December 2016

70th ANN JOO ANNIVERSARY DINNER
MSI & Related Events inJanuary 2017
FMM Factory Visit to Pacestar Industries(Selangor) Sdn Bhd
 10 January 2017
 Klang, Selangor
 T: +603 –9286 7200 (Ms Natalie Ng)
 E: natalie@fmm.org.myIndustry 4.0: The Next Industrial Revolution
 18 January 2017
 Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur
 T: +603 –6286 7200 (Ms Sandy) E: sandy@fmm.org.my

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
******************MSI continuously show our support to the iron and steel industry in Malaysia. CEO of MSI,
Mr Jarrod Lim, spent some time to attend the 70th Annual Dinner for Ann Joo on 1
December 2016. During the event held at Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Mr Lim was greetedby Dato’ Lim Hong Thye, Group MD, Ann Joo Resources Berhad.

KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND SMEs EXPO 2017
Date: 20 – 22 February 2017
Website: www.kuwaitkt.com
IRON & STEEL TRADE MISSION TO MYANMAR
The activity is postponed to 2017. MSI will keep allupdated.

48th FMM ANNUAL DINNER

Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers(FFM), one of the most establishedassociations in Malaysia, recentlycelebrated its 48th Anniversary on 1
December 2016 at The Majestic Hotel
Kuala Lumpur. MSI was also invited tocelebrate the auspicious occasion andwitness the exchanging of FMM’spresidency from Tan Sri Saw Choo Boon ofHeineken Malaysia Berhad to Tan Sri Dr
Lim Wee Chai of Top Glove Sdn Bhd.
Page 1 of 4

We welcome comments and feedback:T: 03-62084652
F: 03-6211 2445
E: admin@malaysiasteelinstitute.com

December 2016DATUK RAVINDRAN’S FAREWELL
It was indeed a great honour to be serving the country alongside charismatic people.
Mr Jarrod Lim represented MSI during a simple occasion to celebrate more than 30
years of service and to bid farewell to Datuk P Ravindran held at MITI Tower on 2December 2016.

VISIT TO MBAM

Iron and steel is one of the core part of the construction industry. An MSI delegation to Master Builders Association of Malaysia on 6 December
2016 was greeted by Mr Liew Hau Seng, Vice President and President of Building Materials Committee. The meeting discussed on the current
condition of iron and steel industry, especially for the construction material.

MSI HR DAYMSI embarked on a new journey with the inaugural MSI HR Day – Developing
Human Capital for Iron & Steel Industry in Malaysia held on 9 December 2016. The
programme was officiated by YB Datuk Hj Ahmad Hj Maslan, MITI Deputy Minister(Industry). The event aimed at initiating the Human Resource (HR) Development
Plan at MSI and establishing its approach to serve the iron and steel industry forhuman capital development via training. It also served as the platform to explore
the HR needs of the industry and feedback through a survey on Training NeedAnalysis (TNA).
Page 2 of 4

December 2016

COURTESY VISIT TO BMDAM
A second Promotional Seminar on the “Scheme of Recognition of PriorAchievement (RPA)” also known as “Pengiktirafan Pencapaian Terdahulu” (PPT)
jointly organized by the Malaysia Steel Institute and Department of Skills
Development, Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) on 18 Aug 2016 at Pearl
View Hotel, Penang. This activity fits well with MSI’s strategic thrust on Human
Resource Development - to scale up the skills of the persons employed by theiron and steel industry, enhance workforce competency towards achieving thegoals set in line with the Ministry of Human Resource.
The event was attended by more than 31 participants comprising mainly of HR& management level personnel from the iron and steel mills. Presentations weremade by experts from En. Faisal bin Ahmad on “Pentauliahan Pencapaian
Building Materials Distributors’ Association of Malaysia (BMDAM) received a visit by Mr Jarrod Lim, CEO of MSI on 22 December
Terdahulu (PPT)”, En. Mohd Baktiar on “Sistem Persijilan Kemahiran Malaysia
2016. This visit is a part of MSI’s initiative in getting in touch with the industry. Mr Yang Kian Lock, President of BMDAM was also(SPKM)”
Mr. Rajasurian
on “SistemLatihan
DualissuesNationalpresent toandsit down
for a quick discussion
on the current
in the(SLDN)”
iron and steel industry and moving forward.
The Q & A session saw numerous questions posed by enthusiastic participants
and these were fully clarified by the speakers.

MSI CEO on his speech
NOSS & PPT DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION MEETING

On 23 December 2016, a team from MSI met with the Department of Skills Development at their office in Cyberjaya for the submissionof 2017 Iron and Steel Proposal & Budget Requirement for NOSS and PPT. The proposal consisted of a few NOSS and PPT programmes,
inclusive of the revision of the following NOSS:• Level 3 - Steel Making Operation (MC-076-3:2013)• Level 4 - Steel Making Operation Management (MC-076-4:2013)• Level 5 - Steel Making Operation Management (MC-076-5:2013)

Oncertificate
behalfapplicationof BOD,formanagementand staffofPPT
MSI,
Also in the pipeline are activities to promote more PPT
the iron and steel industry
throughpromotional
programme. The tentative venue for the programme will be inwe
Prai, wouldKlang ValleyandJohor.
Inaddition,
alsotopromotethenew NOSS
like to wish all Malaysianfor “forming” sub-sector.

Page 3 of 4

December 2016

MNCs & SMEs SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE
A second Promotional Seminar on the “Scheme of Recognition of PriorAchievement (RPA)” also known as “Pengiktirafan Pencapaian Terdahulu” (PPT)
jointly organized by the Malaysia Steel Institute and Department of Skills
Development, Ministry of Human Resources (MOHR) on 18 Aug 2016 at PearlView Hotel, Penang. This activity fits well with MSI’s strategic thrust on HumanResource Development - to scale up the skills of the persons employed by theiron and steel industry, enhance workforce competency towards achieving thegoals set in line with the Ministry of Human Resource.
The event was attended by more than 31 participants comprising mainly of HR& management level personnel from the iron and steel mills. Presentations weremade by experts from En. Faisal bin Ahmad on “Pentauliahan Pencapaian
Terdahulu (PPT)”, En. Mohd Baktiar on “Sistem Persijilan Kemahiran Malaysia(SPKM)” and Mr. Rajasurian on “SistemLatihan Dual National (SLDN)”The Q & A session saw numerous questions posed by enthusiastic participants
and these were fully clarified by the speakers.

MSI CEO on his speech

MSI took part in the MNCs & SMEs Supply Chain Conference on 15 December 2016 at MITI Tower, which was officiated by Dato’ Sri
Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade & Industry. This inaugural conference that brought together more than 400
participants, is a collaborative effort by MITI and its nine agencies with MIDA as the lead organiser of the event. It featured threeplenary sessions focusing on the Electrical & Electronics, Aerospace, and Food & Beverages industries. Business meetings with 25
MNCs were also arranged. The meetings provided immense opportunities for deeper commercial collaboration between large andsmall companies across the board.

On behalf of BOD, management and staff of MSI,
we would like to wish all Malaysian

Page 4 of 4