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China Communications Construction Company funds ECRL Industrial Skills Training Program

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•MalaysiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MalaysiaSector•EducationFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 8, 2017
Start (actual)
Sep 25, 2017

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Rail training to will be provided to 3,600 Malaysian personnel from the East Coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4443571 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4444411 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4444595

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

State-owned companies

  • China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. (CCCC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah

Implementing agencies

Joint Venture/Special Purpose Vehicles

  • Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL)

State-owned companies

  • China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. (CCCC)

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China Communications Construction Company funds ECRL Industrial Skills Training Program

Narrative

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Project narrative

Based on the news release from the Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of China in Malaysia, on November 8, 2017, China Communication Construction Co., Ltd and Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd (MRL), a special purpose vehicle intended for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) and wholly-owned by the Government of Malaysia, signed a training cooperation agreement with the University of Malaysia, Pahang (or 中马铁路人才培训合作计划) for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) Industrial Skills Training Program. The program aimed to provide training to 3,600 Malaysian personnel from the East Coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang, between years 2017 to 2022 in the rail industry. The China-Malaysia Railway Talent Training has started on September 25th, 2017. The first intake of 49 trainees consisting of 21 diploma and 29 degree holders in September 2017 graduated within 3 months of the start date ("中国交建助力“中马铁路人才培训合作计划”深度落地").