![]() The schedule of programmes is compact, with a balanced combination of 70% Lecture Classes and Practical Classes, and 30% of real world projects that pushes learners to reach their full potential, seven days a week, for a total of 160 hours. With the increase of digital talent, we’re able to be more responsive to rapid globalisation and new business demands,” says Eric Ku, executive director of iTrain Group.Īll the microdegree programmes include 160 hours of F2F or virtual classes, real world projects, career support and micro-credentials certificate by AeU. “We designed this program with the intention of building more technology inventors instead of technology consumers. 5) micro-credentials as a critical asset to upskill and reskill workforces because of its much smaller learning modules than conventional academic awards, allowing learners to achieve their goals within a shorter period of time. ![]() The Malaysian Qualification Agency recognises (2019, p. Presently, there are only 14,000 data professionals and 8,000 cybersecurity professionals within the country, opening up more opportunities for individuals to venture into a tech career. These jobs will be spread out amongst emerging areas such as FinTech, Creative Content, eCommerce, IoT, Big Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The Malaysian Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) predicted a total of 540,000 digital jobs available within the year, which is a 15% growth from previous years. Talent and Learning Solutions for APAC from LinkedIn lists that the highest-ranked emerging jobs are all related to technology, naming a few like UX Designer, Data Scientist and Full-Stack Engineer. The Malaysian Employer Federation (MEF) acknowledges that graduates often end up in jobs that do not match their academic qualifications while universities show major delays in transforming content to suit current job market demands. ![]() The university is known for its unique curricula of blended offline and online learning that allows individuals to learn remotely, apart from on-campus programmes. The partnership with Asia e University assists in the rapid narrowing of the skills gap. Having transformed various industries, government sectors, and educational institutionsĭigitally through professional certification training for over a decade, iTrain Asia opens up doors that help the global community advance into the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Microdegrees are a single manifestation of Competency Based Education (CBE) which seek to tie credentialing to specific skills sets. In higher education, a microdegree is a credential focused upon a specified professional or career discipline and typically comprises one or more sources of accelerated educational experiences. An International AI solution provider has committed to employ 50 Deep Learning Engineers with a starting salary of US$960 (RM4,000). iTrain Asia is also open to partner with individual employers. ![]() The goal is to train 1000 non-tech graduates in the field of Data Engineering, Full-stack Development, UX Design and Deep Learning (AI) by year 2022.įor the employment of these graduates, iTrain Asia is partnering with PIKOM, The National Tech Association of Malaysia to engage its members. One of Asia’s leading digital technology certification body, iTrain Asia has partnered with Asia E University, to design Malaysia’s very first Digital Tech Micro Credentials Programme that focuses on reskilling non-tech individuals.
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