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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
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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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• 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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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 - 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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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
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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”