Definitions

1. In-house training

Courses attended by employees from one company whether at employers’ premises, training providers premises or at hotels.

(The maximum number of 35 trainees is allowed per session)

2. Public training

Courses attended by employees from more than one company whether at training providers premises or at hotels.

(The maximum number of 9 pax per employer is allowed per training programme.)

3. Overseas training

Courses that are conducted outside Malaysia

Training in specific fields involving high technology, new technology, new product development, research & development, engineering, marketing and strategic management are 100% reimbursable, while others are subjected to only 50% reimbursement.)

4. Seminar/conferences

Seminars and conferences to gain knowledge and insights on new and emerging technologies are claimable under HRDF

Financial assistance to be granted to each employer to attend conferences and seminars for any one year will be subjected to a maximum of 20% of total levy paid in the previous year. This is to ensure that adequate fund will be available for retraining and skills upgrading.

Allowable costs

The following allowable costs shall qualify for financial assistance:-

1. Fees

Course fees for public courses conducted locally and the maximum amount allowable is RM1, 000 per day. For in-house training, fees paid to external trainers/ instructors for duration of the training programme. The maximum fee allowable is RM3, 500 per day

2. Internal trainers allowance

For internal trainers/instructors conducting in-house programmes, employers can claim for allowances up to a maximum of RM500 per day.

3. Daily allowance for overseas trainer

Where overseas trainers/instructors are engaged, the maximum daily allowance payable is RM400 per day or the actual raid paid by employers, whichever is the lesser. The amount includes allowances for food, accommodation and land transportation which are payable to the trainers/instructors for the duration of the training porgrammes.

4. Daily allowances

Daily allowances which include allowances for food, accommodation, and land transportation for the duration of the training programmes subjected to:-

1. Total training hours must be at least 7 hours
2. There will be no daily allowance for in-house porgramme conducted at employers’ premises except for trainers or trainees from branches/headquarters and vice versa
3. External programme- where training is conducted within a radius of 50 km (one way) from the workplace of trainees, a maximum daily allowance of RM80 per trainee per day or the actual rate paid by employers, whichever is the lesser.
4. External programme- where training is conducted beyond 50km (one-way) from the workplace of trainees, a maximum daily allowance of RM200 per trainee per day or the actual rate paid by employers, whichever is the lesser.
5. Trainees’ daily allowances for training conducted for at least 4 hours (only for programme with a minimum duration of 7 hours)- employers are eligible to obtain financial assistance at half of the fixed daily allowanc

     5.    Daily allowance for overseas training

The daily allowance for any overseas training is subject to a maximum of RM600 per day or the actual rate paid by employers, whichever is the lesser. The amount includes allowances for food, accommodation and land transportation which are payable to the trainees for the duration of the training programmes

6. Economy rate airfare

Trainees, internal trainers from corporate headquarters/ subsidiaries/ branches and overseas trainers conducting training at other branches and subsidiaries in other towns will be allowed for airfare at the economy rate. The costs of airfare cover airport tax, administrative fee and fuel surcharge.

7. Consumable training materials

All employers are eligible to apply and claim the costs of consumable traning materials except under the Joint Training Scheme where only the organizing employers are eligible to apply and claim the cost of the consumable training materials. If the total cost of consumable training materials per programme is more than RM100, a detailed breakdown showing the items and cost is required

8. Hotel rental package/ rental of training premises

The cost of hotel rental/ rental of traning premises, which is normally in the form of a seminar package, should not exceed the total daily allowances claimed for trainnes and internal trainers. To enable PSMB to ascertain this, employers must attach quotations from hotels/training providers together with their applications for training grants under the SBL, SBL-khas, PLT or Joint Training Scheme. Employers are encouraged to select hotels/training providers’ premises nearest to their workplace

Employers are allowed to conduct in-house training programmes externally in hotels/training providers’ premises located beyond 50km from their workplace. However, the hotels/ training providers’ premises must be located within the same state or neighboring states. For example, employers located within Kuala Lumpur or Selangor can organize “in-house training” in Pahang, Perak or Negeri Sembilan.

9. Transportation

For in-house programmes conducted at hotels or training provider’s premises, employers are eligible to apply for cost of transportation if it is provided.

Where the mode of traveling for trainers and trainees is by charterd coaches/ buses, quotations from transport companies must be submitted. However, the total costs of hotel rental and traveling must not exceed their maximum daily allowances payable.

10. Meal allowances

For in-house programmes conducted within employers’ premises, employers are eligible to claim meal allowances up to RM10 per trainee per day. Internal trainers are also eligible for meal allowances. However, meal allowances can only be considered for programmes with at least 7 hours per day.