There has been a lot of hand-wringing over what is said to be a trend of SPM graduates opting to work as freelancers and gig economy workers, instead of continuing their formal education. Is this something to be concerned about, or is it simply part of the evolution of the labour market and changing nature of work? And how do we think about the social and economic impact of a generation of gig workers? Melisa Idris speaks to Kularetnam Vijayakumar, Programme Manager at Yayasan Tunku Abdul Rahman which runs the Closing The Gap university access programme, the Tunku Abdul Rahman Scholarship and the FutureReady employability programme.