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SUMMARY OF MINISTRIES The Malaysian contingent at the ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) 2018 Bangkok
won 4 gold medals, 1 silver, 5 bronze medals and 21 medallions of excellence
from the 24 events, putting Malaysia in the fourth placing.
The success of winning 31 medals in total was the result of the cooperation from
various parties including TVET agencies and institutions, national experts,
coaches, and those who have contributed to the planning and preparation of
national representatives. A ceremony to celebrate the country’s delegation in the
ASC Bangkok 2018 was held on 5 September 2018 was held at KLIA upon their
arrival from Bangkok.

The national contingent of ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) Bangkok is welcomed home upon their arrival from
Bangkok

Such a programme was organised as part of the Government's efforts to
recognise youth and educators who have excelled in their respective fields and
who have helped promote skills training in Malaysia. The event brought together
more than 2,000 skilled people from various public and private agencies
throughout the country.
WSMB competition aimed at producing skilled workforce for industry needs by
recognising highly skilled youth and skilled workers; producing world-class
champions; raising public awareness on the importance of expertise to national
development; and selecting national participants to international skills
competitions.
The final round of WorldSkills Malaysia Youth Category (WSMB) 2018 was held
from 26 September 2018 to 2 October 2018 at four locations, namely the Centre
for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST), Taylor’s University, Wood
Industry Skills Development Centre (WISDEC) and Akademi Binaan Malaysia
(ABM) Northern Region. In 2018, WSMB competition involved the participation of
221 skilled youths in 30 areas of skill. The participants were TVET students and
industry workers from all over the country.
The final round of WorldSkills Malaysia Instructor Category (WSMP) was held
from 20 September to 2 October 2018 at two locations, namely the Centre for
Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST) and UniKL-Malaysia France
Institute (MFI). Thirty seven instructors from public and private TVET institutions
competed in the finals, in six areas of expertise.

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