Published: 04 March 2021
After this expansion, all industries are now covered under HRDF s training except for Federal & State Government, as well as NGOs involved in social welfare activities.
The expansion implies an increase in the number of employers and industries covered, thus an increase in employees that are eligible for training under HRDF from the current 2.5mn in 2020 to 6.1mn effective March 2021.
In a nutshell, after this expansion, all industries are now covered under HRDF s training except for Federal & State Government, as well as NGOs involved in social welfare activities.
This push is mandated by the Government in the 11
th Malaysia Plan (11MP) under Strategic Thrust 5 - Focus Area C: Strengthening the Lifelong Learning for Skills Enhancements where the access to Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) is to be expanded to all industries.