Summary: Skim ini membolehkan majikan untuk mendapatkan bantuan kewangan dari segi latihan kemahiran dan meningkatkan pengetahuan pekerja masa depan mereka di bawah program latihan pra-pekerjaan.
Skim Latihan Future Workers (FWT)
Today’s world has changed tremendously in terms of technological development and business requirement. This change has created impacts on the nature of works where employers expect the newly recruited workers to be able to perform the assign duties immediately upon joining the organization with minimal training intervention. This scheme enables employers to obtain the financial assistance in terms of skills training and increase the knowledge of their future workers under the pre-employment training programme. Employers will be able to train their future workers with the required skills and competences before entering employment as permanent workers.
Employers are required to submit their application form using PSMB/FWT/1/11 under FWT Scheme at least seven(7) working days before the commencement of the training. The application form needs to be submitted to HRDF with a structured training programme (session plan) including orientation or familiarization programme and On-the-Job training on a daily basis (Guideline on the preparation of the structured training programme is per appendix A).
Application for financial assistance for future workers training can be approved subject to these following terms and conditions:-
(i) The maximum number of trainees per class is 20. (ii) Employers are eligible for Internal Trainer’s Allowances of RM500.00 per day. However if the number of trainees is less than five(5), employers are only eligible for Internal Trainer’s Allowance at the rate of RM5.00 per trainee per hour. Employers are not allowed to engage external trainer. (iii) The maximum duration of the programme is two(2) months. During the preemployment training, trainees may be given allowance up to maximum of RM500.00 per month. (iv) The financial assistance is given is subject to only in-house training at employers’ premises which is includes On-the-Job training. (v) Employers are also eligible for other allowable costs such as Meal Allowances of RM20.00 perday per employee and Consumable Training Materials. (vi) It is mandatory for trainees to be offered employment upon completion of the preemployment training.
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