Project Launch and Consultation Workshop on the World Day Against Child Labour:

Promoting socio-economic inclusion through enhanced access to education for children and training opportunities for young workers on oil palm plantations in Sabah

Date : 12 June 2024 (Wednesday)

Venue : Emas Hotel, Tawau, Sabah

 The ILO and UNICEF has initiated the joint project entitled “Promoting socio-economic inclusion through enhanced access to education for children and training opportunities for young workers on plantations in Sabah”, funded by European Union. 

The project will: 

1. Increase understanding among key stakeholders, including government, employers’ organizations, media and other social partners on the issue of child labour in Sabah State, especially the negative effects of children of migrant parents working in the palm oil industry; and

2. Improve access to and participation in quality education for children and training opportunities for young workers living or working in and around oil palm plantations.

3. Duration Project: June 2024 – Disember 2025.

 Reported by:
1) Mdm. Nadiah Tulakmar Binti Kamarudin

2) Ts. Mohd Fazil bin Jundam

Workshop “Improving People with Disabilities’ (PWD) Access to the Open Labour Market with Enhanced Social Protection”

Date : 9 May 2024 (Thursday)

Time : 9.00 am - 5.00 pm

Venue : Grand Millenium Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

This project seeks to address the current challenges through a step-by-step approach. Firstly, through ensuring that the data on which analysis is based is the best possible. Secondly, by involving all stakeholders to initially identify challenges and current state of play and subsequently, in involving them in appropriate solutions. Thirdly, through innovative approaches and capacity building to address challenges (pilot scheme for employment, capacity building etc) and suggestion of appropriate solutions. ILO as the organizer look forward to sharing and discussing these issues with all the participants during this Inception Workshop.

Objectives for Inception Workshop:

i. To provide PWD with equitable opportunities in an open labour market to improve their standard of living and achieve self-sustainability
ii. To address gaps and barriers to businesses on the employment of PWD through capacity building
iii. To enhance workers with disabilities access to social protection schemes such as SOCSO and EPF

 Reported by:
1) Dr. Muhamad Azuddin Bin Hassan

To the future & beyond: The ILO Young Futuremakers Malaysia Project Closing Ceremony

Date : 29 April 2024 (Wednesday)

Time : 9.00 am - 1.00 pm

Venue : Grand Millenium Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

 This closing ceremony presented the project’s findings and achievements throughout its lifespan as well as continue the discussion and engagements with key stakeholders in providing sustainable support and a comprehensive framework for youth employability in Malaysia.

The project takes an integrated approach to support the employability of young workers as well as technical vocational education and training (TVET) trainees and graduates with the aims:

1. providing up/reskilling training opportunities with a focus on core skills towards their career advancement and 

2. Public awareness of skills development and career opportunities for the unemployed youth. 

3. The project aims to benefit youth from B40 or low-tier M40 communities in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Kedah with the target of up/reskilling training and employment opportunities in the food services sector. 

Within 20 months, the project has implemented various initiatives to achieve its outcomes and objectives including public and online awareness campaigns, digital and communication skills training for young workers, technical skills training for TVET trainees, career fairs, bilingual career progression maps in the 3 food services sectors and many more. Through collaborations with diverse stakeholders in the industry, more than 1,200 youth received the benefits from the initiatives implemented by the project.

 Reported by:
1) Mdm. Norhidayah Binti Mohd Hanapiah

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Final Dissemination: Skills for Prosperity in South-East Asia Programme (SfP-SEA) Closing Seminar

 Date : 29 September 2023 (Friday)

Time : 9.00 am - 1.00 pm

Venue : Intercontinental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

 This event was held by the ILO to extend their sincere thanks to all the partners and participants who have supported the Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia (SfP-Malaysia) over the past three years.

• This cumulating event have shared the results achieved and discussed the opportunities for its sustainability along with the Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR), Malaysia Employers Federation (MEF), and other national partners.

• DSD awarded a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of the organization's remarkable contributions to the implementation and sustainability of the Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia.

 Reported by:

1) Mdm. Norhidayah Binti Mohd Hanapiah

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Enhancement of a Sectoral Skills Body and Industry Led TVET Modalities in the Construction Sector – Steering Committee Meeting No.2

 Date : 08 September 2023 (Friday)

Time : 3.30 pm

Venue : MBAM Training Centre, Kuala Lumpur

 ILO and Master Builders Association Malaysia team up to increase employability and facilitate career progression of workers, particularly women and vulnerable youth. A partnership agreed between the ILO-UK Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia (SfP-Malaysia) and MBAM, a leading association in Malaysia’ construction industry, will further enhance MBAM’s capacity as a skills body. It will also help the industry find the skilled workers it needs in traditional and emerging occupations.

Industrial Relations and Strategic Collaboration with MBAM for sustainable implementation of SSS & LS Programme and also expansion of accreditation and certification of other MBAM training programmes. Potential as Skills Sectoral Body.

 Reported by:

1) Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

Soft Launch Of Coffee Table Booklet : Local Leading Cases for Digital Skills Development

Date : 21 August 2023 (Monday)

Time : 9.00 am - 1.30 pm

Venue : Japan Malaysia Technical Institute (JMTI, Penang)

 Coffee Table Booklet on Local Leading Cases for Digital Skills Development which highlights innovation projects based on industry 4.0 technology and digitization has been completed by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Projects developed by CIAST are also included in the book.

Reported by:

1) Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

 > Prelimenary Draft : Coffee Table Booklet

Seminar on Validation of Draft Sector Skills Strategy for Food Processing Sector

 Date : 27 July 2023 (Thursday)

Time : 8.30 am - 1.00 pm

Venue : FMM Institute, Kuala Lumpur

 The Skills for Prosperity Southeast Asia Programme - Malaysia (SfP Malaysia), funded by the UK Government, aims to improve Malaysia’s capacity to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems. The SfP Malaysia with FMMI has been developing an enhanced sector skills strategy for food processing sector. This strategy will contribute to increasing the supply of skilled workers who meet current and future sectoral demand.

Together with FMMI, the ILO Skills for Prosperity in Malaysia organised a seminar for validation of the draft sector skills strategy for food processing sector. The draft sector skills strategy was developed based on the outcomes of the STED workshop organised on 22nd - 24th November 2021. The purpose of this seminar is to gather feedback from the food processing industry and relevant public stakeholders on the draft sector skills strategy and provide recommendations for further enhancement.

Reported by:

1) Mr. Rohaizat Bin Ramli

 > Presentation : Skills Strategy in Food Processing

Knowledge Sharing and Policy Dialogue For Enhancing STEM-RELATED Generic Skills in TVET Training

 Date : 26 July 2023 (Tuesday)

Time : 9.00 am - 4.30 pm

Venue : Pullman, Kuala Lumpur

 The Skills for Prosperity Southeast Asia Programme - Malaysia (SfP Malaysia), funded by the UK government has recently appointed Universiti Malaya (UM) as a national implementation partner to promote the integration of STEM-related generic skills to TVET/skills training programmes for the duration of 24 months from 16th August 2021 to 15th August 2023. The objective of this project is to promote the integration of generic skills related to STEM into TVET programs and skills training related to the construction and manufacturing sectors (particularly food processing).

In addition, to enhance employment opportunities and career advancement of TVET and skills trainees, particularly women and youth, to meet the skills needs of future employers, including those related to Industry Revolution 4.0 (IR4.0). The Skills for Prosperity Southeast Asia Programme - Malaysia (SfP Malaysia), aims to increase national capacity for inclusive economic growth through more future-ready TVET/skills training systems by promoting equality and diversity.

Therefore, main agenda of today’s program is validation the draft Sector Skills Strategy for the Construction Sector conducted with the aims to:

(i) share draft Sector Skills Strategy; and

(ii) validate the proposed recommendations to increase the supply of skilled workers who meet current and future sectoral demand.

The objective of the meeting is to promote an understanding of how STEM can be integrated into TVET and share the lessons learnt from the STEM pilots and module/guide developed from the projects such as the STEM framework and taxonomy, and the curriculum development guide. During the evening sessions, UM STEM will present a policy proposal on integrating STEM into TVET existing modules and a roundtable discussion to promote the policy will be conducted.

Reported by:

1) Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

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Seminar on Validation of the Draft Sector Skills Strategy for the Construction Sector

 Date : 25 July 2023 (Tuesday)

Time : 8.30 am - 1.00 pm

Venue : MBAM Training Centre, Kuala Lumpur

 The SfP-Malaysia has been partnering with the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) to enhance the capacity of an industry-led sectoral skills body to deliver industry-led TVET/skills training modalities and to improve skills utilisation, employability, and career development paths of women and youth in the vulnerable groups in the construction sector.

The main objectives determined from this sector skills strategy for the construction sector are:

1. To bring about a common vision and a comprehensive action plan for the sector’s skills development;

2. Serving as a guidance for priority action recommendations and policy formulations to bridge existing skill gaps and 

3. Enhance productivity growth and international competitiveness of the sector.

Therefore, main agenda of today’s program is validation the draft Sector Skills Strategy for the Construction Sector conducted with the aims to (i) share draft Sector Skills Strategy; and (ii) validate the proposed recommendations to increase the supply of skilled workers who meet current and future sectoral demand.

Reported by:
1) Ts. Nurul Afifah Binti Mohd Zaid

Comprehensive Review of Malaysia’s Lifelong Learning Policies and Programmes

Date : 6 July 2023 (Tuesday)

Time : 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm

Venue : Dorsett Hotel, Putrajaya

 This comprehensive review of Malaysia’s Lifelong Learning Policies and Programmes conducted with the aims to understand current lifelong learning system in Malaysia and to identify gaps with the needs of workers and students from or in TVET and skills training through the methodology of Systematic Literature Review (SLR), Document Analysis and interview of the focus group.

There are 3 main objectives determined from this review:

1. To Examine lifelong learning currently at play in Malaysia in terms of policy and regulatory framework, implementation mechanisms, and other supporting systems to facilitate lifelong learning as well as impacts of that learning.

2. To assess and analyse the capacity of current policy and systems in meeting the renewed expectation on lifelong learning to support resilience and the transitions that people face throughout their working life.

3. To suggest areas for improvement in policy, institutional arrangements and supporting mechanisms.

Therefore, the main agenda of today’s program is to share the findings of this report with training providers and industries  to consider other opinions from different perspectives for the improvement before the report is officially endorsed.

Reported by:
1) Mrs. Norhidayah Binti Mohd Hanapiah

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WORKSHOP ON FORMULATION OF THE DIGITAL TALENT DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

Date : 23 May 2023 (Tuesday)

Time : 8.00 am - 5.00 pm

Venue : Zenith Hotel, Putrajaya

 Objectives of this in-person workshop is to collect information required to formulate the MoHR implementation roadmap, which will be part of the digital talent development roadmap in a participatory approach.

In this workshop, participants will do the mapping of existing policies and identify challenges, develop preliminary ideas of new policies or programmes for digital talent development and develop draft action plans to design new policies and programmes through a brainstorming method.

 The workshop is expected to produce the following outputs:

• A map of MOHR’s existing policies/programmes towards digital talent development

developed.

• New policies and programmes required to enhance MOHR’s digital talent

development initiatives identified in short, medium, and long terms.

• Draft action plans to formulate new policies and programmes developed.

Reported by:
1) Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

ILO - Young Futuremakers TVET Awareness Campaign, Panel Discussion “TVET: NOT a Second Choice”

 Date : 13 May 2023 (Saturday)

Time : 10.00 am - 12.00 pm

Venue : Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Haiim Mu’adzam Shah Kusls, Kedah

 Young Futuremakers Malaysia by ILO is the project that aim to promote career progression of youth, particularly young women from vulnerable communities, through up/reskilling in demand-driven tech-oriented STEM and core skills, and supporting labour market transitions through career guidance and employment services.

On Saturday, 13 May 2023, the IILO and the Standard Chartered Foundation has organized the "Cita Rasa Masa Depan" program which aims to discover opportunities in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for youth in Malaysia. This project is also part of the Young Futuremakers initiative organized by Standard Chartered, an effort globally to address the issue of inequality by promoting economic inclusion for vulnerable group.
The Skill Showcase and inspirational chat program program was held and attended by the ILO Youth Employment Expert, Mr. Felix Weidenkaff, he Masterchef Champion Season 1, Dr. Ezani Monoto, representative from the Malaysian Trade Union COngress (MTUC) and professional members from the food industry in Malaysia who is also a TVET graduates. 

Reported by:
1) Mr. Mohd Azmir Bin Ahmad

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP TO INTEGRATE STEM-RELATED SKILLS IN TVET & SKILLS TEACHING MATERIAL

Date : 2nd and 3rd May 2023

Venue : CIAST Shah Alam

Organizer : UM STEM & ILO

 Program summary:

1. A 2-day capacity building workshop for TVET officers who develop the teaching materials and/or responsible for Curriculum Quality Assurance as well as Head of Departments within the central government was conducted to share and promote the understanding of how STEM can be integrated into the TVET teaching materials.

2. This workshop focuses on the strategies and methods of integrating STEM skills into the existing Written Instruction Materials (WIM) and other reference materials by allowing the participants to understand and to identify the different STEM-related generic skills that are already existing in the curriculum.

3. The participants will then map the suitable worksheets and teaching tools with the selected STEM skills before developing the enhanced lesson plan templates suitable for the institute needs.

 Reported by:
1) Ms. Norhidayah Binti Mohd Hanapiah

Skills for Prosperity (SfP) Malaysia, ILO International Training Centre (ITCILO)

Online Sharing Session :

"E-Learning Lab for Digital TVET and Career Development in Changing Labour Markets "

Date: 2nd February 2023

Medium: Online

Skills for Prosperety (SfP) Malaysia with International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCLO) organised an online training for TVET trainers to improve the training skills in tolerance with developing the Digital Talent Framework. The E-Learning Lab for Digital TVET Training was held for 7 weeks starting from 31st October to 16 December 2022 meanwhile the Career Development Support in Changing Labour Market Training was held for 6 weeks starting from 2nd November - 14 December 2022.

Therefore, on 2nd February 2023, all 7 participants from DSD were delivered a sharing presentation regarding the information and knowledge especially for TVET Trainers gained from the online course that conclude as follows:

1. Learning how to develop efficient e-Learning platform (Hybrid / Blended Learning) which is interactive and able to attracts the interest of trainees by using the latest e-Learning applications.

2. Learning the Learning Management System (LMS) platform that can be used to manage online learning and assessment materials more structured (Moodle)

3. Learning Technologies (Tool-Box) such as Multimedia Tools that contains of (Authoring Tools, Presentation Tools, Collaborative Tools, And Screen Casting Tools).

4. Identify the best method to develop e-learning without marginalizing vulnerable groups to ensure that learning is delivered comprehensively.

Reported by:
1) Ms. Norhidayah Binti Mohd Hanapiah

MoHR-ILO Knowledge Sharing:

“ILO Knowledge Sharing ~ SEMINAR ON DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY UTILISATION AND INDUSTRY SKILLS NEEDS AND THE SKILLS PROFILING WORKSHOP”

Date: December 7, 2022

Venue: Hybrid (CIAST - Online) 

This knowledge sharing seminar was conducted using hybrid method where physical seminar were held at The Centre for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST Shah Alam) with presence of 102 participants in person meanwhile another 172 participants were presence online. This program aims to provide a deeper understanding of the us of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) or digital technology by the industry, the skills required to promote the adaptation of this technology and the improvements that can be made to the existing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system to meet the future skills need.

The seminar on the use of digital technology and industry skills requirements were delivered by 3 industry representatives in the construction, electronics and printing sectors. 

Case 1: Digital technologies and skills needs in the construction sector, Ts. Lim Hui Yan, Gamuda Berhad / Alternate Council Member and Technical & IBS Committee Member of the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM)

Case 2: Digital Skills in the Electric and Electronics Sector , Ts. Jonas Jeyaraj Anthony, Former Executive Director of Corporate Management, Panasonic Group Malaysia

Case 3: Digital Skills in the Industrial Printing Sector, Mr. Jayaraju Narayanasamy YAMAGATA MALAYSIA SDN. BHD.

The three invited panels from the industry shared the issues and challenges in facing the economic growth and development of the country in line with the progress of digital technology in their respective sectors. 

The advantages transformation from conventional to digital technology utilization in industrial sector will be able to reduce dependence on foreign labor and increase employment opportunities for the country's skilled workforce to meet the needs of the industry towards a digitization system. Another benefits forecast through the adaptation of these digital skills is the reduction of costs due to human error because of the accuracy percentage of the automation system being close to 100%. This will be able to reduce the cost of material resources, reduce the time for the defect maintenance period and further increase the productivity and quality of the project produced.

Reported by:
1) Pn. Norhidayah Binti Mohd Hanapiah

 Reference:

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Slide Presentation

Skills for Prosperity (SfP) Malaysia, ILO International Training Centre (ITCILO)

Online Training Course :

"E-learning on Sectoral Approaches to Skills Development"

Date: 17th October - 25th November, 2022

Venue: Online, ITCLO

In Malaysia, the programme (SfP-Malaysia) focuses on increasing skills development and TVET systems’ readiness to meet the skills needs of the future of work and those of vulnerable groups, through enhancing three areas of the TVET system and delivery which are Equity, Quality and Relevance. Thus, this 6 weeks online course were organized by SfP Malaysia with ITCILO aimed to help participants better understand the characteristics, methodologies, institutional arrangements, skills governance mechanisms, and sectoral skills development modalities needed for identifying labour market imbalances in terms of skills development at a sectoral level, in addition to recognizing the current and future skills needed at a sectoral level in a broader macroeconomic policy framework. 

Upon completion of the course, participants will have:

• Acquired a good understanding of the rationale behind sectoral approaches to skills development and the reasons for adopting a sectoral approach to learn about the drivers of change which impact the demand and supply for skills at a sectoral level;

• Understood the sectoral skills anticipation process beginning with sector prioritization, sector definition, and collaborative mechanisms at a sectoral level;

• Analyzed different methods and tools related to quantitative and qualitative methods to identify labour markets supply and demand imbalances at a sectoral level, in addition to learning hot measure skills mismatch at a sectoral level;

• Discussed the different sectoral skills financing mechanisms and sectoral skills governance systems;

• Discussed the different institutional arrangements and policy mechanisms at a sectoral level;

• Attained a better understanding through group exercise, cases from the field, and other learning modalities of how to adopt sectoral approaches into adequate policy making and planning.

The participant from Department of Skills Development (DSD) conclude that DSD does deploys Occupational Analysis (OA) methods which are both quantitative and qualitative in Occupational Framework (OF) development and DESCUM (Development of Standard and Curriculum) for developing National Occupational Skills Srtandards (NOSS) and training and assessment materials. Both of these methods have partial similarities to the Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED), which can be further refined to match full STED features. Digital talent development may be achieved with collaboration between the DSD and major stakeholders in digital economy by utilising the Sectoral Skills Council (SSC) method. DSD does currently have 36 organisations appointed as Industrial Lead Bodies (ILBs). It is imperative elevate the relationship into a full-fledge SSC that brings together a wider range of stakeholders from across the same industry sector

Attended by:
1) Mr. Nazrul Hilmi Bin Mohammad

MoHR-ILO NATIONAL INSTRUCTORS SEMINAR:

National instructors Seminar :

“International Cases on Oigifa/ Competency Frameworks for Educators and
Citizens”

Date: October 20, 2022

Venue: Online

The Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR) collaborates with International Labour Organization (ILO) in talent development by organizing National Instructor Seminars that involving the Instructors from Manpower Department and officiers from Department of Skills Development. The seminars was delivered by two international speakers regarding their practices and experiences in developing the talent through Cases on Ogifa/ Competency Framework that are useful to the trainer for our department and the end user aswell.

 The speaker share five important delivery systems that need to be emphasize in ensuring the talent development meet the expectation that consist of Instructors, Machine, Training Material, Process and Environment. By considering these five delivery systems, the technical and vokational stream are able to moving parallel with the emerging technologies through discovering the digital potential that can be embeded in TVET ecosystem.

Reported by:
1) Pn. Nurhayati Binti Niaz Ahmad

e-TOWNHALL MEETING:
1st Malaysia Skills Challenge Innovation Call: Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in TVET/ Skills training institutions

Date: July 29, 2022

Venue: Online

The 1st Malaysia Skills Challenge Innovation Call: Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) in TVET/ Skills training institutions eTownhall meeting was conducted online organised by International Labour Organization (ILO) and the British High Commission Kuala Lumpur. This challenge call is under The International Labour Organization’s Skills for Prosperity South East Asia Programme - Malaysia which aims to assist public and non-profit skills and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) training institutions in developing and implementing innovative solutions that promote gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in training programmes and organisation. In general the ILO’s Skills for prosperity programme aims to improve Malaysia’s capacity to achieve sustainable and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems.
 The Department of Skills Development (DSD) under the Ministry of Human Resources Malaysia (MOHR) is a co-organizer of this program and fully support this event.  As one of MOHR’s vision is to develop competent, productive, responsive and resilient human capital in the labour market to increase the national productivity, the target group of skills development programs under the ministry is inclusive for all groups regardless of gender and social status. DSD aim to ensure accessibility to skills training inclusive of the diverse and marginalise population. Therefore, the output of this program was expected to deliver a significant contribution in improving gender equality and social inclusion in line with the Sustainable Development Goals and Twelfth Malaysia Plan.

Attended by:
1) Ts. Dr Mohamad bin Sulaiman
2) Ts. Kamaruzaman bin Hj. Md. Ali
3) Mr. Mohd Zuhdi bin Ibrahim @Ahyat
4) Mdm. Manira binti Mansor
5) Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam 

Courtesy Visit

Chief Technical Advisor, Skills for Prosperity Programme (SfP Malaysia) with Deputy Director General (Development), DSD

Date: June 24, 2022

Venue: DSD, Wawasan Meeting Room

The courtesy visit session between the Chief Technical Advisor, Skills for Prosperity Programme (SfP Malaysia), Dr. Junichi Mori from International Labor Organization (ILO) with Deputy Director General (Development), Ts. Dr. Mohamad Bin Sulaiman from DSD was held on 24 June 2022 with the attendance of 20 members consisting of the Director, Deputy Director, and Chief Assistant Director from DSD and 2 representatives from the MoHR. The fruitful session was conducted with an agenda arrangement that revolved regarding the current involvement from DSD withing ILO programs including:

1.Core committee member

• Review of Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET/ Skill Training in Malaysia

• Industrial Sectoral Situational Analysis Comprehensive Review Of Malaysia’s Lifelong Learning Policies And Programmes

• TVET/SKILLS Network Online Meeting: The Skills for Prosperity Project in Kedah

• SSTC-ILO-UK Partnership In Sabah Through “Skills For Prosperity Programme”

2. Co-host together

• Seminar For Mainstreaming Gender Equality And Social Inclusion (GESI) in TVET/Skills Training in Malaysia – January 19, 2022

• Seminar on Quality Apprenticeship: Concept and Implementation – October 20, 2021

3. Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) for :

• Food Processing Industry

• Construction Industry

4. Steering Committee member The Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia The MBAM-ILO-UK Partnership for Enhancement of A Sector Skills Body and Industry-Led TVET Modalities In The Construction Sector

5.  And other programmes

Therefore, outcome of this courtesy visit enabled some understanding to be reached between both parties as well as opportunities for collaborate more for improvement and strengthening the skills agenda in the TVET sector in Malaysia through cooperation with countries and international organizations.

 Reference:

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Steering Committee Meeting No. 1

The MBAM-ILO-UK Partnership for Enhancement of A Sector Skills Body and Industry-Led TVET Modalities In The Construction Sector

 Date: May 19, 2022

Venue: Master Builders Association Malaysia Conference Room

 Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) is in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), to launch a pilot project under the ILO Skills for Prosperity (SfP) program in Malaysia namely The Pilot Apprenticeship Program & Development of Construction Apprenticeship Model. This pilot program is aimed to develop an improve employability, employment opportunities and earning potential of workers in Malaysia. Therefore, the steering committee meeting was held in MBAM Conference Room on May 19, 2022 to coordinate the implementation of this program.

Membership of the Steering Committee consists of a total of 12 members. They are representatives from government agencies, industry partners, TVET/Skills institutions and civil society organisation. These appointed members are related to the construction industry with the main role is to strategize and provide guidance to enhance a TVET/skills in Construction, through fostered partnerships between public and private/informal TVET/skills training institutions, government agencies, industry including SMEs as well as social partners especially on the pilot project.

The objectives of the establishment of the Steering Committee is to provide guidance and advisory role to ensure the pilot project meet its objective as per ILO requirements while enhancing the skill of the construction workforce especially members of B40 groups while encouraging gender equality.

Attended by : Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

FIRST MEETING FOR THE PROJECT “COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF MALAYSIA’S LIFELONG LEARNING POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES” UNDER INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (ILO)

 Date: March 10, 2022

Venue: Video Conference

Under the Quality pillar, the Skills for Prosperity (SfP) Malaysia Project is conducting the comprehensive review of Malaysia’s lifelong learning policies and systems, aiming to deeply understand current lifelong learning system in Malaysia and identify gaps with the needs of workers and students, in particular those from or in TVET and skills training. The results of this analysis will be utilized to refine relevant activities of the Skills for Prosperity Program in Malaysia and other ILO’s initiatives. The SfP Malaysia forms the core group to ensure the quality of the report of this comprehensive review in terms of information, analysis, and recommendation. UTHM, to which the ILO commissioned this study, will deliver the following key outputs based on the work plan approved by the ILO.

Attended by : Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam & Mdm. Sharida bt Mohd Sharif

 Reference:

> Slide Presentation 1

> Slide Presentation 2

Seminar on “Review of Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET/ Skill Training in Malaysia: Presentation of Draft Final Report and International Cases"

Date: February 24, 2022

Venue: Video Conference

The International Labor Organization (ILO) has appointed the Malaysian Research & Education Foundation (MyREF) to develop the Review of Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET/Skills Training. The study focuses on the findings of existing collaborations between TVET/Skills training operators and industry players, the effectiveness of collaborations and recommendations to improve the effectiveness of such collaborations. The session was organized to present the draft final report of the study to the relevant stakeholders. The final study report will be distributed by ILO/MyREF later.

Attended by : Mr. Mohd Sarfudin Bin Awang

 Reference:

> Invitation Letter

> Agenda

Seminar Skills for Prosperity Malaysia - TVET Network Progress Updates (Kedah)

Date: January 24, 2022

Venue: Video Conference

The meeting discussed the latest progress on the S4P project that is being carried out by the training provider, KISMEC Kedah, in the fields offered for this program, namely Food Processing and Construction Industry. The meeting was informed that a total of 60 program participants involved 30 apprentices for each program. Implementation began for the first cohort and is expected to end at the end of Feb 2022. Selection for the second cohort is in the process of selecting participants and will be implemented in March 2022. The meeting also discussed issues and improvements for the first cohort and reports need to be submitted to the ILO and British High Commission.

Attended by : Mr. Mohd Azmir bin Ahmad

 Reference:

> Construction Skill Needs Form

> Food Processing Skill Needs Form

Seminar For Mainstreaming Gender Equality And Social Inclusion (GESI) in TVET/Skills Training in Malaysia (Co- Host)

Date: January 19, 2022

Venue: Video Conference

In this seminar, participants learned about key concepts on mainstream GESI funding in TVET/skills systems derived from the ILO's "Guide to making TVET and skills development inclusive" as well as examples of international solutions for mainstream GESI. They will also understand the mainstream status of GESI in the Malaysian TVET/skills system and its challenges. GESI will be announced as the next project activity to promote the mainstream of GESI in TVET/skills training institutions.

Attended by :

1) Dato' Ts. Zaihan bin Shukri (Opening Speech)

2) Mdm. Faizah binti Harun

3) Mr. Ahmad Iskandar bin Sulaiman

4) Mdm. Molinda Binti Abd Rahman

 Reference:

> Workshop Agenda

> Concept Note

> Head Director Talking Point

109th Session of the International Labour Conference Second segment

Date: November 26 - December 24, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

This Working Party was established by the Conference to deal with the general discussion on Skills and lifelong learning during the resumed part of the 109th Session. It will carry out its work, through virtual means, from Thursday 25 November to Friday 11 December 2021, in accordance with the Special arrangements and rules of procedure for the 109th Session (ILC.109/D.1 ). The general discussion will be based on the report and suggested points for discussion.

Attended by : Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

Reference:

> Plan Schedule

> Slide Presentation

Workshop on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) for Food Processing Industry

Date: November 22 - 24, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

This workshop aims to develop the draft sector skills strategy, which consist of future growth drivers, current and future skills needs and challenges, and recommendations for priority actions on skills initiatives. The visioning exercise, the main elements of this workshop, will be conducted by utilising ILO’s STED methodology, which has been applied in many other countries, and outputs from the previous sessions and the industrial sectoral analysis to the fullest. The skills strategy, as the common vison among government, industry, and social partners, will contribute to increasing the supply of skilled workers and their readiness to meet future sectoral skills demand. Furthermore, the structured visioning exercise will provide an opportunity to enhance collaboration among key stakeholders in skills development and

deepen understanding of the industry skill demands in a forward-looking way. Finally, the outputs of this workshop will be the basis of upcoming pilot activities, which aim to promote industry leadership in TVET/skills training. The SfP Malaysia will design and organise the pilot activities, in close cooperation with national partners invited to this workshop.

Attended by :

1) Mr. Rohaizat bin Ramli

2) Mr. Nazrul Hilmi bin Mohammad

3) Mdm. Noryati binti Md Yasin

4) Mr. Mohamad Faisal bin Abdullah

Reference:

> Agenda

Pre-Workshop Briefing on STED for Food Processing Sector

Date: November 17, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

This pre-workshop meeting on 17 th November aims to collect in-depth information on the needs for skilled workers required for the further growth of Malaysia’s food-processing, which supplements the findings of the industrial sectoral analysis report. The outputs of the workshop will increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the STED workshop planned on 22-24 November, which aims to develop an enhanced sector skills strategy for the food-processing industry in Malaysia. This strategy will contribute to increasing the supply of skilled workers who meet current and future sectoral demand. Furthermore, it will form the basis of upcoming pilot activities organised by the SfP Malaysia. The Skills for Prosperity in SouthEast Asia Programme (SfP-SEA) aims to contribute to increasing national capacity to achieve sustained and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems in Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. In Malaysia, the Programme (the SfP Malaysia) will facilitate national partners to enhance a sector skills strategy for the Malaysian food processing sector under the “Relevance” pillar (see Annex 2 for the project overview). The strategy will be developed in close cooperation among key stakeholders from government, industry, workers’ organisations, TVET/skills training institutions, and other social partners.

Attended by :

1) Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

2) Mr. Rohaizat bin Ramli

3) Mr. Nazrul Hilmi bin Mohammad

4) Mdm. Noryati binti Md Yasin

Reference:

> Agenda

> STED Brochure

Seminar on Quality Apprenticeship: Concept and Implementation (Co-Host)

Date: October 20, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

The Chief Technical Advisor, SfP Malaysia spoke on the challenges to Malaysian Skills and the TVET System including the pillars of equity, quality, relevance and cost effectiveness. Quality apprenticeship seminars were held to discuss the issues relevance under the SfP project to facilitate the transition to industry -led skills demand and supply coordination. This seminar aims to improve Malaysia’s national capacity for inclusive growth. The main recipients of the program in Malaysia are targeted at women and youth in the construction and food processing industries.To develop a replicable, scalable and sustainable model of local quality apprenticeship programs, SfP adopts a multi -party approach, involving partners national, social and industrial partnerships.

Attended by :

1) Dato' Ts. Zaihan bin Sukri (Opening Speech)

2) Ts. Syarumiefizal bin Baharum

3) Ts. Mohmad Zairi Bin Ramly

4) Mdm. Nasriah Binti Johadi

5) Mr. Rohaizat Bin Ramli

6) Mdm. Nor Aishah Bt Mohd Tahir

7) Ts. Mohd. Azmi bin Pelah

8) Mr. Mohd Azmir Bin Ahmad

9) Mr. Zaidi Bin Md. Yusuf

Reference:

> Concept Note

> Slide Presentation

> STED Brochure

Seminar on the Draft Final Report of the Review of Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET Report by MyREF

Date: September 30, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

Presentation of the final draft of the Review of Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET Report by MyREF- Based on Increasing national capacity for inclusive economic growth through more future-ready and equitable skills and TVET systems

Attended by :

1) Mdm. Meena a/p Ramalingam

2) Ts. Syarumiefizal bin Bharun

3) Ts. Mohmad Zairi bin Ramly

4) Mr. Yuslan bin Yasok

5) Mr. Ahmad Fadhil bin Ismail

Reference:

> Resource Guide

Institutional Mapping Meeting in The TVET/SKILLS Training Related to Constructions Industry in Kedah

Date: August 19, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

Mesyuarat ini melibatkan institusi latihan kemahiran/ TVET,badan persijilan, agensi kerajaan pusat dan kerajaan negeri dalam memberikan input dan panduan untuk menjayakanprogram ini an dipantau serta dibantu oleh ILO dan British High Commission.

Attended by : Mr. Mohd Azmir bin Ahmad

Reference:

> Presentation Slides:

Institutional Mapping Meeting in The TVET/SKILLS Training Related to Food Processing Industry in Kedah

Date: August 18, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

Mesyuarat ini melibatkan institusi latihan kemahiran/ TVET,badan persijilan, agensi kerajaan pusat dan kerajaan negeri dalam memberikan input dan panduan untuk menjayakanprogram ini an dipantau serta dibantu oleh ILO dan British High Commission.

Attended by : Mr. Mohd Azmir bin Ahmad

Reference:

> Presentation Slides:

Institutional Mapping Meeting in The TVET/SKILLS Training Related to Food Processing Industry in Kedah

Date: August 18, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

Mesyuarat ini melibatkan institusi latihan kemahiran/ TVET,badan persijilan, agensi kerajaan pusat dan kerajaan negeri dalam memberikan input dan panduan untuk menjayakanprogram ini an dipantau serta dibantu oleh ILO dan British High Commission.

Attended by : Mr. Mohd Azmir bin Ahmad

Reference:

> Presentation Slides:

BACKGROUND:

Aiming for high-income status by 2030, Malaysia is boosting productivity and competitiveness. The development of a high-skilled workforce and the promotion of diversity in the workplace are key to this endeavour. The government has identified technical and vocational education and training (TVET) as a ‘game changer’ for achieving inclusive growth. It, thus, has implemented several TVET reform policies. However, there are many remaining challenges in foreseeing future skills demand, harmonising the TVET governance systems, promoting equity and inclusion, and enhancing industry engagement. The Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia (SfP-Malaysia) works with government, employers’ and workers’ organisations, and other local and international stakeholders to address these challenges and make the Malaysian workforce resilient and adaptable to the changing world of work.

Duration: November 2019 - March 2023

Donor: The United Kingdom Government

Core Group Discussion of Review of Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET/skills Training - Online Seminar on The Interim Findings - Construction & Food Processing

Date: July 30, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

The Skills for Prosperity Southeast Asia Programme - Malaysia (SfP Malaysia),funded by the UK Government, aims to improve Malaysia’s capacity to achievesustainable and inclusive growth through the enhancement of skills development and technical and vocational education and training (TVET) systems.

Attended by :

1) Mr. Mohd Sarfudin bin Awang

2) Ts. Syarumiefizal bin Baharum

3) Mr. Ahmad Fadhil bin Ismail

Reference:

> Meeting Agenda

> Brochure

Update On Skills For Prosperity Project in Sabah (SFP) - A Joint Collaboration Between International Labour Organization (ILO), Sabah Skills & Technology Centre and British High Commision Kuala Lumpur

Date: July 29, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

The Skills for Prosperity Project Malaysia is a project that aims to increase capacity in Malaysia in inclusive economic growth through skills and TVET by using a targeted sector approach and gender equality and social inclusion (GESI). Jesteru, TVET and skills development are applied to improve employment, employment opportunities and potential of the target group. In addition, this collaboration aims to expand future inclusiveness and readiness among target groups in Sabah. The project also aims to build.

Attended by : Ts. Mohd. Azmi bin Pelah

Reference:

> Information

The 1st TVET/SKILLS Network Online Meeting: The Skills for Prosperity Project in Kedah

Date: July 1, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

The purpose of this meeting was to present on the introduction of the “Skills For Prosperity Program in Kedah in collaboration with the ILO and the British High Commission. This program starts from Nov 2019 to March 2023. The introduction to this program was presented by Dr. Junichi Mori of the International Labor Organization (ILO). The meeting also presented information on the Kedah TVET Network that will be implemented. Presentation about the Term of Reference (TOR) of the Kedah TVET Network Committee presented by En. Kamal Harmoni from KISMEC. A description of the objectives of this program is to target employment opportunities, skills utilization and gender equality. The target group of this program will involve women, youth, Kedah people category B40, employees existing and job seekers.

Attended by : Mr. Mohd Azmir bin Ahmad

Reference:

> Meeting Agenda

> Slide Presentation

Meeting with Director General, Department of Skills Development - Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET/Skills Training

Date: May 27, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

The purpose of this meeting is for the ILO and MyREF to obtain relevant information for developing the report for Institutional Mechanism for Industry Engagement in TVET/Skills Training. DSD provided the inputs required by MyREF in the development of this report. Several divisions were involved to provide the related input. In addition MyREF has previously obtained approval for involvement of 2 officers from DSD Dr. Zool Hilmi Bin Mohamed Ashari, NOSS section, JPK and Ts. Dr Nurul Amin bin Badrul, CIAST, JPK in their team.

Attended by : Directors and Officer Planning, Development & Research Division

Reference:

> Slide Presentation

Regional Webinar - Skills for Prosperity in South-East Asia programme

Date: May 25, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

This regional webinar aims to introduce anticipation of future skills needs becomes a priority area to reduce skills mismatches in the labour market and develop effective and demand-oriented skills and TVET systems. The concept of skills needs assessment and anticipation includes a number of key elements, including: (a) governance of labour market information and skills anticipation processes; (b) methods and tools for data collection, compilation and analysis; and (c) institutional frameworks, arrangements and social dialogue mechanisms.

Topic of discussion :

• How can skills anticipation activities support review and development of national skills and TVET system policies and strategies?

• How can labour market information and intelligence be effectively coordinated in a systematic manner?

• What are the benefits and lessons learned of using sectoral skills needs anticipation approaches?

• What are the institutional responsibilities, structures and coordination arrangements for effective skills anticipation?

• What is the relevance of social dialogue mechanisms in building consensus in relation to skills anticipation and matching?

• What changes, if any, and challenges are faced by current skills anticipation and matching systems as we experience and transition away from the COVID-19 crisis?

Attended by :

1) Mdm. Meena Ramalingam

2) Ts. Syarumiefizal bin Baharum

3) Ts. Mohmad Zairi bin Ramly

4) Mr. Ahmad Fadhil bin Ismail

Reference:

> Webinar Concept

> Webinar Recording

Core Group Meeting for the review of Institutional Mechanisms for Industry Engagement in TVET / Skills Training

Date: May 5, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

MyREF has obtained approval for involvement of 2 officers from DSD Dr. Zool Hilmi Bin Mohamed Ashari, Bahagian NOSS, JPK and Ts. Dr Nurul Amin bin Badrul, CIAST, JPK in their team. The purpose of this meeting is to obtain information of developing interim report presenting by Malaysian Research & Education Foundation (MyREF). Workplan : March-June 2021

The process includes:

1) Review of previous and existing institutions

2) Development of steering committees

3) Capacity building for steering committees and secretariat from other counties

4) Enhanced mechanisms start operating

Attended by :

1) Mdm. Meena Ramalingam

2) Dr. Zool Hilmi Bin Mohamed Ashari

3) Ts. Dr Nurul Amin bin Badrul

4) Ts. Mohmad Zairi bin Ramly

Reference:

> Slide Presentation

Meeting With The Representative Of Government Agencies For Sstc-ilo-uk Partnership In Sabah Through “Skills For Prosperity Programme”

Date: May 4, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

The "Skills for Prosperity" program is conducted in collaboration between the ILO and the SSTC to run a program to help indigenous communities (target groups) in the state Sabah affected due to Covid19 pandemic involving “Home Grown Industries” in the food sector (process, manufacturing, distribution)

Attended by : Ts. Mohd. Azmi bin Pelah

Reference:

> Report "Skills For Prosperity Programme"

Webinar/ Seminar on Presentation of the Draft Final Report on Industrial Sectoral Situational Analysis

Date: April 13, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

This seminar is the final presentation of the research information that was presented on 13 April 2021 as the information below. This presentation was held for Sectoral overview of the food processing and construction sectors at the national level and sub-national level, Sabah and Kedah.

Objectives:

a) Understand current business environment, business performance (e.g. at least in last 5 years) and growth prospects/potential of the selected sectors, based on several growth scenarios, including mechanization, digitalization and other technology adoption as well as green transformation in next 5 years.

b) Understand the overview of structure of the respective sectors, in terms of composition of sub-sectors, the number of enterprises, supply chains, employment and occupational categories, including mapping of occupations/jobs and corresponding qualifications/certifications.

c) Understand the overview of skills demand and mismatch in the selected sectors and sub-sectors.

d) Obtain inputs to fine-tune the implementation plan in particular for activities under the Relevance Outcome of the project

Attended by :

1) Dr. Saidi bin Zain

2) Mdm. Meena Ramalingam

3) Ts. Mohmad Zairi bin Ramly

4) Mdm. Faizatun binti Zohedi

5) Mdm. Khadijah Binti Isaak

6) Mdm. Noor Azura binti Adnan

Reference:

> Report Skills Demand And Mismatch In Food Processing And Construction Sectors

Seminar on Draft Final Key Findings from Industrial Sectoral Situational Analysis (Core Group)

Date: April 1, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

This seminar was held for a Sectoral overview of the food processing and construction sectors at the national level and sub-national level, Sabah and Kedah.

1) Its Objectives to understand the current business environment, business performance and growth prospects/potential of the selected sectors, based on several growth scenarios, including mechanization, digitalization and other technology adoption as well as green transformation in the next 5 years.

2) Understand the overview of structure of the respective sectors, in terms of composition of sub-sectors, the number of enterprises, supply chains, employment and occupational categories, including mapping of occupations/jobs and corresponding qualifications/certifications.

ILO and Ipsos S3 have engaged with more than 20 organizations from industry players and industry representatives at national level and at target states as well as TVET providers. Feedbacks and comments were collected from relevant key stakeholders from an interim workshop attended by 47 stakeholders for improvement of key findings and information validation. Many industry players have pointed out that current education system is only producing graduates with general knowledge while companies need niche skills catered for the specific functions to the company; this leads us to the three identified issues which are thought to be impeding the skills development:

a) Lack Of Specialized Courses

b) No Specific Academic Requirement

c) Lack Of Collective Proactive Approach

Attended by : Ts. Mohmad Zairi bin Ramly

Reference:

> Slide Presentation

Webinar on Interim Presentation Workshop For Industrial Sectoral Situational Analysis In Malaysia

Date: March 2, 2021

Venue: Video Conference

The International Labor Organization (ILO) under the Skills for Prosperity Southeast Asia Program - Malaysia (S4P) project has appointed Ipsos Strategy3 as a consultant to conduct industry studies based on sectors that focus on two (2) sectors, namely the manufacturing and construction sectors. The results of this study will be used as a basis in planning strategies and activities to implement this S4P project. This programme aims to Increasing national capacity for inclusive economic growth through more future-ready and equitable skill and TVET systems.

Key findings from stakeholders IDI for Food Processing:

Many SMEs are still utilizing traditional machineries whereas MNCs are utilizing more advances machineries which requires the employment of an expat skilled worker. This food processing industry requires a more hands-on approach and training for TVET graduates and local semi-skilled workforce.

Key findings from stakeholders IDI for Construction:

Greater technology adoption needed to reduce dependency on foreign workers and enhance reputation of jobs of the construction sector. This in because limited by business uncertainties.

Key findings from stakeholders IDI of TVET Providers:

The TVET empowerment agenda is co-led by MOHE and MOHR, supported by collaboration across ministries and industry involment. Final Outline of strategic advice and inputs on the project strategies:

1. The Project’s sectoral approach to skills development

2. Potential implementation partners for activities under the Relevance

Pillar.

3. Potential champion enterprises for the project activities.

4. Baseline indicators.

5. Potential risks for project activities.

Attended by : Ts. Mohmad Zairi bin Ramly

Reference:

> Slide Presentation

12-13 September 2019, HANOI VIETNAM

SKILLS IN ASEAN

The 5th Regional Skills Technical Working Group Meeting Enhancing Human Resources Development in ASEAN: Progress of MRAs and MRS

The Regional Skills Technical Working Group was established in 2014, functioning primarily as a technical level working group that supports all skills-related activities of the ILO including the mutual recognition of skills (MRS) in ASEAN. The Regional Skills Technical Working Group meet annually, with an aim to facilitate coordination and cooperation among the ASEAN Members States, together with the ASEAN Secretariat, in moving forward the ongoing MRS efforts within the ASEAN. The 5th Regional Skills Technical Working Group Meeting is scheduled for 12-13 September 2019 in Hanoi, Viet Nam. This meeting would be the first forum where discussions on the progress on the implementation of both the mutual recognition arrangements (MRA) and MRS will be made, along with updates on the progress of the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Frameworks.

[https://www.ilo.org/asia/events/WCMS_713738/lang--en/index.htm]

10-11th July 2018, MANILA PHILIPPINES

MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF SKILLS

The 4th Regional Skills Technical Working Group Meeting (RSTWG) Meeting

The meeting aims to facilitate a greater understanding of the evolving context of the mutual recognition of skills (MRS) implementation, sharing of experience in the strengthening of the legislative framework and institutional capacity and arrangements of the MRS and discussion on the next steps for taking the MRS forward, including the pilot implementation.

[https://www.ilo.org/asia/events/WCMS_631453/lang--en/index.htm]