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Issue 23May-June 2014

EmpoweringEngineeringTechnology

Opinion ....................07

Feature ...............09/13

Events......................22

Calendar 2014 .........34

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Editorial BoardAdvisorProf. Dato’ Abang Abdullah Abang Ali

Chief EditorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Suraya Abdul Rashid

Co-EditorsAssoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Mazlina Mustapa Kamal

Council MembersPresidentProf. Dato’ Abang Abdullah Abang Ali

Deputy PresidentProf. Dato’ Dr. Abdul Hakim Juri

Vice PresidentsIr. Ahmad Bin Tamby KadiProf. Engr. Dr. Ishkandar BaharinProf. Dr. Rosnah Mohd YusuffProf. Dr. Wan Mohammad Wan AbdullahIr. Zulkifli Ahmad

Secretary GeneralProf. Ir. Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

TreasurerRahman Wagiran

Ordinary Council MembersIr. Azlan Abdul Aziz Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jamel Bin OthmanAssoc. Prof. Dr. Mazliham Mohd Su'udProf. Ir. Dr. Mohd Azraai KassimAssoc. Prof. Dr. Suraya Abdul RashidProf. Dr. Wan Mansor Bin Wan Muhamad

Co-Opted Council Members (4 Vacancies)Mohd Hisham Bin Ali Dr. Mustafa Din SubariTn Hj Zaharuddin Saidon

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SurayaAssoc. Prof. Dr. SurayaAbdul RashidChief Editor

Editor’s NoteDear MySET members,

Welcome to the May-June 2014 issue of the ET magazine! And youwill perhaps be pleasantly surprised that this is a special bumper issuebrought to you by the team with much satisfaction and gratification,Alhamdulillah.

I am grateful to Prof. Dr. Wan Mansor Wan Muhamad, Chairman ofMySET’s Malaysian Technologist Interest Group (MyTechig) for penningdown his thoughts in this issue’s Opinion Column entitled, “EmpoweringEngineering Technology: Enhancing Engineering Technology Educationand Engineering Technologist Profession”. As the title suggests, Prof. Dr.Wan Mansor touched on the two key issues that need to be addressed inorder to empower engineering technology and engineering technologistsin the country; education and recognition.

I am pleased to report that the recent National Engineering andTechnology Convention (NETC14) which was held earlier in April was ahuge success. The convention which was titled ”Engineering Failures:Lessons to be Learnt” was officiated by the lively YB Datuk Dr. Abu BakarBin Mohamad Diah, the Deputy Minister of Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation (MOSTI). We were privileged to have YB Dato’Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah, a renowned architect of Seni Bahri Arkitek,Terengganu as the keynote speaker. We were also lucky that all five ofour invited expert panellists for the roundtable discussion accepted ourinvitation. The salient issues from the event are summarized in theHighlight section. And of course, following tradition, MySET’s 7th AnnualGeneral Meeting (AGM) was held after the convention. Further details ofthe AGM are highlighted in the events section.

In this issue we feature YB Dato’ Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah’s keynotespeech entitled “Failed Structures: Due to Technology or Human Values?”as well as an informative article contributed by Mr. Ahmad Syihan BinAbdul Rashid from JKR Perak entitled “Teknologis di dalam PerkhidmatanAwam Malaysia”. I am personally grateful for all article contributions forthe magazine and invite other MySET members to contribute articles tobe featured in future ET issues.

As a final note, during the AGM I was extremely delighted to hearcompliments from MySET members regarding the ET Magazine and Ienvision that the magazine will grow stronger with time. I would like totake this opportunity to thank Decalais Sdn Bhd our partner and publisheras well as all the companies and institutions who advertise in ET. Thankyou for your continuous support to the society.

Redesigning fromour MistakesMySET believes if we do not

learn from previous failures weare doomed to repeat them. It

is important that engineering designersand contractors alike learn from everyfailure and disaster that happens andadopts the necessary preventive stepsas part of mitigation measures. Policymakers should also review the relatedpolicies and regulations and make thenecessary changes or amendments.

On recent engineering failures,MySET believes the typical causes offailures include shortcomings in designand construction, compromises inengineering ethics andmiscommunications amongst thestakeholders. Shortcomings in designare typically due to cost cuttingmeasures taken to maximize profit thatmay lead to engineering disasters.Learning from past engineering failures,Engineers and Technologists should bemade accountable, to protect the publicat large, as well as the environment.Although engineers are continuouslychallenged to achieve efficiency andwhile providing cost-effective designs,engineers should not take shortcuts intheir designs that can compromise onsafety that may lead to design failures.

MySET noted that engineering ethicsis one of the main causes of engineeringfailures worldwide; though an engineeris required to be a professional, has aresponsibility to their client, to theirprofession, and to the general public;and an ethical engineer is expected toavoid conflicts of interest.

Learning from past engineeringfailures, miscommunication amongst thevarious stakeholders can cause a flaweddesign and thereafter results inengineering disasters. CommunicationSkill is now being taken seriously inengineering education and it is a

required Program Learning Outcome aspart of the Outcome Based Educationcurrently being practiced in the country.

Learning from numerous engineeringfailures in Malaysia such as the SultanMizan Zainal Abidin Stadium (2009), JayaSupermarket, Petaling Jaya (2009) andPenang Second Bridge (2013), MySETcalls upon all related stakeholders toreview our current practices in the face ofthese engineering failures and to engagean investigation team from amongst

independent parties to ensure publictrust in the investigation carried out.

MySET calls upon the government toengage an independent party toinvestigate engineering failures from theethical aspects too. Firm and fast actionmust be taken if any party is found guiltywith stern punishments as deterrent.There is a need to also check on theeffectiveness of the enforcement of theengineering Code of Ethics.

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Empowering

Prof. Dr. Wan Mansor Wan MuhamadMySET Council MemberChairman of Malaysian Technologist InterestGroup (MyTechig)

Among other initiatives, enabling and empowering technicaleducation and technologist is imperative for a nation tobecome a developed nation. Details of technology to be

created and innovated as well as where to be applied are carefullythought of and identified in our country. In other words, “why”, “what”and “where” questions are well-addressed. However, are weeffectively applying these technologies? Without carefully addressingthis matter, adverse impacts and failures could be the obviousoutcome. We may assume that technology itself is not at fault here;rather, how technology is implemented and governed is going to beour concern. Specifically, in this article, we will give emphasis onengineering technology education and engineering technologists asthey currently deserve our utmost attention and efforts.

Engineering TechnologyEnhancing Engineering Technology Education & Engineering Technologist Profession

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Recognition ofEngineering TechnologyProfession by the Nation

While the industry (original intendedrecipient of engineering technologists)recognises the resourcefulness ofengineering technologists, the professionis not formally recognised yet by thecountry and thereof given appropriateremuneration scheme in the publicsector. The efforts to establish MalaysianBoard of Technologist (MBOT) forregistration of technologists and to putforward the Technologists andTechnicians Bill for Parliament approvalare very much eagerly awaited. It is hightime or we may say indeed overdue.MySET has played its part by givingfeedback towards the establishment andbill drafting, and will continue doing sowhenever called for. MBOT is expectedto become the technologist professioncare taker and to put public and nationalinterest as its first priority.

Generating CompetentEngineering TechnologyGraduates and DeemedAccreditation towardsGlobal Recognition

Technologists, loosely speaking, arethe human resources who are going toimplement the technologies for thebenefit of our industry and nation atlarge. Towards that purpose, universities,like Universiti Kuala Lumpur andMalaysian Technical University Network(UTEM, UTHM, UMP and UniMAP)universities and a few others arecurrently producing engineeringtechnology graduates through MQA-accredited programmes to ensureenough supply of “practical” engineers.

However, to propel the academicprogrammes to an even greater height,they need to also be recognised byprofessional bodies. The professionalbodies will provide the necessary qualitystandards to be adhered to by the

universities. MBOT is expected, via itsproposed accreditation council, to workclosely with a professional society likeMySET for that purpose.

In addition, the academicprogrammes need to be globallyrecognised which allows mobility ofengineering technologists around theworld. This is achievable if Malaysiareceives full signatory status of SydneyAccord. Again, MySET should get itselfready to assist the country, like itsmembers have done before forWashington Accord, for the said purposein the future.

ProfessionalCertification ofEngineeringTechnologists

In order for our industry to competeat global level, engineering technologygraduates need to be developed andnurtured to engage latest and relevantknowledge and skills as they advance.Here comes the role of MySET and futureMBOT to certify professional engineeringtechnologist through a set ofdevelopmental and continuous trainingsand due assessments.

ClosureThe educational field of engineering

technology and the profession ofengineering technologist have plenty ofroom and space to progress before it canfully meet the aspiration of the country tobecome a developed nation as well aspositioning themselves against thedemands of international competition.MySET, upholding its mission ofnurturing 21st century professionals, ishaving several major and challengingroles to play in enabling and empoweringthe engineering technology educationand engineering technology professionfor those noble purposes. This willdefinitely require strong commitment andgenerous contribution from its members.All the best!

In order for ourindustry to

compete at globallevel, engineering

technologygraduates need tobe developed and

nurtured to engagelatest and relevant

knowledge andskills as they

advance

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Failed StructuresDue to Technologyor Human Values?YB Dato’ Raja Kamarul Bahrin ShahSeni Bahri Arkitek

When I received the invitation to deliver theKeynote address on “Engineering Failure:Lessons to be learnt”, I must confess I was

both confused and later pleasantly curious! Whatcould engineers possibly learn from an architect whodesigned a stadium with a roof that could not standup for more than a year! In fact the second roof, whichwas independent of the first also collapsed almost 4years later! One way to find out what the Engineeringprofessionals wanted to know from me is to turn upand find out myself. I must thank the NationalEngineering & Technology Convention Committee forinviting me, a non-engineer, to stand here before youtoday. Come to think of it I am also a non-Governmentfigure, not from the ruling party.

I must congratulate you if not for your wisdom ofchoice, but certainly for your great courage of riskinginviting a non-establishment figure to stand before youtoday. The least I could do is try not to disappoint you.

When we started our studies to be engineers andarchitects, we were all idealistic to uphold certainprofessional standards and integrity. After all, that iswhat is supposed to distinguish professional engineersand architects from others. We are not supposed tobe only technically competent but also ethically andmorally bound in our values and actions. Since I firststarted work as an architect in JKR in 1982, today’stechnology and design has become moresophisticated and advanced. Sadly I find that I cannot

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say the same about values and integrity weare allowed to practice in the present workenvironment. Disappointment has lead tofrustration and frustration has lead todisillusionment in the overall scenario.

Are professionals able to lead the buildingteam today while upholding the integrity of ourprofessions? Sadly, I would sayprofessionalism has been compromised inmany aspects today through no full faults ofours. I can only illustrate this by quoting someexamples of failed projects and structures thathaunt us today. Why is it when we know fullywell technology and management tools aremore sophisticated we are still encounteringproblems in this age? As said earlier technicalaccomplishment does not ensure successfulimplementation without ethical and moralvalues holding things together. The inability touphold certain principals in implementingcontracts contributes to some of thesefailures. One example is the Government’sagreement to implement C.C.C., which is fineby us but difficult to implement in some cases.The authorities that approved the conceptsometimes do not enable us to fully implementthe scheme by not approving full time site staffto supervise the work on site. How do wecertify work we don’t supervise? TheGovernment approved (by Parliament)Professionals minimum scale of fees are oftendisregarded in its implementation and someagencies have even adopted the consultantstendering system, while contractors areinvited for direct negotiation, design and builtschemes. Where does this put consultantsrelative to contractors who they are normallysupposed to supervise? Previously theconsultants were paid fees according to scaleof fees and the contractors tender for projects.Today it is the consultant who has to tenderfor his job!

I can quote a site meeting in which we asarchitects pleaded for a full time residentarchitect or at least a full time clerk of workson a RM300 million project. The projectmanagers flatly turned it down by offering thereasons in his own words – “A class ‘A’contractor should be self supervising due totheir experience”. He even said it with a laughbut the whole meeting room remainedsolemnly silent, including the contractorsconcerned. Sad to say, the large roof of theproject collapsed and until this day the socalled specialist contractor has never beenhauled up and neither have the identity of the

consultant, who was supposed to havedesigned the roof under the “design and built”concept, been identified! After the tragedy itwas found out that the foreign design and builtcontractor was not even registered with CIDB!This all happened in spite of the projects’consultant earlier writing a series of lettersdemanding method statement fromcontractors and engineering detailcalculations from the structure engineers. Tothis day – no one has been held accountablefor the failure!

This brings us to the dangerous exposureslocal consultants are subjected to whenforeign consultants are brought into projectsby client. Who carries the “real liability”? Asprofessionals, public perception is everything!The faceless foreigners will disappear into thinair after being paid early while the localcounterpart will be left to bear the ‘stigma’ offailed projects which often last a life time withfees still owing. This is even before theGovernment agrees to the TPPA – TransPacific Pact Agreement, with America! TheTPPA will allow free movements ofprofessionals into our country and our buildingindustry with often foreign laws beingapplicable in local courts in case of disputes.Is the Government consulting localprofessionals on this? Even whenParliamentarian both in government andopposition enquire about details of TPPA – itis shrouded in secrecy and no answers areforthcoming. This is the price of globalizationand a borderless world. It is supposed tocreate equal opportunities for both sides butis this really so? Of course the Westerncounter parts hold unfair advantage. Like thesaying goes “Some people are more equalthan others”.

What does the future hold and what do wetell aspiring engineers and architects? For astart the International “PISA” studentassessment for 15 years old students putMalaysia in 52nd place out of 65 countries.Vietnam which fought a long devastating war,Cambodia and Thailand ranked well highabove us. We have no Universities in the top300 of the Worlds Best although UniversityMalaya used to be in top 100. Singapore has4 Universities in the top 100 ranking. Thesituation continues to deteriorate despite thegovernment making Ministry of Education asthe highest funded Ministry, perhaps doingmore of the same and not making anyheadway. We are mass producing graduates

The importantthing is to first

admit andrecognize the realproblems we arefacing. Most local

graduates arefacing difficulties

finding employmentwhile the good oneshave mostly moved

to Singapore,Australia, Canada

and America.

while promoting mediocrity. Quantity is preferred over quality ofgraduates. The important thing is to first admit and recognize thereal problems we are facing. Most local graduates are facingdifficulties finding employment while the good ones have mostlymoved to Singapore, Australia, Canada and America.

A Senior World Bank figure, Mr. Frederica recently pointedthat the poor quality of local education is a great worry forMalaysia in its quests to achieve its 2020 dream which is only 6years away.

The brain drain is also a most worrying phenomenon for usto retain our talented professionals. Despite much fanfare andexpense, Talent Corp has not brought back enough professionalsor handles anyone of any significant international standing. OnlyJimmy Choo is back but he is not an architect or engineer. It isnot just the money professionals are looking for, it is also jobsatisfaction and morally rewarding challenges that people areafter. Can we offer it to them?

What options do we have? We as professionals have toengage the government in serious dialogue and the governmenthave to be willing to be engaged.

Are our problems just to do with lack of well qualifiedprofessionals or also questions of values and ethics? What dowe tell our own kids who want to be architects and engineers?

Why do collapsed structures tend to happen most often incertain states like Terengganu until it has been nicknamed“Terengganu Darul Runtuh”, Land of Collapsed Structures? Is itbecause all its consultants and contractors are bad? No, it cannotbe so because consultants and contractors from outsideTerengganu also work there and their buildings of schools,mosques, halls, sport structures and other public buildings alsocollapse or are problematic. Most of these buildings are simpleaverage sized structures. Until the big one – the stadium roofcollapsed did the country wake up to Terengganu’s peculiarsituation. My analysis is it is the poor management work cultureand values that contributes to these problems. The departure

from norms in the proper running of works procedures andcontracts in tender awards, supervision and decision makings onsite contribute to the problems. The team of project managers,architects, engineers and quantity surveyors are supposed to actas a team with the view of check and balance. When this is notallowed to happen as it should – the process is disrupted.Concentration of too much power and decision making in oneparty will upset the collective, responsible decision makingprocess. Why re-invent the wheel that has been time proven!

To compound the situation, after each failure no proper post-mortem or lessons were learnt from past mistakes to avoid furtherdisasters. Even a major first collapse of the stadium’s roof did notwarrant a wake-up call to prevent further reoccurrences. So didthe second collapse of the same stadium roof 4 years later bysame designer by same contractor. Nothing was learnt even after4 long years? The work culture and values has not changed. It isnot that we have bad consultants, contractors, building standards(derived from British Standards) or building guidelines – it is justpoor work culture and values. Good technology, procedures andlaws are all there – It is the human applications that fails us.Accountability is not observed and enforced. This is the greatestfailure.

Being a developed nation in 2020 is not only about havingfuturistic tall buildings. It is also about getting there through theculture of good governance that we have to inculcate in our workethics. God willing through good governance we can haveaccountability to ensure proper implementations ofprofessionalisms in our work. With it good architecture andengineering will be able to thrive.

As time goes by, the quality of education and technology isgoing to be even more important. Even today technology is notfailing us, but we are failing ourselves by allowing lack ofaccountability to be the order of the day! It needs bothprofessional courage and political will to ensure thataccountability should be part of our everyday professional workculture – InsyaAllah.

Being a developed nation in 2020 isnot only about having futuristic tall

buildings. It is also about gettingthere through the culture of good

governance that we have toinculcate in our work ethics.

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TeknologisDi Dalam

Perkhidmatan Awam MalaysiaAhmad Syihan bin Abdul RashidJuruteknik JalanJKR Perak Email: syi_han@yahoo.com.my

Kejayaan Bersama

Tahniah diucapkan kepada Juruteknik diatas keputusan kerajaan menaiktarafskim Juruteknik gred J17 berkelayakan

Sijil Kejuruteraan Politeknik ke skim PenolongJurutera bergred JA29 berdasarkan PekelilingPerkhidmatan Bilangan 11, Tahun 2013.Naiktaraf skim tersebut adalah dengan prinsiptukarlantik, berikutan perubahan skop fungsitugas Juruteknik dan pengiktirafan kerajaanterhadap sijil politeknik yang setaraf denganSijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia sejak tahun1983.

Walaupun segala kekananan, (seniority)para Juruteknik selama ini telah dihapuskanakibat ditukarlantik, perjuangan selama 30tahun pihak Kesatuan Teknik SemenanjungMalaysia (MTSU) bersama dengan bantuanKongres Kesatuan Pekerja-Pekerja Dalam

Perkhidmatan Awam (CUEPACS) danMalaysian Society for Engineering andTechnology (mySET) dalam menyetarakanskim Juruteknik ini ke kumpulan kelayakanSTPM/Diploma haruslah dipuji.

Sesungguhnya, tukarlantik Juruteknik kePenolong Jurutera ini adalah satu bentukpengiktirafan Kerajaan Malaysia terhadap SijilPoliteknik yang berteraskan PendidikanTeknikal dan Latihan Vokasional (TVET). Kini,struktur hierarki dalam perkhidmatankejuruteraan bagi kumpulan sokongan secaraamnya dikurangkan dari 2 lapisan (Juruteknikdan Penolong Jurutera) ke 1 lapisan sahajaiaitu Penolong Jurutera dimana tanggagajipermulaan skim JA29 ini diberikan pada T1bagi pemegang Sijil Kejuruteraan manakala T4diberikan kepada pemegang DiplomaKejuruteraan.

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Jalan Masih PanjangPada pendapat penulis, pengiktirafan bagi kesemua

kelayakan TVET perlu dipanjangkan lagi kepada kelayakanIjazah Sarjana Muda Teknologi Kejuruteraan untuk jawatanTeknologis di dalam Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia.

Kajian terhadap jawatan Teknologis di dalamPerkhidmatan Awam pernah dilakukan oleh Kumpulan KajianJurutera Incorporated dan Juruteknik Kejuruteraan sekitartahun 2003 dahulu dan laporannya telah pun diserahkankepada pihak Lembaga Jurutera Malaysia (BEM) untukpenilaian terakhir dan dijangka diluluskan oleh pihak JabatanPerkhidmatan Awam (JPA) pada Ogos 2003. Sekiranyadiluluskan, graduan Teknologis Kejuruteraan ini bakaldiletakkan diperingkat pertengahan antara lulusan Diplomadan Ijazah kejuruteraan dan mereka ini boleh terus berdaftardengan BEM sebagai Jurutera Siswazah. (Utusan Malaysia,2003)

Hakikatnya, ahli teknologis dan sub profesionalnyamengalami laluan berliku selama ini untuk diiktiraf di Malaysiawalaupun pendidikan TVET telahpun berjalan sekitar empatdekad di negara ini. Tambahan pula, jawatan Teknologissehingga kini masih belum diwujudkan di dalamPerkhidmatan Awam Malaysia walaupun banyak PemberiPendidikan Tinggi (PPT) telah menjalankan program IjazahTeknologi Kejuruteraan seperti Malaysian Technical UniversityNetwork (MTUN), Politeknik dan UniKL. (Syihan, 2012)

Perjawatan Baru untuk TeknologisPada pandangan penulis, perjawatan Teknologis ini dapat

digabungkan sekali dengan skim Penolong Jurutera sertaditambahbaik lagi dimana skim ini menggunakan konsepSkim Perkhidmatan Bersepadu dengan menggunapakaikelayakan masuk sijil politeknik/diploma dan ijazah dengangred jawatan JA29, JA36, JA38 serta ditambah beberapalapisan gred baru iaitu JA40, JA41/42, JA44 dan JA48.

Dengan penambahan gred permulaan JA40 yang beradadiperingkat pertengahan antara lulusan Diploma dan Ijazahkejuruteraan untuk jawatan baru Teknologis ini, ianya selaridengan cadangan kajian Kumpulan Kajian JuruteraIncorporated dan Juruteknik Kejuruteraan sekitar tahun 2003terdahulu. Selain itu, kewujudan gred JA40 ini juga dilihatsebagai satu platform terbaik sebagai kenaikan pangkat lebihtinggi Penolong Jurutera bergred J29/36/38 terdahulu yangtelah bersedia untuk menerima kemasukan Juruteknik J17yang telah ditukarlantik ke Penolong Jurutera gred JA29 ini.

Buat masa kini, Penolong Jurutera hanya mampumencapai gred tertinggi JA38 sahaja, mengikut syarat yangditetapkan oleh Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam. (JPA,2013)Sekiranya diwujudkan, jawatan Teknologis berkelayakanIjazah ini boleh diletakkan di permulaan gred JA40/JA41 danmereka seharusnya mempunyai laluan kerjaya hingga ke gredJA48.

Sebagai makluman, angka ganjil didalam sesuatu skimPerkhidmatan Awam itu menunjukkan ianya adalah lantikanbaru menggunakan kelayakan tertentu. Angka genap pulamenunjukkan kekananan (seniority) seseorang penjawat ituyang bergantung kepada pengalamannya berkhidmat. (JPA,2012)

Sebagai contoh, skim Penolong Jurutera ini yang bermuladengan gred angka 29 menunjukkan penjawatnyamempunyai kelayakan kumpulan Sijil Politeknik/Diploma.

Jadual 1 menunjukkan gred mengikut kelayakan masukyang digunakan didalam perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia.

Skim Jururawat Bersepadu sebagaiModel

Cadangan untuk menggabungkan skim PenolongJurutera ini dengan kelayakan masuk dari kumpalankelayakan STPM/Diploma dan kumpulan kelayakan Ijazahadalah tidak mustahil untuk dilaksanakan. Banyak skim laintelah menggunapakai kelayakan masuk Diploma dan Ijazahseperti Skim Perkhidmatan Bersepadu bagi Jururawat yangmenggunakan 2 kelayakan masuk iaitu DiplomaKejururawatan serta Ijazah Sains Kejururawatan. (JPA,2005)

KelayakanGred Sistem

Saraan Malaysia

Ijazah

Diploma/Sijil Politeknik/STPM

SPM

PMR/SRP

PMR ke bawah

41-54

27-40

17-26

11-16

1-10

Jadual 1: Gred Sistem Saraan Malaysia mengikut kelayakan masuk

Sesungguhnya, tukarlantikJuruteknik ke Penolong

Jurutera ini adalah satu bentukpengiktirafan KerajaanMalaysia terhadap Sijil

Politeknik yang berteraskanPendidikan Teknikal dan

Latihan Vokasional (TVET).

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Jadual 2 : Perbandingan antara skim Jururawat dan skim Penolong Jurutera

Kelayakan

Ijazah

Diploma/SijilPoliteknik//STPM

SPM

PMR/SRP

PMR ke bawah

Skim Penolong

Jurutera (Sokongan)

-

Sijil Politeknik (JA29)Diploma Kejuruteraan (JA29)

*Dua peringkat kelayakan(Sijil Politeknik & Diploma

Kejuruteraan ) diletakkan didalam 1 kumpulan kelayakan yang sama oleh

JPA.

Pelukis PelanJA17

-

-

Gred Sistem

Saraan

Malaysia

1-10

11-16

17-26

27-40

41-54

Skim

Jururawat

Ijazah SainsKejururawatan, U41

(Bersepadu-Pengurusan &Profesional)

Diploma Kejururawatan(U29)

(Bersepadu-Sokongan)

-

-

Jururawat Masyarakat,U19 (Sokongan)

Lantikan dari kelayakan kumpulan Diploma untukJururawat contohnya diletakkan di gred U29 dan merekaini berpeluang sehingga ke gred U40. Paling menarik, skimJururawat ini juga membolehkan pegawai yangmempunyai diploma tanpa kelayakan Ijazah SainsKejururawatan, tetapi dengan pengalaman kerja 6 tahunlayak ke gred U41 (setaraf Ijazah) dengan syaratmenghadiri dan lulus dengan jayanya kursus yangdikelolakan oleh Lembaga Jururawat Malaysia. (Ibid)

Pada pandangan penulis, tiada perbezaan antara skimJururawat dan Penolong Jurutera ini. Kedua-dua skim inimemainkan peranan penting dalam keselamatan dannyawa awam baik dari segi kesihatan pesakit yang diseliapara Jururawat mahupun keselamatan infrastruktur untukmasyarakat yang diselia oleh Penolong Jurutera danTeknologis ini.

Jika diselidiki, skim Jururawat Bersepadu ini padapermulaannya mempunyai Doktor Perubatan (lepasanIjazah Perubatan & Pembedahan) sebagai pegawai atasanmereka. Sesuai dengan perkembangan semasa dan tugasJururawat yang semakin kompleks, Lembaga JururawatMalaysia telah ditubuhkan bagi menjaga kepentinganJururawat. Perjuangan mereka untuk mendapatkanperjawatan dan gred baru yang lebih sesuai selama initelah direstui Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam.

Sebagai perbandingan, skim Jururawat kinimenggunapakai 2 kelayakan masuk iaitu DiplomaKejururawatan (gred U29) dan Ijazah Sains Kejururawatan(gred U41), manakala skim Penolong Jurutera kini hanya

menggunakan 1 kumpulan kelayakan masuk iaituSTPM/Diploma.

Jadual 2 menunjukkan perbandingan antara skimJururawat dan skim Penolong Jurutera yang digunapakaikini.

Rasionalisasi kewujudanTeknologis dalam PerkhidmatanAwam Malaysia

Mengikut Standard Program Teknologi Kejuruteraanyang dikeluarkan oleh Malaysia Qualification Agency(MQA), matlamat utama program sijil dan diploma TVETini adalah untuk menghasilkan graduan yang mempunyaiilmu kejuruteraan dan kemahiran serta mampubekerjasama didalam suatu pasukan mahupun menyeliasesebuah pasukan bagi menyokong atau menyelesaikanmasalah aktiviti operasi dan penyelenggaraan. Bagi IjazahTeknologi Kejuruteraan pula, MQA menyasarkanmatlamat untuk menghasilkan graduan Teknologis yangmempunyai pengetahuan teknikal meluas dan kemahirantertentu bagi membolehkan mereka memilih, mengkajisemula, menghalusi dan melaksanakan penyelesaian yangsesuai di dalam konteks industri kejuruteraan tertentu.(MQA,2014)

Perjawatan untuk Teknologis ini dilihat mampumemperkukuhkan lagi peranan Jurutera dan PenolongJurutera yang sediada kini.

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Laporan dari ‘The Future of EngineeringEducation in Malaysia, 2006’ yang telahdijalankan oleh Kementerian PengajianTinggi bersama BEM, IEM, Unit PerancangEkonomi dan pihak berkepentingan(stakeholders) lain menyatakan bahawamajikan di Malaysia memerlukan juruteradari 2 kategori iaitu:

(i) jurutera yang seimbang antara teori-amali

(ii) jurutera yang berorientasikan amali &kemahiran teknikal

Laporan ini juga menyatakan bahawanisbah populasi jurutera di Jerman adalah1:82, Perancis (1:75), manakala Malaysia(1:312). (MoHE,2014)

Dengan mewujudkan jawatanTeknologis ke dalam skim PerkhidmatanBersepadu untuk Penolong Jurutera ini,laluan kerjaya kepada graduan pendidikanTVET ini didalam Perkhidmatan AwamMalaysia dapat diwujudkan dari gred 29hingga ke gred 41 ke atas. Ianya dapatmempertingkatkan nisbah penyelidik,saintis, jurutera dan pakar teknikal tempatansekaligus menyokong usaha kerajaan dalammemperkasakan pendidikan TVET negarauntuk ke status negara maju berpendapatantinggi.

Selain itu, kewujudan jawatanTeknologis juga adalah perlu bagimenyediakan laluan kerjaya yang setandingdi sektor awam terutamanya setelahkerajaan memperkasakan sektor TVETdengan mewujudkan program DiplomaKolej Vokasional. Pelajar seterusnyadijangka melengkapkan pengajian ke tahapIjazah Teknologi di pelbagai Institusi TVET.

Pada pandangan penulis, isu terbesaryang perlu dilihat adalah implikasi akibatpenjumudan program sijil di Politeknik sejaktahun 2009 lepas, dan keputusan kerajaanmenaiktaraf kelayakan pemegang SijilPoliteknik ke gred JA29. Serentak denganpenjumudan program sijil, Politeknik telahmemperkenalkan program Ijazah TeknologiKejuruteraan yang berteraskan kemahiranteknikal dan graduan ini dijangka bergraduatsekitar tahun 2017. Secara tradisi, lepasansijil Politeknik adalah penyumbang utamatenaga kerja teknikal separa profesionaluntuk sektor awam khasnya di KementerianKerja Raya dan agensi teknikal/sains yang

berkaitan. Berikutan dengan penjumudanprogram sijil ini, Politeknik telah hilang‘keistimewaan’ untuk graduannya dilantik kePerkhidmatan Awam. Kewujudanperjawatan Teknologis didalamPerkhidmatan Awam dilihat dapatmengembalikan keistimewaan tersebut.

Memandangkan Juruteknik telahdijumudkan, ditukarlantik serta disetarakandidalam kumpulan kelayakan diplomadengan gred JA29, berkemungkinan skimBersepadu Penolong Jurutera ini satu harinanti dapat menggabungkan syarat masukdari dua peringkat kelayakan minimum iaituSijil Politeknik/Diploma dan Ijazah TeknologiKejuruteraan. Walaubagaimanapun, inihanyalah sekadar cadangan penulis. Kajianterperinci berhubung nisbah/model/normaperjawatan, keperluan agensi, aspekperundangan serta bebanan kewangankerajaan perlulah diteliti.

Sebagai makluman bersama, skimPerkhidmatan Bersepadu bermaksud skimperkhidmatan yang menggabungkansekurang-kurangnya dua peringkatkelayakan minimum dalam satu skimperkhidmatan. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awamjuga menyatakan bahawa strukturperkhidmatan semasa tidak membenarkandua Skim Perkhidmatan dalam KelompokPerkhidmatan yang sama bagi mengelakkanisu berkaitan peringkat penyeliaan danbeban tugas.

Jadual 3 menunjukkan cadanganPerjawatan Teknologis dalam skimPenolong Jurutera dengan menambahkelayakan masuk dari Ijazah TeknologiKejuruteraan.

KesimpulanWalaupun Malaysia yang diwakili BEM

telah mengganggotai Washington Accorduntuk menjaga kepentingan Jurutera dangraduan Ijazah Kejuruteraan, badanprofesional bagi menjaga kepentingan ahliTeknologis dan sub profesionalnya darilepasan sijil dan diploma TVET ini masihbelum menampakkan hasilnya. Sekiranyakita mahu melihat Teknologis mudahditerima didalam sektor awam, maka badanprofesional ini mungkin perlu diletakkandibawah seliaan BEM yang menjadi pihakberkepentingan (stakeholders) selainJabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA) untuk

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May-June 2014ET

Here is a great opportunity for you to engage with the entire industry by contributing articles to the new Engineering & Technology (ET) magazine and to show your support to MySET!

We are inviting members to contribute articles from a broad range of content – news, feature articles, technical and scientific papers, book reviews, travelogues, to name a few. The Editorial Board of Engineering & Technology (ET) aims for the magazine to be an enjoyable read for members while adding value to your profession.

This is a great chance to publish your work. It is also an avenue for you to share your thoughts about what interests you in your career, how you have developed in the industry, the challenges and solutions, share your personal aspirations that will encourage the next generation of profession and your interesting travels around the country, the region or even abroad.

Articles should preferably be about 1,000 to 1,200 words in length with interesting photos/figures to make your article exciting, attractive and meaningful. Article can be written in either Bahasa Malaysia or English.

You are welcome to submit your article and photographs to:

The Editorc/o MySET SecretariatMalaysian Society for Engineering & TechnologyLevel 2 Block A Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia,43400 UPM Serdang Selangor,T: +603 8946 6451; F: +603 8946 6481 E: publication.mset@gmail.com

ENGAGE & CONTRIBUTE

mengkaji seterusnya mewujudkan perjawatan Teknologis sebagaisatu kerjaya baru didalam skim Penolong Jurutera.

Penutup bicara, penulis berharap agar perjawatan Teknologisdapat diwujudkan di dalam Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia bagimenyokong usaha kerajaan selama ini dalam memperkasakanpendidikan TVET khasnya dan Politeknik amnya.

Rujukan1. Utusan Malaysia (12 Julai 2003), JPA dijangka lulus jawatan

teknologis kejuruteraan.

2. Syihan (2012), Pendidikan Bercorak Teknikal & LatihanVokasional di Malaysia, 7 Mac 2014. Retrieved from :

http://www.mset.org.my/sites/default/files/MsetNewsletters/newsletter15.pdf

3. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (2013), Penjumudan SkimPerkhidmatan Juruteknik dan Pindaan Skim PerkhidmatanPenolong Jurutera, 7 Mac 2014. Retrieved from :

http://docs.jpa.gov.my/docs/pp/2013/pp112013.pdf

4. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (2012), Pelaksanaan SistemSaraan Malaysia Bagi Anggota Perkhidmatan AwamPersekutuan,Lampiran A2, pg.1, 7 Mac 2014. Retrieved from:

http://docs.jpa.gov.my/docs/pp/2002/pp042002.pdf

5. Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (2005), Pindaan SkimPerkhidmatan Jururawat, Lampiran A, pg. 2, 7 Mac 2014.Retrieved from :

http://docs.jpa.gov.my/docs/pp/2005/pp092005.pdf

6. Ibid ( 2005), para. 8, pg.3.

7. MQA (2014), Standard Program Teknologi Kejuruteraan. 7 Mac2014. Retrieved from:

http://engine.um.edu.my/doc/FKUM/StandardProgramKejuruteraanampKejuruteraanTek.pdf

8. MoHE (2014), The Future of Engineering Education in Malaysia.7 Mac 2014. Retrieved from :

http://www.ukm.my/p3k/images/buku/Halatuju%20Pendidikan %20Kejuruteraan.pdf

May-June 2014 ET

Event 21

6th National Engineering& Technology Convention(NETC2014)5th April 2014Marriot Hotel, Putrajaya

The 6th National Engineering & TechnologyConvention (NETC2014) wassuccessfully held at the Marriott Hotel,

Putrajaya on 5th April 2014. The theme for thisyear’s NETC was “Engineering Failures:Lessons to be Learnt”. The rationale for thetheme was to increase the public awareness onthe importance of learning from previousengineering failures in order to learn from ourpast mistakes and mitigate potential futureengineering failures.

In this convention MySET strived to identifythe roles that MySET and the government canjointly play to minimize the number ofengineering failures and the severity ofdamages. MySET views engineering failures asnot only in terms of financial losses but also theloss of lives and the negative reputation toMalaysia which would impact negatively on ourefforts to promote our engineering servicesinternationally.

Prof Dato’ AbangAbdullah Abang Ali

YB Dato’ Raja KamarulBahrin Shah

YB Datuk Dr. Abu Bakar binMohamad DIah

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May-June 2014ET

Following a welcoming speech by Prof.Dato’ Abang Abdullah Abang Ali, President ofMySET, the convention was officiated by YBDatuk Dr. Abu Bakar bin Mohamad Diah,Deputy Minister of Ministry of Science,Technology and Innovation (MOSTI).

The keynote speaker for this conventionwas YB Dato’ Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah, arenowned architect of Seni Bahri Arkitek,Terengganu. The keynote session waschaired by Prof. Ir. Megat Johari Megat MohdNoor, Secretary General of MySET. Thekeynote speech is also featured in this ETmagazine issue.

Prior to the keynote session, theMySET-Iktisas Student Excellence Award2014 was presented by Ir. Haji Wan AhmadNizar bin Zakaria, Chief Executive Officer ofIktisas Ingenieurs Sdn Bhd. This award is aproject under the Young ProfessionalsStanding Committee featuring a cash prizeof RM1,000 and a certificate. This award isjointly sponsored by Iktisas Ingenieurs SdnBhd and the Malaysian Society forEngineering & Technology (MySET). Theaward was given to the overall best studentfrom Universiti Putra Malaysia and UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia.

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Following the keynote speech, a roundtable discussion with a topic following thetheme of the convention was chaired by Prof.Dato’ Abang Abdullah. The discussion wasled by five eminent panelists comprising ofDatuk Abdul Aziz, Director, Civil, Structuraland Bridge Engineering of Jabatan KerjaRaya, Ir Choo Kok Beng, President,Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), IrSaidin, Managing Director of Wan Mohamad& Khoo, Ir Wong See Fong, President,Association of Consulting Engineers (ACEM)and Sr Jailani, Vice President, RoyalInstitution of Surveyors, Malaysia.

In the discussions, it was noted that therehave been a number of engineering failuresin Malaysia and that there can be lessons tobe learnt from these failures. In the moreadvanced countries, various studies weredone on failures and the results published inengineering publications including journals toensure a buildup of knowledge andtechnology in the relevant areas.

It was accepted that the failures can bedue to technical design, construction ormanufacturing faults but can also be due topoor supervision or incompetent personnel.

Datuk Abdul Aziz, Director of JKRmentioned that there were lessons notlearned from past failures in the engineeringindustry. He and Ir Wong, President of theACEM were supportive of a quality-basedselection and appointment of consultantsand contractors.

It was suggested by Ir Choo Kok Beng,President, IEM that prevention of failureswould be better than cure and those involvedshould not work outside their area ofcompetency. Wrong appointment of

consultants and contractors can result inunnecessary mishaps. He recommended thesetting of an independent NationalConstruction Safety Board to arrest thegrowth in the number of failures in thecountry.

Sr Jaliani, Vice-President, RoyalInstitution of Surveyors, Malaysia was of theopinion that the normal time given for designand preparation of contract documents areunrealistic and there is a need to revisit issuesrelated to the implementation of projects fromthe appointment of under qualifiedcontractors who most often subcontract outtheir jobs to the issues of corruption in theindustry.

Ir Saidin reminded the participants on theneed to better design and manage our slopesto reduced incidences of slope failures in thecountry. We have to be particularly carefulwith inherited fill land or areas which areprone to failures.

This convention was attended byengineers, engineering technologists,architects, surveyors and techniciansconsisting of MySET members, non-members and students. The total number ofparticipants for this convention was 73people. As a conclusion, the objective of thisconvention to provide a platform forpresentation and exchange of ideas andexperiences amongst engineering andtechnology (E&T) professionals wasachieved. The causes and consequences ofengineering failures was discussed andexperiences of failures in Malaysia, leading tolessons to be learnt from the failures andways to investigate failures in the future wasshared. Alhamdulillah.

Y.BHG Dato' Ir. Dr. AbdulAziz Bin Arshad

Sr Jailani Jasmani

Ir. Wong See Fong

Ir. Choo Kok Beng

Ir Saaidin Abu Bakar

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7th MySET

AnnualGeneralMeetingThe 7th MySET Annual General Meeting was held after the

NETC2014 at the Marriott Hotel Putrajaya. The AGM wasattended by 52 members.

Welcoming AddressThe President of MySET, Prof. Dato' Ir. Abang Abdullah

Abang Ali convened the meeting by welcoming all the members.

Matters ArisingThe Secretary General of Myset, Prof. Ir. Megat Johari

Megat Mohd Noor shared that Board of Engineers Malaysia(BEM) has verbally agreed that MySET will be given theopportunity to do the Professional Assessment Examination forprofessional engineers. The Registrar of Society (ROS) also hasapproved the Organization Membership.

Confirmation of Minutes for the 6thAGM

The Minutes of the 6th AGM was confirmed, as proposed byIr. Zulkifli Ahmad (00292) and seconded by Assoc. Prof. Dr.Mustafa Din Subari (00025).

Annual report for Session 2013-2014Prof. Ir. Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor, MySET's Secretary

General presented the Anuual Report for session 2013-2014.

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Organisational Structure

Council Members 2012-2015President Abang Abdullah Abang Ali

Deputy President Abdul Hakim Juri

Vice President Ahmad Bin Tamby Kadir Ishkandar BaharinRosnah Mohd YusuffWan Mohammad Wan AbdullahZulkifli Ahmad

Secretary General Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor

Treasurer Rahman Wagiran

Ordinary Council Member Azlan Abdul AzizJamel Bin OthmanMazliham Mohd Su'ud Mohd Azraai KassimMohd Hisham Bin AliMustafa Din Subari Suraya Abdul RashidWan Mansor Bin Wan MuhamadZaharuddin Saidon

Honorary Auditor Hisham HamidRidzuan Bin Md. Sham

MySET Standing Committees1. Standing Committee on

Corporate Affairs 2. Standing Committees on

Activities & Welfare 3. Standing Committee on

Information & Publications4. Standing Committee on

Admission, Examination,Accreditation & Certification

5. Standing Committee onTechnology & Business

6. Standing Committee onAdministration & Finance

MySET Interest Groups1. Malaysia Robotics and

Automation Interest Group(MyRAig)

2. Malaysia Green Technology& Renewable EnergyInterest Group (MyGREEN)

3. Malaysia TechnologistInterest Group (MyTechig)

4. Malaysia TechniciansInterest Group (MyTig)

5. Malaysia ForensicEngineering Interest Group(MyFEig)

6. Malaysia AffordableHousing Interest Group(MyAHig)

MySET Groups1. Young Professionals2. Study on Engineering &

Technology Education 3. SWeeT Group

President

Deputy Treasurer

Council

StandingCommittees,

Interest Groups

Secretary

Manager

Executives

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Standing CommitteesTo date there are six (6) standing committees, six (6)

Interest groups and two (2) groups.

The standing committees and respective chairperson are:

Corporate Affairs Ir. Asst. Prof. Ahmadbin Tamby Kadir

Activities & Welfare Prof. Dr. Rosnah MohdYusuff

Information & Publication Assoc. Prof. Dr. SurayaAbdul Rashid

Admission, Examination, Prof. Dr. WanMohammad Wan

Accreditation & Certification Abdullah

Technology & Business Prof. Dato' Dr.Mazliham Mohd Su'ud

Administration & Finance Prof. Ir. Megat JohariMegat Mohd Noor

Council MeetingA total of four meetings were convened by the council

members for the 2013-2014 session.

28th Council MeetingFriday, 12th July 2013

29th Council MeetingFriday, 8th September 2013

30th Council MeetingFriday, 10th January 2014

31st Council MeetingFriday, 14th March 2014

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MembershipThe membership of MySET as of 14th March 2014 was

9,429 members. There are 1,328 Ordinary Members, 44Associate Members and 8,057 student members.

No Discipline Total1 Aerospace 102 Architecture 73 Biological & Agricultural 354 Chemical & Environmental 725 Civil & Construction 2286 Electrical & Electronics 2337 ICT 948 Mechanical & Manufacturing 1979 Quantity Surveyors & Building Survey 2810 Technician 8111 Other Allied Professionals 38712 Student 8057

Total 9429

Reports and Activities of StandingCommittees and Interest Groups

The Council has formed Six (6) Standing Committees, Six(6) Interest Groups and Three (3) Groups, and each standingcommittee or group adheres to its term of reference andobjective as follows:

Standing Committee on Corporate Affairs • Plan and manage MySET public relations• Promote international networking• Provide public relation services to members

Standing Committee on Activities & Welfare• Organize visit/ mission/ seminar/ conference/ congress• Organize training/workshop • Create activities and social events• Setting up benevolent fund

Standing Committee on Information & Publications• Collect and disseminate information• Setup and manage MySET Resource Centre • Publish newsletter, bulletin, journal, and book• Maintenance of website

Standing Committee on Admission, Examination,Accreditation & Certification • Membership admission• Manage professional examination• Undertake accreditation of qualifications, linking with int’l.

accords• Produce certification and maintain registration

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Standing Committee on Technology & Business• Synergize and leverage technology and business• Initiate new business ventures• Manage the Saudi/Jordan Malaysia Forum

Standing Committee on Administration &Finance • Advice on secretariat on administration and human

resource matters• Advise secretariat on financial matters and direction

Malaysia Robotics and Automation InterestGroup (MyRAig)• To be the professional platform where all engineers and

technologists can meet and network to discuss aboutrobotics and automation programmes in the country.

• To establish network of robotics and automationclusters in terms of users, owners, policy makers,educationists and researchers to help advance the fieldin Malaysia.

• To conduct regular conferences, seminars, workshops,training programmes, and competitions to help developthe technology and its application in the country.

• To conduct professional certification programmes thatwill be recognized by the industry and governmentsectors to help build competencies in the field, bothnationally and globally, for Malaysia.

Malaysia Green Technology and RenewableEnergy Interest Group (MyGREEN)• To be a review platform of current practice and effort

on the aspects of green technology and renewableenergy in Malaysia.

• To help identify potential project development from ascientific aspect.

• To provide output to the government by preparing whitepapers and reports from time-to-time on relevantissues.

Malaysia Technologists Interest Group(MyTechig)• To network together people having the same interest in

advancing the role of technologist in Malaysia.• To offer a medium for exchange of knowledge, ideas

and information on technology and technologists in thecountry.

• To contribute towards certification of professionaltechnologists.

• To organise conferences, seminars and workshops ontechnology related matters.

• To be a referral centre for role of technologyadvancement in the region.

Malaysia Technician Interest Group (MyTig)• To understand the dynamic technological changes and

advances and the need to meet the changes.• To have an exposure on the latest training technology

to train effective technicians.• To understand the accreditation for world class

technicians.• To bridge the gap between industry needs and the

curriculum for technical training.

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Malaysia Forensic Engineering Interest Group(MyFEig)• To be the professional platform where all engineers and

technologists can meet and network to discuss aboutforensic engineering programmes in the country.

• To establish network of forensic engineering clusters interms of users, owners, policy makers, educationistsand researchers to help advance the field in Malaysia.

• To conduct regular conferences, seminars, workshops,training programmes and competitions to help developthe technology and application in the country.

• To conduct forensic audit on engineering failures andmaintenance of structure and infrastructureprogrammes that will be recognized by the industry andgovernment sectors to help build competencies in thefield, both nationally and globally, for Malaysia.

• To be referral centre for forensic rngineering in theregion.

Malaysia Affordable Housing Interest Group(MyAHig)• To establish a network of professionals in affordable

housing, especially from amongst housing developers,contractors, educationists in higher education andresearchers to help advance in field in Malaysia.

• To provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideasand information on sustainable affordable housingdevelopment is the country.

• To organised conferences. Seminars, workshop andcongresses on housing issues so that it can be anessential medium of information-sharing to all, includingmembers of the public and policy maker.

• To be a referrel centre for affordable housingdevelopment in the region.

Young Professionals• Attract Young Professionals to join MySET• Organize special activities for Young Professionals• Network with Young Professionals in FEIIC member

countries

Study on Engineering & Technology Education • To study and analyze the existing engineering curricula

in the world (east, west) in producing an “ideal’ engineerand technologists

• To seek opinions from engineering and technologyeducation main stakeholders

• To seek opinions from educational perspectives• To study the characteristics of engineering lecturers

(murabbi)• To study the current engineering lecturer training

syllabus• To study the current engineering curriculum especially

from developing countries (east and west) • To design engineering and technology curriculum

(objectives, content, pedagogical approach, assessmentprocedures) for the future

• To establishment engineering education financialsupport through waqaf and endowment.

Financial StatementThe Financial Statement for the year ending 31

December 2013 which was audited by Dr. Hisham Hamidand Engr. Ridzuan Md. Sham was presented by Prof. Ir.Megat Johari Megat Mohd Noor, MySET Secretary General.

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MH370 Crisis:Lessons Learned From Engineering& Technology Perspectives

Apublic lecture on MH370 Crisis: Lessons Learned from Engineering& Technology Perspectives was successfully held at the Auditorium,UCSI University North Wing Campus on 2 April 2014. This puclic

lecture was jointly-organised by Faculty of Engineering Technology & BuiltEnvironment, UCSI University and Malaysian Society for Engineering &Technology (MySET).

The speaker for this public lecture was Assoc. Prof. Sallehuddin binMuhamad. He is the Deputy Director, University Laboratory ManagementUnit, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. His involvement inprofessional societies includes member of The Institutions of EngineersMalaysia, member of Board of Engineers Malaysia, Senior Member of TheAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Life Member ofSIGMA GAMMA TAU - National Honorary Society in Aerospace Engineering,USA. He had attended special courses on Aircraft Accident Investigation,civil Aviation Authority, United Kingdom on 17 May - 28 June 1993. He alsoreceived the innovation award such as Gold Medal, International InnovationDesign and Articulation(i-IdeA 2013) and Gold Medal, 15th Industrial Art andTechnology Exhibition (INATEX2013).

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MAYSeminar on Technicians & TechnologistsDate: 22 May 2014Venue: Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya

JUNEBengkel Keselamatan dalam Bangunan danMakmalDate: 12 June 2014Venue: Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya

AUGUSTSubmission to AuthoritiesDate: 18 August 2014Venue: Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya

NOVEMBER 2014World Research and Innovation Conventionon Engineering & Technology (WRICET2014)Date: 25-26 November 2014Venue: Marriott Hotel, Putrajaya

SEPTEMBERPower-GEN Asia 2014Date: 10-12 September 2014Venue: KLCC Kuala Lumpur

International Defence and SecurityTechnology Conference (DSTC2014)Date: 24-25 September 2014Venue: Palace of Golden Horses

NOVEMBERInternational Conference on Agriculturaland Food Engineering (CAFEi2014)Date: 24-26 November 2014

Future Events 2014

MySET as Co-Organiser / Endorser