Introduced by the Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) on 2 July 2009. Under this scheme, employers can apply and eligible for financial assistance in getting recognition for their employees’ skills and experiences according to the competency level of the employee in enhancing the number of skilled workers in the national labour market.
RPL Scheme was implemented by the Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) is to enable workers to get recognition on their skills and competency according to the level determined by the Department of Skills Development (DSD). It is also to support the effort by the Ministry of Human Resources in implementing Malaysia Skills Certification (SKM) through RPL scheme. This scheme will also encourage workers with skills and experience to apply Malaysia Skills Certification (SKM), Malaysia Diploma Skills (DKM) or Malaysia Advanced Diploma Skills (DLKM) according to their competency levels.
Employers are required to submit their applications using form PSMB/PPT/1/09 together with one (1) copy of the form “Enrollment and On-site Job Analysis Form for Accreditation Prior Achievements” issued by DSD (PSA) prior the assessment by DSD. Employers are allowed to claim in multiple levels of certification according to the sequence of certification level determined by DSD.
Employers must submit the application after obtaining endorsement of the assessment from DSD by submitting form PSMB/PPT/T/1/09 together with one (1) copy of form JPK/PPT/1/1003 for every worker.
In the quest to attain the status of a developed country by the year of 2020, greater emphasis must be given to the retraining and skills upgrading of the workforce. This is necessary not only to increase the knowledge and intensity of the workforce, but also to equip them with specialised and up-to-date skills as production techniques become increasingly automated and businesses becoming more competitive. Retraining and skills upgrading is also of paramount importance to enhance the quality of the workforce so that is versatile and adaptable to the changing technological and business environment.
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