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PEMBANGUNAN SUMBER MANUSIA BERHAD
(PSMB)
MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINE
B40 DEVELOPMENT
(B40 Dev)
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1.0 PURPOSE 3
2.0 OBJECTIVE 3
3.0 TARGET GROUP 3
4.0 TRAINING COURSES APPROVAL PROCESS 3
5.0 METHOD OF TRAINING 4
6.0 ELIGIBILITY AND ROLE OF TRAINING PROVIDERS 4
7.0 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT OF TRAINEES 5
8.0 PROCEDURES TO SUBMIT TRAINING APPLICATION BY TRAINEES 6
9.0 PROCEDURE TO SUBMIT TRAINING GRANT APPLICATION BY THE APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDERS
6
10.0 INSPECTION 8
11.0 PROCEDURES FOR CLAIM SUBMISSION BY APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDERS
9
12.0 TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION (PSMB-TEE) 11
13.0 LEGAL ACTION 12
14.0 AMENDMENTS 12
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1.0 PURPOSE
1.1 The purpose of this guideline is to guide training providers and trainees
through the procedures and implementation mechanism for B40
Development initiative.
2.0 OBJECTIVE
2.1 The B40 Development initiative (B40 Dev) is aimed to equip community and
employees from the B40 household income group or vulnerable groups with
specific skills and knowledge to up-skill, gain entrepreneurship skills and drive
self-employment outcome.
2.2 The objective of B40 Dev is to equip trainees with skills and knowledge to
enable them venturing into businesses to gain better income.
3.0 TARGET GROUP
3.1 The target group for B40 Dev is Malaysians from B40 household income
group.
3.2 The B40 group is defined as a class of Malaysian citizens who earn a
household income as per classification by the Department of Statistics.
The household income is referring to the overall income earned by
household members sharing a particular household or place at
residence. The definition will be updated in line with the definition defined by
Government of Malaysia (if any).
3.3 The applicants must be from eligible B40 household income group and also a
recipient of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) or any other government
assistance such as MySalam, PeKa B40, eKasih specifically designed
for B40 Household income.
4.0 TRAINING COURSES APPROVAL PROCESS
4.1 Training providers are requested to submit their proposal according to the
Proposal Format Template for PSMB consideration.
4.2 Once the initial proposal evaluation process has been completed, shortlisted
proposal will be presented to the PSMB Selection Committee for its
deliberation.
4.3 Once the presentation process has been completed, the result will be
informed and followed by the signing of Service Agreement, if applicable.
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4.4 Each approved training provider will be allocated with a certain stated quota.
Additional quotas are subject to the performance of the approved training
provider.
5.0 METHOD OF TRAINING
5.1 Under this scheme, training can be conducted either on full-time or part-time
basis at the declared venue as mentioned in the session plan submitted by
the approved training provider. The session plans for each group approved
by PSMB cannot be combined. Overlapping of session plan of each
group is strictly prohibited.
5.2 Approved training providers are advised to plan the training session
accordingly to avoid disruption of a company’s productivity. As such, classes
for employees are advised to be conducted on weekends or after office
hours.
5.3 The training can be conducted either in classroom or via online depending on
its suitability, which shall be declared during the grant submission. It is a
requirement to provide related supporting documents/ evidences for the
selected mode of training for grant and claim processes.
5.4 Training shall be conducted at the training venue convenient to the
trainees. The approved training provider is required to provide necessary
facilities during the training.
5.5 Approved training providers need to arrange for the relevant exam
examination and ensure trainees obtain the related certificate upon
completion of the training, if applicable. Legal action will be taken if the
approved training provider fails to comply with this requirement.
5.6 Approved training providers are strictly advised to adhere to the
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on social distancing set by the
Ministry of Health (MOH) during the training, including limiting the
number of trainees at one time in order to curb the spread of COVID-19
infection.
6.0 ELIGIBILITY AND ROLE OF APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDERS
6.1 Only the approved training providers under the B40 Dev initiative who have
duly executed the Service Agreement with PSMB are allowed to conduct the
training within the stipulated timeline given.
6.2 The maximum number of trainees allowed for each class is twenty-five (25)
participants. Approved training providers need to ensure the number of
trainees for each class is confirmed before the application is submitted to
PSMB.
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6.3 Approved training providers are responsible to record the attendance of the
trainees; declaring the entire claim and all accompanying information is true
and accurate as mentioned in the original Attendance Form.
6.4 Approved training providers are responsible to make sure the training
session conducted is based on the grant approval of PSMB and complies
with the requirements of the related certification body (if any). Training
provider shall communicate to both parties on any changes, inaccuracy or
any dispute between the requirements by the certification body and PSMB,
prior to the approval of PSMB or as soon as practicable.
6.5 Approved training provider must ensure the starter kit is provided to all
trainees upon completion of the training (if any). Training providers must
ensure the value and quality of the starter kit as per mentioned in the initial
proposal submitted to PSMB.
6.6 Approved training providers need to ensure that the commencement and
completion of the training are based on the Service Agreement duly executed
by both parties (PSMB and Training Providers).
6.7 Approved training providers shall verify the details and information of the
trainees and submit the completed form to PSMB.
7.0 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTITLEMENT OF TRAINEES
7.1 All Malaysian who falls under the B40 category are eligible to participate
in B40 Dev initiative.
7.2 Trainee is requested to provide the slip of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) or any
other government assistance specifically designed for B40 Household
income of the trainee as an evidence of B40 category during the submission
of applications. The slip must be submitted together with the Trainee
Application Form PSMB/B40DEV/1/20 to the approved training provider for
registration purposes.
7.3 Each trainee is only allowed to attend one course under the B40 Dev
initiative in order to widen the opportunities for more people to be benefitted
under this initiative.
7.4 Trainees must complete their tasks, assignments, projects and exam (if any)
as required and actively participate in all practical exercises, presentations
and role play as directed by the trainers.
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7.5 The entitlement / benefits of trainees who enroll in this initiative are as shown
below:
Entitlement and Benefits
• Fully sponsored training by PSMB
• Starter Kit to start a business or generate income as soon as the
training ends.
• Allowances of RM 25 per day based on the number of training days
with a maximum of RM500.
8.0 PROCEDURES TO SUBMIT TRAINING APPLICATION BY TRAINEES
8.1 Submission of the training application must be made through approved
training provider using the Trainee Application Form PSMB/B40DEV/1/20
attached with supporting documents as stated below:
(i) A copy of NRIC (Identity Card); and
(ii) Recipient confirmation slip of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) or any
other government assistance specifically designed for B40
Household income group, latest payslip; or income declaration
endorsed by the Commissioner of Oath.
8.2 Trainees are requested to fill up the form and sign the declaration part
and submit together with the supporting documents to the approved
training providers. Approved training providers are only allowed to receive a
complete form from the trainees. Approved training providers are requested
to verify the details in the application form to avoid any misleading or untruth
information of trainees.
9.0 PROCEDURE TO SUBMIT TRAINING GRANT APPLICATION BY THE
APPROVED TRAINING PROVIDERS
9.1 Upon due execution of Service Agreement, the approved training providers
shall submit a training grant application.
9.2 Approved training providers are required to key in the trainees’ information
into PSMB’s online system at least ten (10) working days before
commencement of the training. Approved training providers are advised to
submit the applications earlier to ensure approval is given before
commencement of the training. Approved training providers shall not
commence training unless PSMB has approved the training grant application.
9.3 Approved training providers must include the following supporting documents
in PSMB’s online grant system:
(i) A copy of NRIC (Identity Card); and
(ii) Recipient confirmation slip of Bantuan Sara Hidup (BSH) or any
other government assistance specifically designed for B40 Household
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income group, latest payslip; or income declaration endorsed by
the Commissioner of Oath.
9.4 Approved training providers must ensure that trainees’ information are
keyed into the system accurately, i.e. their name and their National
Registration Identity Card (NRIC) number. Any submission with incorrect
and/or falsified information will be queried and/or rejected.
9.5 Approved training providers are required to keep a hardcopy of the
application forms and supporting documents for inspection purposes.
PSMB reserves its rights to request for the original documents for
inspection purposes.
9.6 Approved training providers are required to submit the session plan online
for each particular class. The session plan is required for the purpose of
monitoring and inspection by PSMB. The session plan submitted to PSMB
shall take into account all public holidays and/or any additional holidays
declared. The session plan must be in accordance with the total training
days/ hours approved by PSMB. Changes to the session plan shall be
notified to PSMB at least three (3) working days before the training
commences.
9.7 The application may be queried if the details and/or supporting documents of
the trainee is incomplete and/or appears to be incorrect. Approved training
providers shall reply to the queries three (3) working days before the
commencement of the training.
9.8 Attendance form is required to be signed by each individual trainee
according to the training day and monitored by the approved training provider.
9.9 Withdrawal or replacement of trainees is allowed if approved training
providers notify PSMB officer via email three (3) working days before the
training commences. In the event the trainees withdraw after
commencement of training, replacement of trainees is not allowed.
However, withdrawal of trainees without replacement will affect the 70% claim
payment.
9.10 Any cancellation of the approved classes shall be informed by the
approved training providers via email to PSMB officer at least one (1) day
before the training session commences and approved training providers have
to refund the thirty per cent (30%) payment made earlier.
9.11 Request for a change of training date to a future date must be made three
(3) working days before the training commences. Approved training
providers are not allowed to bring forward the training date of approved
training application.
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9.12 Approval for the training grant application will be given within seventy two
(72) working hours upon receiving a complete application from the approved
training providers. A notification email will be sent to the approved
training providers upon the approval.
9.13 Approval of financial assistance for course fee is based on approved fees and
depends on the number of trainees upon grant approval.
9.14 Trainees are not required to pay the course fee and/or other fees to
approved training providers since the amount will be paid directly to the
approved training providers by PSMB.
10.0 INSPECTION
10.1 The PSMB Inspectorate Officers will conduct verification visits to the training
venue to verify on the compliance and attendance of trainees. During the visit,
the approved training provider and trainees shall give their fullest cooperation
to the PSMB’s officers.
10.2 During verification, all related documents such as the attendance form,
including the approval letter from PSMB are to be provided to the PSMB
officer for verification. PSMB Inspectorate Officers will be given the authority
to do the necessary for inspection purposes including interviewing trainees
and taking photographs and/or video of the classes in session.
10.3 All approved training providers shall ensure original attendance form is
maintained and available for inspection by PSMB at any time.
10.4 During inspection by the PSMB Inspectorate Officer, if the trainees are
found missing in the classroom, the attendance form of the trainees will
be marked as absent by the inspectorate officer. Failure to provide the
original attendance form and claim form will cause the claim to be queried.
10.5 For online training, verification will be conducted through the online platform.
Therefore, the link of the online classes should be emailed to
[email protected] twenty four (24) hours before the training
commences.
10.6 All approved training providers must ensure the staffs are capable to assist
the PSMB officers in charge during verification and always be available at the
training venue.
10.7 Stern actions including withholding and/or demanding refunds will be taken
upon breached of any terms or conditions stated herein.
10.8 PSMB reserves its rights to restrict any future engagement or suspend the
approved training provider if there is evidence or reasonable cause to believe
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that there is any breach of guideline or misleading statement(s) submitted to
PSMB.
11.0 PROCEDURES FOR CLAIM SUBMISSION BY APPROVED TRAINING
PROVIDERS
11.1 Claims for course fee allowances for trainees and starter kit are to be
submitted by approved training providers via online system and hard copy
using the Claim Form PSMB/B40DEV/2/20. All documents submitted online
must be scanned from the original copies. Payment shall be made directly to
the approved training provider based on the amount that was approved during
the grant approval.
11.2 The course fee is paid vide progress payments of 30:70. The initial thirty
percent (30%) of course fee (training) will be paid upon approval of training
grant (one week before commencement of the training). The seventy percent
(70%) of course fee will be submitted upon completion of training with copy of
certificate as proof.
11.3 Claim payment must be submitted through hardcopy original documents
and online of original scanned copy by approved training provider with
following documents:
(i) Claim Form PSMB/B40DEV/2/20
(ii) Invoice
(iii) Attendance Form
(iv) Copy of Certificate of Completion of Training for each trainee / Copy
of Registration Examination Slip for each trainee (For Professional
Course)
11.4 For training conducted via online, approved training providers have to provide
system generated attendance report. The report should contain the basic
information such as course title, training dates and details of trainees. In
addition, sixty (60) seconds of video recording is required to capture the
lecture/training session during claim submission.
11.5 The initial 30% of the course fee will be paid upon Grant approval (7 working
days before commencement of training). The approved training provider shall
submit the invoice for the 30% total fee approved, together with the training
session plan. PSMB reserves its rights to demand for refund of the 30%
payment paid or to set-off the amount from the total of 70% claims to be
paid (if any) due to the non-fulfilment of the eighty percent (80%)
attendance or withdrawal of trainees. These can be illustrated as below:
Claim Submission
30% Mobilisation Fee Upon Training Grant Approval
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Remaining 70%
Upon outcome (Self-employed)
(provided that trainee attendance rate
is 80% and above)
11.6 Approved training providers are required to submit the evidence of trainees
start their own business after completion of the training. The required
evidences are:
(i) Successful registration of business under Suruhanjaya
Syarikat Malaysia (SSM); or
(ii) Proof of business transaction / agreement of business.
11.7 Approved training providers may pay the allowances at the rate of RM25
per pax (per day) to the trainees and provide proof of payment vide
payment voucher and attendance report signed by each trainee as
evidence that the allowances has been paid.
11.8 In summary, the claim form and supporting documents required are as
follows:
Component Claimable Items Supporting Documents
Self-
Employment
30% Mobilisation
Fee (From total
approved fee).
• Course fee claim form
PSMB/B40DEV/2/20
• Invoice
Remaining 70%
Course Fee
(From total
approved fee).
• Course fee claim form –
PSMB/B40 DEV/2/20
• Invoice
• Evidence of generating income by
the trainees
• Payment Voucher (evidence of
allowances paid to trainees)
• Evidence of starter kit purchased
for trainees
• Evidence of exam/certification fee
paid to respective certifying body
• Attendance form
PSMB/B40DEV/3/20 or system
generated attendance report
• Summary of Output Assessment
11.9 Approved training providers must ensure that training is conducted as per
training session plan and the trainee’s attendance must be recorded for each
training day.
11.10 If the trainees are not present in the classroom during the inspection by
PSMB Inspectorate Officer, the attendance form will be marked in as absent.
The attendance form that has been marked by an inspectorate officer must
be attached together with the claim form during the claim submission.
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Failure to provide the original attendance and claim form will cause the
claim to be queried/ rejected.
11.11 Approved training provider must ensure all claims are submitted within three
(3) months upon completion of training. Claims submitted after three (3)
months upon completion of training will not be entertained.
11.12 Approved training providers must ensure that training is conducted as per
training schedule and the trainee’s attendance must be recorded for each
training day. Approved training providers are not allowed to submit
scanned or photocopied attendance and summary of evaluation
assessment.
11.13 Financial assistance for the course fee and examination fee is only one
off. Any revision or re-examination attempt by the trainee will be under his/her
own cost and expenses.
11.14 If there is any false or misleading declaration on the course fees by the
approved training providers, PSMB reserves its rights to demand for a refund
of payment either wholly or partially and/ or take necessary enforcement
actions.
12.0 TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION (PSMB-TEE)
12.1 PSMB-TEE is a holistic approach in assessing specific measures for training
courses and scheme divided into two (2) different assessments: Output and
Outcome. The higher the level, the more valuable the information and
significance it has to the overall training courses and scheme.
12.2 Output Assessment:
i. The purpose of this Output Assessment is to assess the immediate
reaction and to obtain feedback of trainees on the attended course.
ii. The approved training provider/ trainer must ensure that all approved
trainees under this scheme receive and complete the PSMB Output
Assessment Form on the final day of course. The completed forms
with signature are to be collected and summarised using the PSMB
Output Summary Template by the approved training provider/ trainer.
iii. The completed soft-copy of the Output Summary Template must be
submitted to PSMB within fourteen (14) working days from the final
date of course via https://bit.ly/hrdfsubmission. This mandatory
process must be adhered to complete the claim process.
iv. The form and template are accessible via PSMB website:
https://bit.ly/hrdftee under the Resources section.
v. Approved training providers must keep the completed hard-copy of
the Output Assessment Forms for a minimum of five (5) years from the
completion date of course for audit purposes by PSMB.
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12.3 Outcome Assessment:
i. The purpose of Outcome Assessment is to assess the actual
understanding and the application after the training.
ii. Issued to trainees at least six (6) months (max 05 years) after the
course ended, it measures whether trainees have successfully
achieved the desired objectives of this scheme through identified
leading indicators / learning objectives.
iii. PSMB will send the assessment link via email/ dedicated platform to all
participating trainees. Trainees are strongly encouraged to complete
the Outcome assessment within the stipulated time.
iv. Approved training provider / trainer must ensure that trainees’
particulars and contact details, especially email addresses from the
course registration are valid.
13.0 LEGAL ACTION
13.1 Employers and approved training providers are strictly advised to adhere to the
terms and conditions stipulated in this guideline. Legal action will be taken if
any of the parties involved fail to comply with these requirements.
13.2 Any person who makes in writing, or signs any declaration, return or other
document required by the PSMB Act 2001 and/or any regulations made under
the said Act which is untrue and/or incorrect in any particular including false or
misleading statement or document, or commits an offence and shall on
conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit or
imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both.
14.0 AMENDMENTS
14.1 PSMB reserves the right to change or amend to this guideline to strengthen
the implementation of the B40 Dev initiative. Approved training providers,
including the PSMB registered employers will be notified of any changes
made to strengthen the implementation of B40 Dev initiative.