airasia academy collaborates with MOHR to nurture industry-ready TVET graduates
KUALA LUMPUR, 16 March 2023 - Capital A’s edutech arm, airasia academy has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) with the Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) to provide technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programs in line with industry standards and meets current market demands.
The collaboration between airasia academy and MOHR aims to develop industry-ready TVET talents with in-demand and highly marketable skills in data analytics, software engineering and development, digital marketing, cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, logistics and aviation.
Director of Strategy & Innovation of airasia academy, Dr Ram Gopal Raj said, “We are honoured and pleased to be working closely with the Government and its agencies. Revolutionising the TVET education system is just part of our early forage into enhancing the national education system.
“airasia academy is the most advanced education facilitation platform in Asean and we strongly believe that it will make the journey to achieving the dreams of millions of Malaysians a success. Exclusive content, great features all in one package, making it the fastest and most convenient way to a wonderful career and it’s open to everyone.”
This tie-up between airasia academy and MOHR follows Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s recent call for cooperation between the private sector and government-linked companies (GLCs) to be intensified in a bid to empower the TVET.
Realising the importance of the collaboration and the benefits of industry involvement to ensure the efficiency of TVET programs, the Government and its agencies are working closely with airasia academy to co-organise TVET courses at public skills training institutes (ILKA) around the country.
Apart from offering training modules and developing talents, the cooperation also include job placement opportunities besides upskilling and reskilling programs, On-Demand Learning (ODL) subscriptions as well as full utilisation of airasia academy’s Learning Management System (LMS) to monitor the learners’ progress.
Recently recognised for its contribution towards Capital A’s (formerly known as AirAsia Berhad) achievements in human capital development by the Human Resource Development Corporation (HRDC), airasia academy plays a pivotal role in building a tech talent pipeline to bridge the skills gap by reskilling and upskilling the current and budding workforce to be more agile and competitive in the digital economy.
The region’s fastest growing one-stop edutech platform provides a comprehensive ecosystem to fulfil the education and employment needs of all learners with affordable, accessible and inclusive ODL, accredited ILT for in-demand tech courses such as Digital Marketing, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Analytics, Software Engineering and Cybersecurity to the LMS which streamlines and elevates the learners journey as well as Job Placement service for its job-ready graduates.
To find out more about how you or your organisation can benefit from airasia academy’s edutech services, visit www.airasiaacademy.com.