Copyright © 2018 Authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (3.36) (2018) 134-136 International Journal of Engineering & Technology Website: www.sciencepubco.com/index.php/IJET Research paper Strengthening Youths Skill: Wiring Workshop in Rural Area Hazilah Mad Kaidi 1* , Nor Fazilah Mohd Hashim 1 , Mohd Nabil Muhtazaruddin 1 , Nurul Aini Bani 1 , Norulhusna Ahmad 1 , Norliza Mohamed 1 , Rafizah Musa 1 , Fatimah Salim 1 1 Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. *Corresponding author E-mail: hazilah.kl@utm.my Abstract Youth is known as an energetic people with a high potential, and eager to try something new. Therefore, it is such a loss if the abilities that they have been wasted and not fully utilised in a proper way. Project of the electrical wiring workshop is one of the great initiatives as it provides a knowledge base and develops skills in technology and engineering especially in a rural area. In addition, the workshop also aims to develop interpersonal, communication and lifelong learning skills. The ability of youth also increases in generating side income and entrepreneurship nowadays. Through involvement, participants in the wiring workshop have been exposed with a variety of basic installation and wiring techniques whereby they are able to shape their personalities with the advantage of skills in technology and engineering acquired. As a result, return on investment (RoI) can be achieved in the workshop which being conducted at Kampung Pasir Puteh, Kalumpang Hulu Selangor, Malaysia. Keywords: wiring skill, rural, wiring, adolescent, workshop, electric, network 1. Introduction Community-based activities require involvement and participation among active community members in the overall work process. Community engagement is a key mechanism in community em- powerment and development. Therefore, the availability of their power and potentials can be expanded so they are able to plan, implement, make decisions and creating future development ac- cording to their own needs and needs without having to intervene maximum from out-side parties [1-2]. As a result, community work is difficult to be proved as it is if the community itself did not get involved or simply being an observer or recipient [3-4]. In this project, the target group is youths age between 17 to 30 years living in the selected rural area. As a result, 21 numbers of youths have been participated with various educational backgrounds, jobs and family institutions. The main objective of the project is to provide a knowledge base and develop skills in technology and engineering. In addition, it is also intended to develop interpersonal, communication and life- long learning skills as well as to increase the ability to generate side income by venturing into entrepreneurship. Throughout the project, participants were exposed to the basic techniques of sin- gle-phase electrical installation at residential or other premises area assisted by industry named OHM Electrical. In addition, the project also prepares youth to deepen their knowledge and also develop personal personalities with the advantage of skills in technology and engineering gained. Furthermore, value added in the field of entrepreneurship was also being applied for self- development. The techniques that’s taught to the participants were very useful because it can be used for daily practices as well as a source of income if they were really mastered and proficient in the techniques taught. This paper is organised as follows. In Section 2, the background of research is presented. Section 3 presents the process flow, from the preparation process until the monitoring process of the work- shop. Besides, In Section 4 explains the achievement and the anal- ysis result while in Section 5 concludes the paper 2. Research Background The community project is an effort undertaken with certain goals and objectives. Among the objectives of the project is helping to ease the burden, give benefits, and improve well-being of the community. The strengthening youth skills project is a collabora- tive project between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the National Blue Ocean Strategy (NBOS) fundraiser under Minis- try of Higher Education (MOHE) and Industrial Community Net- work Center (CCIN) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. The project is devoted to the teenagers and youngsters who were interested in learning the skills offered. The electrical wiring workshop is being conducted to fulfill the research achievement index of rural devel- opment at Kg Pasir Puteh, Kalumpang, Hulu Selangor. The work- shop could provide the youths with the opportunity to apply the technique for career purposes besides cultivating interest in skills and entrepreneurship. During the workshop at Kalumpang, Hulu Selangor, all partici- pants were together contributed towards the successful of the workshop. The committee of Kampung Pasir Puteh Kalumpang had prepared the site of the program including the hall, equipment required, work-force, and advisory services. Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics as a main organizer provides trans- portation and equipment and facilitators throughout the workshop as well as the OHM Electrical. The involvement of OHM Electri- cal, as a Bumiputera company in the success of the program has brought participants closer to the real situation of the relevant workplace. Their company practices as a ‘Bumiputera’ company involves in the entrepreneurship was also applied throughout the workshop. In order to ensure that the process of financing is successful, the development must go towards sustainability. The process of com-