The Skills Upgrading Programme is aimed at enhancing the skills and capabilities of employees of SMEs in the technical and managerial levels, particularly in critical areas such as the electrical and electronics, information technology, industrial design and engineering fields.

Skills upgrading and retraining is vital to enhance the quality of the workforce in order to increase the effiency of SMEs and adapting to the dynamic business environment.

The objective are:

• To enhance knowledge the owner the SMEs in managing business
• To enhance skills & capabilities employees of SMEs

Grant of 70% on the training fees for SMEs are for Technical and Soft Skills

Currently SME Corp. Malaysia has appointed 44 training centres to undertake technical and soft skills training for SMEs:

        1.      Agensi Nuklear Malaysia

2.      AJA EQS Certification (M) Sdn. Bhd.

3.      FMM Institute

4.      GDP Training & Resources Sdn. Bhd.

5.      German-Malaysian Institute (GMI)

6.      Global Perfection Sdn Bhd

7.      Halal Industry Development Corporation Sdn Bhd

8.      Hasani Management & Consultancy Sdn Bhd

9.      Infor Resources System Sdn Bhd

10.  Innovation and Commercialisation Centre - Universiti Technologi Malaysia (ICC-UTM)

11.  Institute of Marketing Malaysia (IMM)

12.  Johor Skills Development Centre (PUSPATRI)

13.  Kedah Industrial Skills and Management Development Centre (KISMEC)

14.  Kulim Technology Management Sendirian Berhad (KTMSB)

15.  Leadership Resources (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd

16.  Malacca Industrial Skills Development Centre (MISDC)

17.  Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)

18.  Malaysian Academy of SME Entrepreneurship Development Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (MASMED, UiTM)

19.  Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)

20.  Malaysian Institute of Management (MIM)

21.  Mid-Commerce Solution Sdn Bhd

22.  MIGHT-METEOR Advanced Manufacturing Adn. Bhd. (AMI)

23.  National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

24.  Negeri Sembilan Skills Development Centre (NSSDC)

25.  Octagon Petroleum Technology Sdn. Bhd.

26.  Pahang Skills Development Centre (PSDC Pahang)

27.  Pelita Maslaut Sdn. Bhd.

28.  Penang Skills Development Centre (PSDC Penang)

29.  Perak Entrepreneur and Skills Development Centre (PESDC)

30.  Perwira Conquest (M) Sdn.Bhd

31.  Pusat Pembelajaran Berterusan - Universiti Teknikal Malaysia (PBB-UTeM)

32.  Pusat Pengajian Berterusan & Pembangunan Profesional (CENFED)

33.  Sabah Skills and Technology Centre (SSTC)

34.  Sarawak Skills Development Centre (PPKS)

35.  Selangor Human Resource Development Centre (SHRDC)

36.  Sembilan Resources Management (M) Sdn. Bhd (SRM)

37.  SIRIM Berhad

38.  TATi University College (TATiUC)

39.  Taylor’s University

40.  Trainex Consultancy (Asia) Sdn Bhd

41.  TWI Services Sdn Bhd

42.  Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)

43.  Universiti Tun Abdul Razak Sdn. Bhd. (UniRazak)

44.  University of Malaya Centre For Continuing Education (UMCCed)