Malaysia's Occupational Safety and Health training programme to be upgraded: HR Minister

The aim of the upgrade is to help meet the needs of the industry as well as enhance the effectiveness and access of NIOSH's training programmes.

The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will be upgrading its current Occupational Safety and Health Training (OSH) programme to cater to the needs of the industry, as well as leverage digital platforms to enhance the effectiveness and access of its training programme.

This was announced by Human Resources Minister YB. Steven Sim on Wednesday (3 January 2024) during his first official visit to the NIOSH headquarters. At the time of writing, no details on the timeline have been provided.

Additionally, the Ministry of Human Resources will continue to enhance the OSH programme to safeguard the welfare and wellbeing of the nation's workforce.

Currently, there are four types of training programmes provided by NIOSH:

• OSH Practitioners Programmes
• Competency / Certificate Programme
• Trainer’s Programme
• Safety Passport Programmes

Also present during the visit were Deputy Minister of Human Resources YB. Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Mohamad, Deputy Secretary General of KSM (Policy and International) Datuk Amran Ahmad, Deputy Secretary General of KSM (Operations), Datuk Norison Ramli, and Executive Director of NIOSH Tuan Haji Ayop Salleh.

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