June 2016

PROMOTING RECOGNITION OF PRIOR ACHIEVEMENT
MSI will be conducting two (2) promotional activities in the form of seminars topromote Recognition of Prior Achievement (RPA) or also known as Pengiktirafan
Pencapaian Terdahulu (PPT). The first will be held for the central region in Kuala
Lumpur at Menara MITI on 19 July 2016 and the second for the northern region inSeberang Prai, tentatively on 18 August 2016.
RPA/PPT comes under the purview of the Department of Skills Development(DSD)/Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK) – an agency under the Ministry of
Human Resources of Malaysia (MoHR). JPK is designed mainly to confer
recognition to individuals who are able to demonstrate their respective skills as
outlined in the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) based on pastworking experience into recognised certificates by DSD/JPK.
The objective of this seminar is to provide a better understanding and explanation
on how a person with skilled work experience can benefit from the RPA/PPT
scheme by converting years of working experience into recognised certificates.
The following information taken from the promotional leaflet of JPK provides anappreciation of RPA/PPT:MSI & Related Events inJune / July / August 2016
FMM Technology Talk : Real - Time
Inventory Tracking System for SMI/SME
19 July 2016
Kuala Lumpur - Wisma FMM
T: 03-6286 7200 (Ms Mira)
E: siti_hajar@fmm.org.my

SHOWCASE MALAYSIA IN CONJUNCTION
WITH VIETBUILD HANOI 2016
20 – 24 July 2016
Wisma FMM, Kuala Lumpur
T: +603 – 62077110 (Wong Pooi Kuan)
E: pooikuan@matrade.gov.my
SPECIALISED MARKETING MISSION
ON CONSTRUCTION AND RELATEDSERVICES TO PALEMBANG AND JAKARTA
8 – 12 August 2016
Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia
T: +603 – 62077110 (Ms. Norzanah)
E: norzanah@matrade.gov.my
SPECIALISED MARKETING MISSION
ON CONSTRUCTION AND RELATEDSERVICES TO PALEMBANG AND JAKARTA
23 – 26 August 2016
Yangon, Myanmar
T: +603 – 62077110 (Ms. Norzanah)
E: norzanah@matrade.gov.myWe welcome comments and feedback:T: 03-6208 4652
F: 03-6211 2445
E: admin@malaysiasteelinstitute.com
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June 2016

SPECIALISED MISSION FOR IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY PLAYERS TO MYANMAR 2016
Tentatively this is expected to take place 14-16 August 2016, done jointly with MATRADE and MISIF. Those interested can express
your interest to MISIF, if you are a member of MISIF, or can send in your applications to us at MSI – forms are available in ourwebsite: www.malaysiasteelinstitute.com.
In joining this mission, qualified SMEs can avail to the Market
Development Grant (MDG):• Incorporated under the Companies Act 1965;• At least 60% equity is owned by Malaysian(s);• Exporting products made in Malaysia or Malaysianservices; and• Fulfilling the certain other criteria. More details areavailable at this web address:
http://www.jsm.gov.my/market-development-grantmdgOthers can also avail to deductions for promotion of exports(http://www.hasil.gov.my/pdf/pdfam/Guidelines_POE.pdf),
or Double Deduction on Expenses for Promotion of Exports
and the details are available at
http://www.treasury.gov.my/index.php?option=com_conten
t&view=article&id=700&Itemid=2535&lang=en

FACTORY VISIT: RELIANCE FOUNDRY (M) SDN BHD
17 June 2016 – A visit to Reliance Foundry (M) Sdn. Bhd. (RF) was conducted to get an appreciation of work processes involved infoundry work among others, pattern making, core and mould making, tapping and casting to form moulds.

Established in 2001, RF is located in Rawang, Selangor and provides foundry casting solutions to meet customised requests. RF is
ISO 9001:2008 certified and products produced cover palm oil mills, excavator & tractor companies, quarries, brick manufacturers,
shipping marine industries – RF is ABS approved to produce ferrous casting for use in marine applications and, does general casting
to other industries. It also exports its products to a number of countries.
MSI would like to express its sincere appreciation to RF for the cooperation and support shown in sharing its expertise in the areaof foundry work.
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