Emphasise continuous improvement and skills

The participants progress will be monitored and assessed continuously by MARii throughout the 150- day period to emphasise continuous improvement and skills expansion while providing them competitive allowances, including overtime.

Madani said the theoretical sessions of the programme were conducted in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Mara ( UiTM), across 17 UiTM campuses nationwide.

He added that MARii is also developing more specialised IPC Indsutry4WRD programme extensions to cater to specific needs and requirements of the automotive industry.

For next year, Madani said MARii is targeting about 8,000 participants to undergo the IPC Industry4WRD programme due to an increasing demand from the industry players.

Meanwhile, Darell hopes that the National Automotive Policy ( NAP) could be launched before the tabling of the 2020 Budget in October.

“The policy is currently at the final stage of discussion but we want to wait a little bit more, as we are currently consulting some ( industry) experts. After another (consultation) session, we are good to go.

““We are trying to ensure that the NAP is not only about the car but also how the car must be ( like) in the future,” he added. — Bernama