HRDF introduces grants, trainings
“Malaysian employers, employees and businesses need to respond to IR4 in an integrated and comprehensive manner; which means we need to have all stakeholders involved - from the public and private sectors to academicians, politicians and policy makers.”
Riot also commended that HRDF, which is under the purview of the Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia (MoHR), for its efforts towards preparing the Malaysian workforce for IR4, adding that the agency had introduced grants as well as training and certification programmes towards this.
Chief executive of HRDF, Datuk CM Vignaesvaran Jeyandran shared that HRDF has set in place several strategies to help HRDF- registered employers and employees prepare for the robot revolution.
These include establishing partnerships with industry players such as the Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Malaysia (MPMA) and implementing trainings for the development of IR4 for plastic companies in Malaysia.
Apart from identifying IR4 programmes that meet the needs of the industry, HRDF is also currently enabling funds for training programmes in ICT Adoption and Big Data, over a period of four years until the year 2020.
The event also witnessed the signing ceremony of two Memorandums of Understanding. The first was between HRDF and PSDC on the commitment to promote the adoption and training implementation of Industry 4.0 nationwide, and the second was between the PSDC and Knowledgecom Corporation Sdn Bhd on the formation of the CoETs in Federal Territory as well as fifteen (15) other CoETs to expand the Industry 4.0 certification programmes.
These centres are strategically located around Malaysia and have the capacity and capability to deliver high- end technology certification programmes that are of Industry 4.0 standards. The mentioned certification programmes are offered through partnerships with PSDC, SAP, Microsoft, Oracle and many others including universities and polytechnics.
The CoETs are: Penang Skill Development Centre (PSDC); Johor Skill Development Centre (PUSPATRI); Perak Human Capital Development Centre (PHCDC); Sabah Skills and Technology Centre (SSTC); Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Sarawak (PPKS); Negeri Sembilan State Development Centre (NSSDC); Pahang Skills Development Centre (Pahang Skills); Kedah Industrial Skills and Management Development Centre ( KISMEC); University Putra Malaysia (UPM); University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM); Universiti Technology Petronas (UTP); Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM); University Malaysia Perlis ( UniMAP); University Sains Malaysia ( USM); and University Malaysia Pahang (UMP).