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“advertisement” means any publication, circular, notice or any oral or written communication, whether broadcast by electronic laws of malaysia

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medium or any other media, or any display on any signboard or other erection, structure or contrivance, or any form of electronic communications to the public for the purpose of promoting a skills training provider or training programme;

“industry” means any economic activity, and includes agricultural, manufacturing and services activities;

“Inspector” means any public officer appointed under section 37 to perform any duty relating to inspection and verification;

“skill” means an acquired and practised ability to competently carry out a task or job;

“Director General” means any public officer appointed to be the Director General of Skills Development under section 17;

“curriculum” means the content of an organized programme of study undertaken by a skills training provider indicating the activities undertaken, the time allotted to each activity, and its sequence;

“skills training” means work based and industry oriented activities which aim to provide the knowledge, skills and attitude required for effective and efficient performance of a task or job, and includes refresher, further, updating and specialized job-related training;

“Council” means the National Skills Development Council established under section 3;

“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for human resources;

“enforcement officer” means any public officer appointed under section 40 to perform any duty relating to enforcement and investigation;

“trainee” means a person receiving skills training provided by a skills training provider;

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“instructor” means a person who is responsible for skills training and for guiding, supervising and evaluating a trainee’s ability to assimilate the theoretical and practical aspects of the training;

“accreditation” means a procedure by which the Director General evaluates and approves a skills training programme;

“skills training provider” means a body corporate, organization or other body of persons which conducts a skills training programme the primary purpose of which is to meet the requirement of the relevant Standards;

“public services” means public services under Article 132(1)

of the Federal Constitution;

“premises” means any building or other places used for training, accommodation and other facilities for trainees and staff of the skills training provider or accredited centre, but does not include any land occupied therewith;

“accredited programme” means a training programme which has been approved by the Director General;

“training programme” means a group of training and assessment activities, and learning outcomes for a particular occupation;

“accredited centre” means a skills training provider which has been authorized by the Director General to conduct an accredited programme leading to the award of a Certificate;

“Certificate” means the skills qualification awarded to a person by the Director General under section 34;

“certificate of accreditation” means a certificate granted to a skills training provider to conduct an accredited programme;

“Malaysian Skills Certification System” means the policies,

Standards mechanism and procedures involved in the award of a Certificate by the Director General;

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“Standards” means the National Occupational Skills Standards established under Part IV of this Act;

“appointed date” means the date appointed by the Minister under subsection 1(2).