Online registration for ECRL, PLKI-ECRL courses open till tomorrow

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd’s (MRL) training programme’s online registration is now open until tomorrow.

In a statement, MRL said the three-month training programme, called the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Industrial Skills Training Programme (PLKIECRL), was aimed at nurturing more skilled workers in the rail industry and to complement the establishment of the National Rail Centre of Excellence (NRCOE).

“The course will focus on the design and construction of railways. They are in line with the formation of NRCOE, which will oversee and coordinate the quality and accreditation of national rail education,” it said.

The training programme is a result of the collaboration among MRL, China Communications Construction Co (CCCC) and Universiti Malaysia Pahang.

The training is for 3,600 students, from last year to 2022.

MRL said the first intake of 49 trainees consisted of 21 diploma and 29 degree holders.

They had just graduated and would start working this month.

“Meanwhile, 148 have enrolled for a certificate-level background course for the jobs of concretor, formworker, bar bender, hydraulic excavator, wheel loader as well as tester.

“These students are studying in Institut Kemahiran Tinggi Belia Negara Bachok, Kelantan, and Akademi Binaan Malaysia in Terengganu under the PLKIECRL programme,” it said.