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Institutional development · Academic workforce and careers · Malaysia

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia puts 23 staff through HRD Corp trainer certification

Twenty-three employees of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) joined an in-house trainer certification course, which the university says should expand its pool of accredited internal trainers.

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Why it matters: USIM's own staff are the intended source of its accredited in-house trainers, with 23 employees now taken through the certification course.

USIM said 23 members of its staff took part in an HRD Corp Train The Trainer certification course delivered in-house at the university in 2026.

The university said the aim was to strengthen employee skills and to increase the number of accredited trainers drawn from within USIM.

The course was arranged by the training and development unit within the human resources division of USIM's Registrar's Department, in partnership with Sheq Management Consultant.

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

The 23 participating USIM employees are those directly affected; if they gain certification, the university will have more accredited trainers from its own ranks, the result USIM says it wants.

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