MELAKA: The Melaka government received RM4.7 million as Special Accreditation Development Scholarship from Kuala Lumpur International Education Consortium (KLIEC) to drive the field of education in the industrial sector.
State Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Communications Committee chairman Datuk Fairul Nizam Roslan said through the scholarship, 400 industrial workers from various sectors in the state will be offered free diploma professional courses in various fields.
“The initiative is implemented with the cooperation of Invest Melaka to provide workers from various industrial sectors to continue their studies for Professional Diploma in Education Design.
“This will not only raise the value add of workers but also assist the industrial sectors involved to expand with skilled workers armed with higher education,” he told reporters here today.
He told reporters after opening the Seminar on ‘Accreditation Development for Human Resources Development Corporation Member Companies: A Strategic Approach to Financing Staff Education and Training While Maximising Return of Investment’ involving 30 industries in the state.
Fairul Nizam said the scholarship for industrial sector workers was the first by KLIEC and the offer is for short-term courses for a maximum of six months.
He said the study offered is flexible so that workers could schedule their working hours to suit their study programme.
Therefore, he said industrial workers who wish to further their studies to diploma level at KLIEC could submit their applications through Invest Melaka as the offer is limited.
In another development, he said the state government will also work with UTMSPACE to offer study opportunities at the diploma level in the field of halal management for tahfiz students in the state under the Arba’a Programme.
He said the programme involves collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education and the Social Security Organisation (Socso) and the diploma level studies offered are for four years and are recognised by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
“Through this study programme, the tahfiz students will work while studying for two years before studying full-time for another two years,“ he said.
He said students can also get loans from the National Higher Education Fund Corporation (PTPTN) and certain banks to finance enrollment fees.–Bernama
