Pengenalan Kursus

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Competency Overview

This NCS document provides a structured framework with a set of activities to enable individuals to be certified as a trainer.



1.2 Rationale of NCS Development

To date, several standards and programmes are being used for certifying trainers in Malaysia. These standards include the National Competency Standard (NCS) Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB) Certified Trainer, AdA International – Vocational Trainer Qualification, Vocational Training Operation (VTO) and Cert. IV Training and Assessment. In addition, programmes such as NIOSH Train The Trainer, National Dual Training System (NDTS) Coach Training Programme, NDTS Trainer Training Programme and City & Guilds Teaching, Training and Assessing Learning are also offered in certifying trainers.



At the regional level, the “Standard for In-company Trainers in ASEAN Countries” (July, 2016) was recently introduced as an agreed upon common standard for in-company trainers. The standard was developed by six participating ASEAN countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BiBB) and Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie (KIT) to encourage effective in-company vocational training in the Mekong Region. The ASEAN standard supports a better cohesion between education and training systems and the labour market by synchronizing education standards and work demands in the ASEAN countries. Central to the in-company trainer’s activities is to plan and conduct Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) competently and effectively. Thus, the standard was recommended as a blueprint for other ASEAN countries with further development and adaptation to the situation of these countries. Table 1 summarizes the available standards and programmes in Malaysia and ASEAN.



The Malaysian standards and programmes offered are similar to the ASEAN and AdA International standards. The existing NCS PSMB Certified Trainer was endorsed in 2011 and due for revision. The NDTS Coach Training Programme and NDTS Trainer Training Programme need to be upgraded to a standard equivalent to ASEAN and AdA International standards. This NCS is developed as an overarching standard that encompasses the existing standards and programmes.