.: INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Introduction
Who Will Benefit
Key Collaboration
Courses
Tools & Technologies
Certification

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Introduction

SHRDC started the ICT courses to meet the industry demand for competent personnel. A crucial trigger for the demand of human resource with high-end and niche ICT skills was Multimedia Super Corridor.

As a standard, SHRDC’s courses are developed on the basis of curricular appropriation as advised by the industries. To make sure they match the world class benchmark the design and development are carried out in collaboration with established partner institutions around the world. The strategy applies to all of the ICT courses at SHRDC. The overseas partners for the current ICT courses are FeaBhas (UK) – real time embedded systems; Boxhill College, Australia – programming, database, internet technologies and e-commerce; Motorola University – software engineering; and SSA Global / Solidcamp – enterprise resource planning. Hence, the ICT courses mark a high level of customization to meet the occupational needs of the industries. Experience in the past years has shown that they equip participants with the necessary competencies that make them aptly employable by the industries.

The ICT courses at SHRDC are offered for all levels of occupational groups including line operators, administrators, engineers and managers.

Moreover, all of the courses at SHRDC are competency-based that focuses on capability building. The participants deal with real world or workplace situations and applications and engage in hands-on learning. The courses are conducted by a pool of trainers who have been identified for related work experience, expertise and appropriate educational background. Before they venture into their instructional responsibilities, they are trained in-house on the principles and methodology of competency-based instruction.

The facilitation of the learning sessions as well is closely monitored. The class sizes are controlled so that every participant has access to a computer and other necessary equipment at the same time equitable chance of participation. Participants’ learning is also augmented through assessment activities and projects that require them to demonstrate the newly acquired capabilities.

Who Will Benefit

Through SHRDC’s courses, participants will be able to obtain the relevant knowledge and skills to meet industry requirements and future trends. Participants will also be equipped with capability in advanced competency such as Software Engineering Standards (CMMi).

SHRDC’s courses will serve as a power base for course participants to build their careers in the ICT industry. It will also benefit existing industry professionals as an avenue for them to upgrade their skills and expertise through cutting-edge training programmes and keep updated on the latest technologies.

SHRDC also works closely with the private sector in the upgrading of their employees’ skills. SHRDC’s curriculum and schedules for our short courses’ can be customized to suit the companies’ specific goals and business objectives. 

Key Collaboration

ICTs’ faculty comprises of experienced personnel from the industry and educational institutions who have been identified locally and in foreign countries for their track record in their respective areas. These experts are also trained professionals in the area of competency-based professional learning.

ICT courses have been jointly-developed with and certified by the following:

* FeaBhas (UK)
* Boxhill College, Australia
* Motorola University
* SSA Global / Solidcamp

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Courses

ICT offers both short and long term courses.

The short-term courses are mainly for the existing industry professionals who wish enhance continued opportunity in employment. The short courses are of a few-day duration but highly intensive. They enable the industry professionals to acquire capability in new and emerging technologies.

A detailed listing and schedules of the short courses that ICT offers can be found here.

The long-term courses are known as INSEP (Industrial Skill Enhancement Programme). It is an integrated training and development programme initiated and funded by the Malaysian government. INSEP aims at training graduate engineers on industry-relevant skills and knowledge so as to enhance their employability potential in the industry.

The full listing of INSEP courses is available here.

Tools & Technologies

SHRDC’s ICT training centre has purpose-built infrastructure and training facility for ICT and supports shared experimental facilities, in terms of both hardware and software.

This training facility is equipped with cutting-edge infrastructure and equipment such as:

* Latest workstations, high-end laptops, Pockets PCs, wireless fidelity networks, etc;
* High-speed broadband connection; and
* Computer laboratories – machine to student ratio of 1:1 at all times.

Certification

Upon successful completion of our ICT courses, SHRDC participants will be awarded a competency certificate. These certificates are awarded by one of the prestigious industry training centres that jointly-developed SHRDC’s courses:

* FeaBhas (UK) – real time embedded system;
* Boxhill College, Australia – programming, database, internet technologies and e-commerce;
* Motorola University – software engineering; and
* SSA Global / Solidcamp – enterprise resource planning.