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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