CIDB eyes 10 pct increase in IBS training among industry players

KUALA LUMPUR: The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is eyeing a 10 per cent increase in the number of people in the construction industry receiving Industrialised Building System (IBS) training following its memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sany Construction Industry Development Sdn Bhd.

CIDB chief executive Datuk Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid said as of November this year, CIDB IBS Sdn Bhd had trained and upgraded the knowledge of 3,684 workers, 7,496 contractors and 4,053 professionals in the implementation of IBS technology.

“The collaboration outlined in this MoU will complement the efforts being carried out by CIDB IBS in this direction.

“Sany Construction and CIDB agree to share information and expertise in IBS-related information and technologies, as well as collaborate in capacity building programmes at all levels, including upskilling and reskilling programmes for the existing workforce to be IBSready,” he told reporters after the MoU signing yesterday.

Through the efforts of the two parties, Ahmad Asri said CIDB looked forward to seeing an increase in the number of IBS manufacturers, IBS installers and IBS contractors in the country.

“We foresee the synergy of purpose and intent between the two parties will further enable the larger Construction Industry Transformation Programme (CITP) goal of building the IBS ecosystem in Malaysia,” he said.