TRAINING GRANT

SCOPE

• Types of Training

• 8 Training Schemes – T&C, Allowable Training Cost & How To

Apply…

– SBL Scheme (SBL)

– SBL-Khas Scheme (SBL-Khas)

– Information Technology & Computer Aided Training Scheme (IT)

– Purchase of Training Equipment & Setting Up Training Room Scheme (Alat)

– Industrial Training Scheme (ITS)

– Recognition of Prior Learning Scheme (RPEL)

– Future Workers Training Scheme (FWT)

– SME On-The-Job Training Scheme (OJT)

DEFINITION OF TRAINING GRANT ASSISTANCE

“Training Grant is a Financial

Assistance to Cover a Substantial

Amount of Training Costs”

Employer plan training

programme for employees

Employer apply

TRAINING GRANT with

PSMB

Employer conducts training

programme

Employer submits claim to PSMB for

reimbursement

FLOW CHART FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

TYPES OF TRAINING

PUBLIC PROGRAMME

SBL SCHEME (SBL)

• Main scheme under HRDF. Under this scheme, employers are free to

identify their own training needs and to implement their training programmes

to retrain and upgrade their employees’ skills in line with their operational

and business requirements.

• Prior approval must be obtained from HRDF. Reimbursement of allowable

training costs is based on the rate of financial assistance as determined by

HRDF from time to time. Payment is based on EMPLOYER’S CLAIM.

• Flexible and can be conducted as:

• In-house – Internal Trainer, External Trainer, Overseas Trainer

• Public – Local or Overseas

• Application must be submitted before training commences.

• Must engaged PSMB’s registered training provider if in-house programmes

(external trainer) or public programmes (local) being conducted or attended.

SBL SCHEME (SBL)

• Development Programme

• Diploma, Degree, Master & PHD – Full time or Part time

• Online Distance Learning

• enables employers to obtain the financial assistance in terms of

skills retraining and increase the knowledge of their workforce

under the online distance learning / E-learning programme

• Job Coach to Persons With Disablement (PWD’s)

• coaching type of programmes to PWDs as to equip them with

relevant skills.

• financial assistance which can be claimed from Human

Resources Development Fund (HRDF) is at the rate of

RM50.00 for the first 2 hours and RM30.00 for each subsequent

hour and not more than RM300.00 per day. This rate has been

fixed by the Social Welfare Department (DWS).

SBL SCHEME (SBL)

• Mobile Learning Application

• enables employers to obtain the financial assistance on Course

Fee/License Subscription and Development Cost for Mobile Learning

Application by the concept Bring Your Own Device (BYOD).

• Coaching and Mentoring Programmes

• the main purpose of this programme in the workplace is to motivate

employees to bring out the best of employees’ capabalities.

SBL-KHAS SCHEME(SBL KHAS)

• An extension from SBL.

• To assist employers in conducting training for their workers despite having cash flow

problems.

• Training provider, trainer and programme need to be registered and an agreement need to

be signed with PSMB.

• Employers are not required to pay the training fee to the registered training providers with

HRDF. Instead, HRDF will pay the fees to the training providers by deducting the amount

from the account of the employers' levy.

• Prior approvals must be obtained from HRDF. Reimbursement of allowable training costs

is based on the rate of financial assistance as determined by HRDF from time to time.

Payment is based on EMPLOYER (OTHER ALLOWANCES) & TRAINING PROVIDER

(COURSE FEE) CLAIM

• Can be conducted as in-house (external trainer) or public programme (local).

• Application must be submitted before training commences.

PURCHASE OF TRAINING EQUIPMENT & SETTING UP OF

TRAINING ROOM SCHEME (Alat)• Encourage employers to conduct more in-house programme to train and retrain their

employees.

• Purchase Of Training Aids – Example

– television set, VCR (video cassette recorders), VCD (video compact disc) player or

DVD (digital video disc) player

– overhead projector, multimedia, LCD and direct projector

– screen & white board, flip chart stand, chairs & tables

– training tape & video, training video compact disc

– mannequin;

– poster

– notebook (once in 2 years)

• Setting up of a training room is minor renovation for existing room available, it will be

considered accordingly based on minimum requirements for any training room. This

does not include the construction of a building, training centre or the rental of training

rooms.

• Prior approval is required.

PURCHASE OF TRAINING EQUIPMENT & SETTING UP OF

TRAINING ROOM SCHEME (Alat)

Financial Assistance

“Financial assistance is 100% subject to a

maximum of 30% of the levy balance on 1st

January in the year the application is

submitted”

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTER AIDED TRAINING SCHEME

(IT)

To encourage employers to train their employees internally by

using in-house IT training facility.

• Financial assistance up to a maximum of RM25,000 for the

purchase of personal computers for training purposes.

• Once in every 3 years – Employer’s HQ or Branches.

• Prior approval is required.

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHEME(ITS)

• Industrial Training is referring to students that are undergoing

practical training at the employer’s premise before graduating.

• Expose trainees to various aspects of industrial practices, work

experiences, ethics at the workplace and enhance trainee’s

knowledge in general workplace behavior (individual, employees,

employers and customers).

• Financial assistance to finance the trainee(s) monthly allowance and

other allowable cost to undergo the Industrial Training or Practical

Training (On-Job) at the employer’s premise.

• Application must be submitted before training commences.

INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHEME(ITS)

Financial Assistance

• Trainee monthly allowance – Maximum of RM500/month/trainee

• Minimum duration of the training is 2 months to 8 months maximum

• Personal Protective Equipment (1 set only)

• Insurance Coverage (if any)

“Financial assistance is based on to 20% of the levy

balance when the first application for the current year is

submitted”

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SCHEME

(RPEL)RPEL Scheme is a process of recognition on the skills and

competency according to the level determined by

recognition bodies.

• 1. Department of Skills Development (DSD)

• 2. Federation University Australia (FedUni)

• 3. Institute of Supply Chain Management (IoSCM)

• 4. Great Britain College Consortium (GBCC)

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SCHEME

(RPEL)

• This scheme allows registered employers to

apply registration fee for RPEL Scheme.

• Employers who have unpaid levies oroutstanding interest on outstanding levypayment are not entitled to enjoy thebenefits of this scheme

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING SCHEME

(RPEL)

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

“The financial assistance under this scheme will

only cover the Registration Fees that will be paid

directly by PSMB to Training Providers or

Employers”

FUTURE WORKERS’ TRAINING SCHEME (FWT)

Benefits

• Assist employers to obtain financial assistance to train Future

Workers before employment;

• Assist employer to employ talent who will be able to perform with

minimum supervision & training;

• To equip Future Workers with required skills & competencies under

the pre-employment training programme;

• Identify Future Workers’ competencies; and

• Increase quality of services.

FUTURE WORKERS’ TRAINING SCHEME (FWT)

Terms and Conditions

FUTURE WORKERS’ TRAINING SCHEME (FWT)

Financial Assistance

SME ON-THE-JOB TRAINING SCHEME (SME OJT)

• Encourage SMEs to train their workers using OJT programme that

will minimize the disruption involved in sending workers to external

training.

• Can be conducted in series of sessions, at least 1 hour in duration

per session.

• Minimum duration is 4 hours and maximum duration is 300 hours.

• Trainer to trainee ratio - minimum 1:1 or maximum 1:4

• No prior approval required, claim application submitted immediately

after the date of the last session with the rate of RM5/trainee/hour.

• The trainer should conduct an assessment on the trainee to verify

the achievement of this competency and the trainee should achieve

satisfactory level of skills competency to perform the job after the

OJT.

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