KUALA LUMPUR: Ramssol Group Bhd (RGB) and Impiana Hotels Bhd (Impiana) signed a two-year partnership to provide Human Resources Development Corporation (HRD Corp)-certified training programmes.
Under this partnership, RGB will conduct and manage HRD Corp training programmes physically and virtually, with participants given full access to the company's in-house employee engagement mobile application, Feet's, for one year.
Training sessions in turn will be held at Impiana's hotels across three locations namely Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Senai.
Impiana will provide the hospitality services such as venues, food and beverage for on-site physical training to participants.
For the virtual sessions, Impiana will be extending its hospitality services offline by providing premiums to the participants.
RGB and Impiana are targeting approximately RM100 million in training value over the collaboration period, through these specialised training programmes and technology packages tailored to address the skill gaps caused by the adoption of technology and implementation of new business models and strategies.
RGB group managing director and chief executive officer Cllement Tan Chee Seng said the Malaysian unemployment rate rose to 4.5 per cent in 2020 from 3.3 per cent in 2019 due to the impact of Covid-19.
"The technology adoption has accelerated due to the pandemic, thus a skilled workforce familiar with technology is needed to ensure that the post-Covid-19 recovery is not derailed," he said in a statement today.
He said paired with the fact that the pandemic is well on its way to recovery, RGB expects many organisations to partake in training programmes physically instead of virtually.
"Impiana wants to take the initiative to integrate with our training and bring it to a physical platform to encourage the transition back to having physical events as the pandemic recovers.
"This comes at a perfect time as interstate travel has been lifted and will mark the rejuvenation of the hotel industry," he said.
As Malaysia moves into post-Covid recovery, one of the government's key focus areas under the Malaysia Budget 2022 is skilling the nation with future work opportunities whereby RM1.1 billion is allocated for various upskilling and reskilling training programmes.
"Our goal for the next 24 months is to attract more local organisations or participants to take part in our HRD Corp training programmes through this partnership which is applicable to millions of human capitals nationwide.
"We set an internal target of RM100 million revenue from these programmes. Some of these specialized courses relevant to today's changing work landscape are advanced data-analysis abilities, technological skills, cybersecurity and more.
"These are skills that can enhance participants' employability," Tan said.
This partnership between Impiana, a leading hospitality operator and RGB in providing fit-for-future solutions will be seamlessly integrated into the company's mission to empower people by improving their work efficiency.
Impiana executive chairman Datuk Seri Ismail @Farouk Abdullah said the partnership leverages both strengths as Impiana can provide venues that are conducive for the training programmes and hospitality care for participants.
"RGB's background as a leading HCM solutions and technology provider is relevant to the changing business landscape.
"The training programmes they offer are truly unique and relevant to the current recovery stage where people need to equip themselves with the skills and knowledge for work.
"To ensure we remain relevant in the current environment, we intend to reinvigorate our hospitality business through many means and this partnership with RGB is one of them.
"We welcome the government's initiative to open up the economy and the tourism sector, therefore, we are taking a proactive step in initiating this move with products and packages that we hope will be one of the platforms for the future growth of our hotel group in this challenging industry," he said.