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CIDB Malaysia allocates RM70 million to help construction industry players affected by MCO The Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia has allocated RM70 million to implement several strategic programmes aimed at enhancing the capabilities and capacity of construction industry players affected by the Movement Control Order (MCO). Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the allocation is aligned with Malaysia’s policy to increase the use of technology, reduce reliability on foreign workers and create local jobs. The programmes are scheduled to be implemented this year, and are aimed at training a total of 30,000 industry players consisting of contractors, construction workers and youths in the areas of building skills, supervision and management as well as the adoption of technology in construction. “It is estimated that a total of 17,700 local workers and youths will be able to benefit from training programmes in the form of “Skilling, Reskilling, Upskilling”, where accreditation will be provided. In addition, CIDB Malaysia will provide apprenticeship programmes, offering 6 Building & Investment | www.b-i.biz
placement opportunities for 7,800 local youths at construction companies to obtain training and working experience,” said Datuk Seri Fadillah in a statement. “A total of 3,700 construction personnel and local youths will also be trained in the field of project supervision and management, while another 400 will be trained in the field of construction site security,” he added. Datuk Seri Fadillah also highlighted that in addition to these efforts, CIBD Malaysia will launch several initiatives to enhance the use of technology among contractors. It plans to develop local manufacturers with industrialised building system (IBS) capabilities and facilitate local contractors in switching from conventional systems to the IBS. CIDB Malaysia will also provide subsidies to industry players to purchase Building Information Modelling (BIM) software. “CIDB Malaysia has also developed mobile applications named Contractor4U to facilitate homeowners to search and obtain services from local small contractors. Registration for the
Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
application is open to all contractors, especially from the G1 and G3 contractors. So far a total of 4,500 contractors have been registered in the application,” he added. These initiatives are in addition to the CIDB Caring Package worth RM9 million, which was announced on 7 May 2020 during the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO).
