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October 2014

by MDeC - Talent Division

MSC Malaysia

Skills Competency Matrix

&

ICT Talent

Suply & Demand Study

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WHAT IS THE MSC MALAYSIA

SKILLS COMPETENCY MATRIX?

A Terms of Reference on skill

competencies for the Malaysia ICT Industry

– an initiative undertaken by MDeC.

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WHY DO YOU NEED SKILLS COMPETENCY MATRIX?

The SECRET is to link between

the Skills Competency and Job Functions –

have a common language and a “meeting point” platform

IndustriesUniversities

supply demand

Industry look for essential job functions and required

experience while academia speak about skills and

knowledge learnt

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WHO USES THE SKILLS COMPETENCY MATRIX?

Terms of Reference

Government

Planners

University

Administrators

Working

Professionals

StudentsEmployers

1

2

3

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• Adopt a structured approach to classify the job types and

industry.

• Mirror a hierarchical system of classification used in the

living organism study - taxonomy

• Critical to define the most logical principle of

classification to group the jobs

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Level 4

Order

Family

Genus

Species

Industry

Value Chain

Function

Skills

Living Organism Skills Matrix

HOW IS THE SKILLS COMPETENCY MATRIX DONE?

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What is the content of Skills Competency Matrix?

• 14 vital information

captured in each Matrix

• Dissect the job value chain

and identify the skills

requirements and

competency expectations

• Manage industry

inconsistency, scale of

operation and pace of

technology usage are

critical elements dictating

the content of matrix

1. Industry Cluster

2. Job Type

3. Job Code

4. Job Description

5. Job Grouping

6. Education Level

7. Similar Job Titles

8. Experience Level

9. Certification Level

10. Salary Range

11. Technical Skills

12. Soft Skills

13. Competency Expectation

14. Entry Level

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An example of a skills

competency matrix

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• First generation matrix was released in March

2011 and second generation matrix to be

released by March 2014

• Great assistance and support from industry

partners and academicians

• It is an evolving document … next release 2017

What have we done so far?

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THANK YOU

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MSC MALAYSIA

TALENT SUPPLY-DEMAND

STUDY

2013/14

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BACKGROUND

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OBJECTIVES

AN

ALY

SE Pulse and trends of

ICT talent

characteristics

GEN

ERATE Reliable forecasting

of talent

requirements from

MSC Malaysia and

also the ICT

industry over the

next five (5) years.

RECO

MM

EN

D Strategic plans to

relevant

stakeholders for

future talent

development.

OBTAIN

Comprehensive, critical

and relevant supply and

demand data related to

talent in MSC Malaysia,

with deep analysis

within each MSC

Malaysia clusterM

ATCH Talent needs of top

employers / suppliers of

MSC Malaysia Clusters

and other non-MSC

Malaysia Status

companies, following

the Skills Competency

Matrix as guide.

IDEN

TIF

Y Gaps in supply and

demand of talent within

the ICT industry

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SCOPE OF STUDY - DEMAND

Non-MSCMSC Malaysia

Status

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SCOPE OF STUDY - SUPPLY

Note: Study should be conducted at Faculty levels in

order to obtain more accurate results.

50 IHLs

Polytechnics/Community

Colleges (10)

Private IHLs (20)

Public IHLs (20)

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DELIVERABLES

• - Headcount

• - Vacancies

• - Different job types and competencies

• - Skillset requirements

• - Preference for certification, IHLs, etc.

• - Level of seniority (fresh, junior, mid-level, experienced, etc.),

• - Supply requirements of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) , level of study, etc.

Demand

• - Enrolment and graduation data – current and projection

• - Skillsets acquired

• - Type of courses, modules, etc.

• - Information on curriculum review

Supply

• - Examining current skills and competencies of existing workforce in MSC and non-MSC companies

Existing Workforce

A. Statistics and analysis on talent supply and demand of MSC and non-MSC Malaysian ICT and ICT-enabled Services Industry, with additional analysis on Data Centre and Embedded Systems companies.

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B. Statistics, analysis and trend forecast of existing and emerging technologies. Forecast to cover 2013-2017

C. Pulse on industry talent characteristics like data on attrition, retention, average duration of stay, foreign-local comparison, Foreign Knowledge Workers (FKW )analysis, etc.

D. Statistics and analysis on job type and skills, as base comprehensive list of job titles identified in the Skills Competency Matrix.

E. Matching analysis of Supply and Demand, including analyzing areas such as preferred recruitment channels, skills, employment opportunities, IHLs, etc.

DELIVERABLES

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F. Data/analysis on training budget and expenditure of ICT Companies, particularly on training budget and utilization.

G. Statistics on critical compensation and benefit areas like average salary per cluster, across industries, location analysis, etc.

DELIVERABLES

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Skills Competency Matrix Details

- Appendix

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1

Industry Cluster in

which this job title

falls under

3Job Code

assigned to

this job title

2

Most common Job

Title used for this

job function

2020

5

Job Grouping

within this

industry

cluster

6

Academic

qualification

preferred by

employers

4

Description of

Job Function

2121

7

Other job titles

used for the

same job function

8

Job level & industry

experience applicable

for this job type

9

Industry certification & salary range

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10

Description of

technical skills

associated to

this job function

11Skills in

darker shade are

“required skills”

12Skills in

lighter shade are

“elective skills”

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13

Level of core

soft skills

preferred by

employers

14Description

of competency

expectation