First campus for hands-on training in halal work gets ready for January opening
KUALA LUMPUR - A new halal training centre on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur will be “very important for the development of the Islamic economy” according to Malaysia’s minister of religious affairs.
“When you talk about halal, it is expanding, so you need people who will staff it,” Mujahid Yusof Rawa told Salaam Gateway at the soft opening of the Malaysia International Halal Academy (MIHA) on Wednesday (Nov 27).
“If you do not have these staff, the [Malaysian halal industry] will be burdened with a lot of staffing issues. So a centre is being created where they will be trained. From there they will move into the system so the halal industry can expand,” said the minister in the prime minister’s department (religious affairs).
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