Development Programme

Development Programme

Overview
  1. To encourage employees to pursue a Diploma, Degree, Masters, PhD, industrial PhD and postgraduate certificates offered by the colleges and universities from the government or private sector, in order to retrain and upgrade their employees’ skills.
  2. Only academic qualification programme that been recognised by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) will be considered as a development programme.

Training Provider

Registered training provider, registered public or private colleges/universities.


Financial Assistance
  1. Course Fee (as per quotation, including registration and examination fee)
  2. Thesis Allowance (RM600 claimable for Masters and RM1,000 claimable for PhD; only for full time courses)
  3. Study Allowance (RM900 per month claimable for courses within Malaysia and RM5,000 claimable for courses outside Malaysia; pro-rate on a daily basis if the month for the start or end date of the course is less than one (1) month; only for full time courses)
  4. Overseas Courses (Claimable for Masters and PhD courses only)
Other Claimable Cost
  1. Airfare Ticket

Required supporting document

  1. Programme Syllabus
  2. Invoice/Quotation
  3. A copy of confirmation letter from College or University
  4. A document from Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) as a proof of recognition 
Application procedure and criteria:
  1. Submission via e-TRiS under Skim Bantuan Latihan (SBL) scheme
  2. Application must be submitted by employer before commencement of training date.

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