Ingenieur Vol. 75 ingenieur July 2018-FA | Page 29

TALENT CULTIVATION
In 2006, the MBIPV project initiated a
programme in Malaysia to cultivate talent in
designing, testing and commissioning GCPV
systems. The initial setting-up involved an
international expert, who is accredited by the
International Sustainable Power Quality (ISPQ)
as Master Trainer, to train local experts. At the
end of the Train-of-Trainer (ToT) programme, two
experts from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Shah Alam, were appointed as the first local
trainers. Since then, GoM, through the then PTM
and Ministry of Energy continued the effort in
churning out competent local professionals and
improving the various aspects at different levels.
Presently, these competency programmes are
conducted independently by SEDA and are on-
going as follows:
• PV Design Engineers – conducted at
UiTM and Selangor Human Resource
Development (SHRDC).
• PV Installers – conducted at Akademi
Binaan Malaysia (ABM) Wilayah Utara;
SHRDC; Kedah Industrial Skills and
Management Industrial Centre (KISMEC);
Terengganu Skills Development Centre
(TESDEC).
• PV Technology for Chargeman/Wireman
– conducted at Universiti Kuala Lumpur
(UniKL) Gombak; Unversiti Teknikal
Melaka (UTEM); ABM Wilayah Utara; Kolej
Kemahiran Tinggi MARA (KKTM) Pasir
Mas; Institut Kemahiran MARA (IKM) Kota
Kinabalu.
• Train-of-Trainer (ToT) – conducted at UiTM
Shah Alam.
WAY FORWARD AND CONCLUDING
REMARKS
The inevitable upcoming technologies directly
related to GCPV systems that are coming to our
doors now are:
• Energy Storage Systems (ESS)
• Electric Vehicle charging stations
• Smart Grid (SG) technology
Malaysia, like the rest of the world must
move forward with regards to RE technology
generally and PV especially. It is very clear that
there is a geo-political-economic power play,
not just around the globe, but in our region as
well. One of our neighbours is already leading in
becoming a financial hub for RE in ASEAN, whilst
another is already well known for vast capacities
of PV installations. The truth is, Malaysia, with
a combination of experienced personnel in the
authority, industry, and academia, has a whole
lot of field experience, capability, competency
and documented know-how in this area. What we
need now is confidence and a kick-start to make
the quantum leap as the leading service provider
in the region. For this, Malaysia needs to make
good in the following areas to create an appealing
business package:
Institutional matters:
• Policy – clear and definitive.
• Financing – attractive.
• Legal – cover all angles.
Technical matters:
• Products – high quality and acclimatized.
• Engineering – well trained, competent and
talented.
• Monitoring – adept, automated and flexible.
Human capacity programme:
• Quality – competency programme must be
high quality.
• Systematic – training with high repeatability.
• Organized – dedicated system of admin &
implementation.
Organisation and enforcement:
• Standards – compatible with international
standards.
• Guidelines – practical, conducive and easy
to use.
• Procedures – safe, practical and
accountable.
The only way to go for Malaysia now is –
forward!
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