1.
NATIONAL DUAL
TRAINING SYSTEM :
FOR NATION BUILDING
APPRENTICESHIP : GIVING EMPLOYERS A KEY ROLE IN
THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF TVET

2.
CONTENT 01 National Dual Training System (NDTS)
Department of Skills Development (DSD) as custodian
Employers engagement : From Industry to Industry
Employers role : Design & Delivering of TVET
Dual TVET : Recent Trends and Reforms
Government Supports : High Quality Training Delivery
Issue and Challenges
Fact and Figure
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NATIONAL DUAL TRAINING SYSTEM (NDTS)
• Dual Training concept in Malaysia coordinated by Department of Skills
Development. Ministry of Human Resources.
• Collaboration between company (industry) and training center.
• Offer certification from Level 1 to Level 5.
• Training curriculum based on National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS).
• Training duration based on certification level
• Apprentices : School leaver, potential workers and existing workers

4.
DEPARTMENT OF SKILLS DEVELOPMENT (DSD)
AS CUSTODIAN
DSD
- Accreditation body for Skills
Training in Malaysia
- Enforcement via National Skills
Development Act 2006 (Act 652)
- Establishment of National
Occupational Skills Standards
(NOSS)
- Accredited skills programs
- Issues certificates (Malaysian Skills
Certificate / Malaysian Skills
Diploma)
Company
- Practical (70% - 80%)
- Day release/block release
- Practical skills on real works
environment
- Coach to apprentices ratio is
1 : 5
- Pays training allowance
Apprentice
Training Centre
- Theory (20% - 30%)
- Day release/block release
- Knowledge and basic skills
- Trainer to apprentices ratio
is 1 : 25

5.
EMPLOYERS ENGAGEMENT : From industry to industry
Developmentof
NationalOccupational
SkillsStandard(NOSS)
by industrialexpert
Document content
verification
Trainingto industrial
workers/employee/
potentialemployee
Certificationby DSD
Certified
workers/employee
to industries
INDUSTRY/EMPLOYER

6.
EMPLOYERS ROLE : Design and Delivering of TVET
WHO
HOW
• Industry design skills standard (NOSS) based on work process and work function
• Training Centre to deliver theory and basic skills.
• Industry deliver practical training based on respective industry operation with reference
to NOSS.
• NOSS stipulate minimum competencies required by industry practices.
• Verification of assessmentby external accessor from industries.
• Implementationis monitored by DSD
WHERE • Workplace / Real work environment
WHY
• To meet industry/employer requirements – relevant & practical –oriented
• Develop strong ties with company
• Improve productivity and efficiency by well trained workers

7.
DUAL TVET : Recent Trends & Reforms
Recent
- Conventional Face to face delivery
- Collaboration with other stakeholders
- To tackle medium class of workforce
(traditional/common industries)
Reforms
- Hybrid and Online delivery.
- Collaboration with other
Accredited Body (Malaysian
Qualification System (MQA)) to
form Single System (mobilizationof
workforce)
- To tackle high class of workforce
(high-tech industries)

8.
GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS : High QualityTraining Delivery
1 2 3
TaxDeduction
from Inland
Revenue Board of
Malaysia
Reimbursementof
levygrant from
Human Resources
Development
Corporation
(HRDCorp)
Monthly Financial
Incentivesfor
apprentice, company
and training center

9.
ISSUE AND CHALLENGES
• Main Issue: Industry participation
• Challenges :
- Less participation from industry
- How to convince industry to participate
- No act/policy to make it mandatory for industry to participate with
SLDN

10.
FACT AND FIGURE – 2005 until 2022
Company
3,986
TrainingCentre
1,696
Apprentices
138,952
NOSS
2000
Success Story

11.
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