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Jawatan Utama B

English translation: Premier Grade B

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Malay term or phrase:Jawatan Utama B
English translation:Premier Grade B
Entered by: Jo Bennett

11:02 Jan 31, 2011
Malay to English translations [PRO]
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Malay term or phrase: Jawatan Utama B
This is a Civil Service grade/rank. Can anyone give me the official UK English equivalent?
Jo Bennett
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:41
Premier Grade B
Explanation:
Premier Grades are 'supergrades' in the Malaysian Civil Service, consisting of JUSA 'C', JUSA 'B' and the highest grade in this band, Premier Grade ‘A’ (Jawatan Utama ‘A’ or JUSA ‘A’).
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Catherine Muir
Australia
Local time: 05:41
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Thanks Catherine! I've squirreled this away for future reference. I just checked my target text and in the end I used "Principal Officer Grade B" which I found somewhere as an option.
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5Premiere Post B
saifulbajoe
5Premier Grade B
Catherine Muir


  

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Premiere Post B


Explanation:
This is one of the three or four salary scales in Public Service in Malaysia, JUSA A, JUSA B, and JUSA C. The JUSA C comes after the highest salary scale Grade 54. JUSA stands for Jawatan Utama Sektor Awam or Public Service Premiere Post

saifulbajoe
Local time: 03:41
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Premier Grade B


Explanation:
Premier Grades are 'supergrades' in the Malaysian Civil Service, consisting of JUSA 'C', JUSA 'B' and the highest grade in this band, Premier Grade ‘A’ (Jawatan Utama ‘A’ or JUSA ‘A’).

Example sentence(s):
  • “It is our earnest hope that with government consent, the ultimate appointment grade for nurses will attain the Jawatan Utama Sektor Awam (JUSA or Premier Grade in Public Sector) level in the near future.
  • At the state level, the only post in the DG1 category is that of the Deputy Director of Education, while the Director of Education post is Premier Grade ‘C’.

    Reference: http://mjn-e-news.com.my/sabah-has-most-grad-nurses
    Reference: http://www.hci.sg/admin/uwa/EdDTheses/Shahri%20Thesis%20Part...
Catherine Muir
Australia
Local time: 05:41
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Thanks Catherine! I've squirreled this away for future reference. I just checked my target text and in the end I used "Principal Officer Grade B" which I found somewhere as an option.
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