TEEAM paid a courtesy call to CIDB for a dialogue session on 28th July 2017. TEEAM President, Ir Yong Ah Huat led TEEAM’s 8-member delegation to meet CIDB Chairman, Tan Sri Dr Ir Ahmad Tajuddin Ali and other Senior CIDB Officials; who were Dato’ Ir Ahamd ‘Asri Abdul Hamid (Chief Executive), Sr Sariah Abd Karib (Senior GM, Policy & Corporate Sector), Mr Megat Kamil Azmi (Senior GM, Operation Sector), Mr Mohd Nazli Ahmad Mahyadin (Senior GM, Personnel & Contractor Development Sector) and Tn Hj Razuki Hj Ibrahim (GM, Construction Quality & Safety, Technology Development Sector).
The aim of the visit was to be briefed of CIDB’s updates on the Malaysian construction industry and the business opportunities available for TEEAM members to explore. During the visit, the following issues were raised amongst TEEAM and CIDB:
Trade Professionals Recognition
TEEAM, besides being the National Trade Association representing relevant stakeholders in all aspects in the trade and engineering and technology cum project delivery in the Electrical & Electronics (E&E) (plus Mechatronics) Sector, the Association also represent the E&E and Mechatronics Trades Professionals for Cross Border Trade (CBT) in Construction & Engineering Services, in related sector/sub-sectors of E&E plus Mechatronics disciplines.
Skilled workers and or Trades Professionals e.g. electricians, linesmen, cable-joiners, electrical artisans/fitters/erectors, testers, etc. involved in ELV, LV, HV, EHV and ICT systems are to be rightfully recognised and duly certified by CIDB, to enable “Mobility” of aforesaid Trades Professionals in AEC/APEC, via relevant MRA for mutual recognition of the qualification & experience associated with, and related to Malaysian Trades Professionals. TEEAM believes CIDB is Malaysia’s Trades Professionals Regulatory Authority (TPRA).
CIDB welcomed TEEAM’s proposal for such possible recognition of skilled workers to allow mobility of Trade Professionals. Both TEEAM and CIDB will iron out the mechanism.
CIDB to Facilitate Overseas Infrastructure and E&E Projects and Participation in Local Projects
TEEAM hopes to facilitate participation by its members in overseas projects spearheaded by CIDB. TEEAM is a Founding and an active Member of both the ASEAN Federation of Electrical Engineering Contractors (AFEEC), and (via AFEEC) member of the Federation of Asian and Pacific Electrical Contractors Associations (FAPECA). The long-standing and strong networking bond between ASEAN and APEC based counterparts to TEEAM membership will prove advantageous in the proposed “Buddy System” of TEEAM & CIDB collaboration as suggested herein above.
For local front, a number of projects are awarded to PRC-Chinese who, via Project Funding, are known to supply their own expertise and their own specified foreign (Chinese) brand products. It is hoped that CIDB can facilitate locals to participate in these projects.
CIDB highlighted that the Board is tasked to promote more local participation in projects. Hence, TEEAM proposes to submit its membership’s capabilities and areas of expertise to participate through business matching.
Collaboration in Training
In line with the construction industry’s call to address the shortage of skilled workers as well as to emphasise on increasing the quality of trained construction workers, CIDB welcomed training collaboration with TEEAM and joint certification proposal to uplift professionalism. These are areas to be worked together for the benefit of the industry.
Overall, the discussion was helpful to both sides, and TEEAM thanked Tan Sri Dr Ir Ahmad Tajuddin Ali and his senior officers for the time and opportunity to meet up.
The fruitful dialogue ended by 12.30 pm, followed by a group photography taken for the records.
