Malaysia capable of building Ivy League world-class skills training sector

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Buoyed by its robust industrial ecosystem and growing appeal to multinational corporations, Malaysia is capable of establishing a solid Ivy League world-class skills training sector, says Steven Sim.

The Human Resources Minister said with the industrial ecosystem in Malaysia, the nation is one of the earliest in the region to be industrialised, attracting big companies, multi-national corporations and global tech firms.

He said during his speech at the launch of the Kia Asia Pacific Training Centre in Glenmarie, Shah Alam, on Thursday (Sept 12)

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00:00Buoyed by its robust industrial ecosystem and growing appeal to multinational corporations,
00:08Malaysia is capable of establishing a solid Ivy League world-class skills training sector.
00:14Human Resources Minister Stephen Sim said with the industrial ecosystem in Malaysia,
00:19the nation is one of the earliest in the region to be industrialised, attracting big companies,
00:26multinational corporations and global tech firms.
00:29I believe we can build a strong and solid Ivy League world-class skills training sector as well.
00:37We want to partner you.
00:39Perhaps we can explore how our training ecosystem within the Ministry can benefit from your expertise
00:45as a key global player in the automotive sector, while you can also benefit from our resources.
00:52We have some experience in running vocational training centres, 60 years to be precise.
01:00We have a network of 33 industrial training institutions, or what we call ILP,
01:07Institute Latihan Perusahaan Perindustrian, all over the country, 33 centres including in Sabah and Sarawak.
01:14He said this during his speech at the launch of the Kia Asia-Pacific Training Centre
01:19in Glenmarie Shah Alam on Thursday.
01:22The Minister also highlighted the diverse course offerings at these institutes,
01:26which cover areas such as automotive technology, digitalisation, computer technology and language training.
01:33Within Kusuma, we also have skill courses, what we call power skill courses,
01:38in terms of leadership, communication, critical thinking, problem solving or even language.
01:45We have an annual fiscal outlay of about 2.6 billion ringgit
01:51when it comes to skills training and human capital development.
01:54And this year we have announced, I have announced from the onset, from the beginning of the year,
01:59that we will go all out when it comes to skills training.
02:03The centrepiece of these efforts is the development of a global training hub in Malaysia
02:08that will train 3,000 workers from across the Asia-Pacific region, in addition to local trainees.
02:14Kia Asia-Pacific President and CEO Kevin Ahn said Malaysia was selected out of 34 markets in the region
02:22for its strategic location, allowing the company to meet the evolving needs of the industry
02:27while keeping its teams at the forefront of technological advancements.

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