' to support the national agenda in terms of human resource development namely; life-long learning.

  Vision and Mission

Vision :  Community Empowerment to Excellence

Mission : As a Center of Excellence that Increases Marketability Through Skill Training and Self-Development with Strategic Partner Cooperation.

 Function and Way Forward

Function: 

• Provide training programmes and essential life skills to support communities in earning a livelihood through employment and/or self-employment in line with market demand.
• Collaborate with Government agencies, industries, and non-governmental associations in delivering entrepreneurial development skills, incubation programmes, and market access to assist in the production of their goods.
• Focus inclusively on target groups such as low-income individuals, those without skills, single mothers, job seekers, and Persons with Different Abilities​​. 

Way Forward:

• Effective Governance
• Resource and Facility Optimization.
• Strengthening Sustainable Strategic Partners.
• Improving the Quality of Training.
• Best Trainee Set-up​