The local automotive industry is a key sector in creating employment opportunities for young workers in Malaysia, said Datuk Lim Ban Hong, the deputy minister of international trade and industry (MITI). He said the courses offered by the Malaysian Institute of Automotive, Robotics and IoT (MARii) for training and retraining offered opportunities for local graduates to get jobs in the automotive industry after graduation.
“There are 15 retraining and skill improvement programmes in courses that have been designed to help graduates get jobs in the automotive industry,” he said following a visit to the MARii Academy of Technology in Rawang, as reported by Berita Harian.
Among the programmes run by MARii include the Automotive Industry Engineering Certification (AICE) for those who choose to start an engineering graduate career in the automotive industry.
Through the programme, participants will undergo an eight-month intensive course covering in-class training and practical work in the industry. The course aims to equip graduates with skills in product and process design, manufacturing processes as well as quality management systems.
Another programme being offered is the Automotive Industry Digital Prototype Engineering Certification (AICE-DEP), which has a focus on automotive design. He said the six-month intensive course will provide exposure to various skills and knowledge in the area of automotive design, and will also include direct placement with automotive companies.
“Upon graduation, participants will have the opportunity to work with several automotive companies based on their performance appraisal throughout the placement period,” he said. He added that the programme is not limited to graduates, but is also open to existing automotive industry workers, vendors, workshop owners and the general public.
Last year, MARii successfully trained almost 6,000 participants, including university students, graduates and existing industry workers, and Lim said that the institute is aiming to train an additional 9,780 participants this year.
“Graduates and employees of the local automotive industry should take full advantage of the retraining and skills enhancement programs provided by MARii to enhance their skills to meet the growing demand in the global automotive industry. It will help Malaysia realise its aspiration to become a hub for high-skilled workers, which will be a catalyst to attract high value investment to the country,” he said.
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Is time Malaysia the automotive hub of ASEAN
For local grads, transfer of auto tech knowledge.
For those with the appropriate qualifications whilst meeting the respective requirements. Just like any other prestigious occupations. Preferably Malaysians
Bodes well with Mara automotive engineering,
My concerns are “plenty and 8-months” especially with COVID effected demand coupled with the advancement in digital technology in robotics, automation, EV and autonomous driving.
The outreach extends far out of the traditional automotive sectors, development in robotics & autonomy leads to AI, automation leads to system development & deployment, EV could lead to better power distribution designs. The adaptability of technology and skilled labour goes farther than you could imagine.
Yup,
Even with current covid situation there are some non medical related company expanding and investing more.
Its also one clear indication to widen and diversify our market.
We are among the few nation that handles and recover from covid quickly and successfully thus we got the head start in supplying to others which cant get supply from existing covid affected supplier.
Syukur for our new gomen handling well the COVID-19.
I earned more doin rider job than car factory.
But you learn nothing and you have no chance for career upgrade. 20 years later are you still want to be a Grab rider or a Manager in a factory?
all these so called jobs at the expense of higher car prices for everyone else.
Most importantly, there are jobs for us. No jobs even give us free cars, we still cannot afford to pump petrol.
yer right, job opportunity doesnt justify protectionist policies. this is akin to robin hood concept.
that one chap who downvoted u like a coward, come on out bring forth a counter argument, lol.
And robin hood is a folklore hero that is loved by all. Problem?
Which factory is the first picture?
With the blue uniform.
Thank you
Proton. I can see Proton logo somewhere there.
Which factory is the first picture?
With the blue uniforms.
Thank you
No doubt the automotive sector will create lots of jobs, but with the development of local national cars, it has stifled growth of jobs in automotive sector as they need to adopt protectionist policies for national cars. As a result Thailand has become the automotive hub for manufacturing & R&D for ASEAN region
Hub for R&D? Nope. They still do not have the technical competency to design & develop a car & engine from scratch. Maybe you are referring to bumper change R&D but our Perodua got that win hands down too.
Make us the EV hub la. Get ahead of the competition (neighboring countries)
Technical competency, where got, mostly R&D for stupid and useless work like bumper design and chrome here and there that give free electric shock, more is better and called it ‘Limited Edition’. Worse, we don’t even know how to put a bloody temperature gauge in our local national cars.