Technical and vocational education and training and skills development

Launch of the ILO-MBAM-UK partnership for enhancement of a sector skills body and industry-led TVET modalities in the construction sector

The ILO and the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) team up to enhance the capacity of a sectoral skills body to deliver industry-led TVET/skills training modalities and to improve skills utilisation, employability, and career development paths of women and youth in the vulnerable groups in the construction sector.

Launching ceremony The ILO-MBAM-UK partnership for enhancement of a sector skills body and industry-led TVET modalities in the construction sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Master Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM) team up to enhance the capacity of a sectoral skills body to deliver industry-led TVET/skills training modalities and to improve skills utilisation, employability, and career development paths of women and youth in the vulnerable groups in the construction sector. This implementation agreement is supported by the Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia (SfP-Malaysia), funded by the UK government.

Tentative Programme

9.00 am – 9.30 am Arrival of Guests & Registration
9.30 am – 9.35 am Safety Briefing
9.35 am – 9.40 am Welcome Remarks
Datuk Astaman Abdul Aziz, Deputy Secretary-General II,
MBAM/ MBAM-ILO Project Director
9.40 am – 9.50 am Presentation on Skills for Prosperity Programme in
Malaysia
Dr. Junichi Mori, Chief Technical Advisor, Skills for Prosperity
Programme (SfP) in Malaysia
9.50 am – 10.00 am Brief of the MBAM-ILO-UK Partnership on Pilot Project for
Construction Sector
Mr Foo Chek Lee, Immediate Past President,
MBAM/ MBAM-ILO Project Leader
10.00 am – 10.15 am Morning Refreshment
10.15 am – 10.40 am Arrival of YB Ir. Hj. Yusuf Abd. Wahab
Chairman of Construction Industry Development Board
Malaysia (CIDB)
National Anthem
Safety Briefing
10.40 am – 11.10 am Opening Remarks
1. Tan Sri Sufri Bin Haji Mhd Zin, President of Master
Builders Association Malaysia (MBAM)
2. Mr Kebur Azbaha, Acting Deputy High Commissioner,
British High Commission Kuala Lumpur
3. Ms Panudda Boonpala, Deputy Regional Director,
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
11.10 am – 11.25 am Launching Address
The Honorable Ir. Haji Yusuf Abd. Wahab,
Chairman of Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia (CIDB)
11.25 am – 11.45 pm Signing of MBAM-ILO Implementation Agreement
11.45 pm – 12.15 pm Press Conference
12.15 pm Lunch