Opportunities

Skills enhancement training programs for Malaysia’s downstream oil and gas industry workforce, to meet the manpower requirements of the industry in Pengerang Integrated Petroleum Complex (PIPC) and nationwide.

SKILLS IN OIL AND GAS PROGRAMME (SOGA)

SOGA comprises modular courses offering Malaysian manpower training in technical skills and competencies required by the downstream oil and gas industry.

Objectives

  • Equip Malaysian manpower with the right skillsets and technical competency to serve the downstream oil and gas industry.
  • Enhance Malaysian manpower’s job marketability, employability, and ability to command higher wages in the downstream oil and gas industry.
  • Ensure availability of industry-ready skilled and competent Malaysian manpower and reduce dependency on foreign workers.

Priority Groups

  • New entrees into the Malaysia job market who require certification in technical skills and competency.
  • Present Malaysian workers seeking to refresh or upgrade their skillsets.
  • Malaysian youths, especially those from the moderate- and low-income groups, seeking to be gainfully employed in the downstream oil and gas industry.

Highlights:

  • 11 university and TVET institutions involved.
  • 45 training courses offered.
  • 1,990* manpower successfully trained since 2020.
  • 100% employment rate.

Training courses

  1. 6G Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) and CSWIP 3.0 Visual Welding Inspector
  2. Air Cooled Split Unit Installation and Maintenance
  3. American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) Liquid Penetrant Testing Level 2
  4. American Society for Non-Destructive Testing (ASNT) Ultrasonic Testing Thickness Measurement Level 2
  5. BGAS-CSWIP Blasting and Painting Grade 5a/5b + Painting Supervisor Grade 4
  6. Blasting & Painting Technician Level 2
  7. Boilerman Grade 1
  8. Boilerman Grade 1 & 2
  9. Boilerman Grade 2
  10. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) 3.1 Welding Inspector
  11. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) 3.2 Senior Welding Inspector
  12. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) 3G Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW)
  13. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) 3G & 4G Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW)
  14. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) 3G SMAW (Shield Metal Arc Welding) + Rope Access
  15. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) 6G Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
  16. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) 6G SMAW (Shield Metal Arc Welding) + Gas Tungsten Arc Welding
    17. (GTAW)
  17. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) Blasting & Painting
  18. Certification Scheme for Welding & Inspection Personnel (CSWIP) Ultrasonic Testing (UT) for Plant Inspection
  19. Certified Personnel for Metering Validation & Calibration
  20. Certified Steam Engineer
  21. Energy Manager Training Course (EMTC)
  22. Gas Pipe Fitter (High Pressure)
  23. Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
  24. IECEx Vibration and Protection in Explosive Atmospheres
  25. Integrated Welding
  26. Machine Vibration Analysis MVA - (Basic Level)
  27. Magnetic Particle Inspection (MPI)
  28. Mechanical Fitter
  29. Mechanical Fitter + Mechanical Joint Integrity (MJI)
  30. Mechanical Joint Integrity (MJI)
  31. Non-Destructive Testing - Radiographic Interpretation (NDT-RI)
  32. Onsite Machining
  33. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Authorised Entrant and Standby Person (AESP)
  34. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Authorised Entrant and Standby Person (AESP) + Working Safety at Heights (WAH)
  35. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Authorised Gas Tester & Entry Supervisor for Confined Space (AGTES)
  36. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Basic Rigging & Slinging (BRS)
  37. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Basic Safe Handling of Forklift Truck (SHFT1)
  38. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Fire Watcher Safety (FWS)
  39. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Safe Operation of High-Pressure Water Jetting (HPWJ) + Fire watcher safety (FWS)
  40. Oil and Gas Safety Passport (OGSP) + Site Safety Supervisor (SSS)
  41. Petrol and Diesel Engine Maintenance
  42. Process Control & Instrumentation
  43. Scaffolding Level 1 + Rope Access
  44. Single Phase Electrical Installation & Maintenance
  45. Tank Inspection

List of university and training institutions

  1. Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Johor
  2. Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Negara (NIOSH), Johor
  3. Akademi Binaan Malaysia (Johor) Sdn Bhd, Johor
  4. Institut Teknologi Petroleum PETRONAS, Terengganu
  5. Institut Latihan Perindustrian Pasir Gudang (ILPPG), Johor
  6. Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Mersing, Johor
  7. Institut Latihan Perindustrian (ILP) Miri, Sarawak
  8. Pusat Latihan Teknologi Tinggi (ADTEC) Batu Pahat, Johor
  9. Pusat Latihan Teknologi Tinggi (ADTEC) Kemaman, Terengganu
  10. Johor Skills Development Centre (JSDC), Johor
  11. Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara (IKBN) Bandar Penawar, Johor

*as of 30 June 2023

BRIDGING GAP PROGRAMME

To prepare graduates in petroleum, mechanical, electrical, chemical, instrumentation and any courses related to oil and gas as candidates for the oil and gas downstream industry workforce.

Objectives

To equip, develop and assist fresh and unemployed graduates with:

  • Skills Set and Knowledge: Relevant skills set, and knowledge as required by the downstream oil and gas industry especially in plant operations and plant maintenance activities.
  • Working Environment: Real working environment in the downstream oil and gas industry.
  • Employability: The right attitude and discipline that can enhance their employability and job placement in downstream oil and gas industry.

Priority Group

  • Malaysian graduates who have successfully acquired first degree in engineering (petroleum, mechanical, electrical and any courses related to oil and gas)

Highlights

  • 750 graduates trained since 2016.