Engineering Talent For Semiconductor Industry (ETSI)

Engineering Talent For Semiconductor (ETSI)

In alignment with the National Semiconductor Strategic Plan (NSS), the development of local talent is a key pillar in driving the growth of the Electrical & Electronics (E&E) industry, with a particular focus on semiconductor technology. To meet the projected industry demand, the NSS targets the training of 60,000 engineers. In support of this objective, the Engineering Talent for Semiconductor Industry (ETSI) program has been established as a strategic talent development initiative to facilitate the effective implementation of the NSS.

ETSI Programs

The Engineering Talent for Semiconductor Industry (ETSI) program is strategically designed to build and sustain a robust talent pipeline that meets the evolving demands of the global semiconductor ecosystem. The program focuses on four key pillars:

Workforce Empowerment through Upskilling and Reskilling

ETSI enhances workforce capabilities through targeted upskilling and reskilling programs in key semiconductor areas, ensuring employees remain competitive amid rapid technological change.

Graduate Employability Enhancement

In collaboration with tertiary institutions, ETSI embeds industry-relevant curricula and offers early exposure through internships, projects, and technical training to boost graduate readiness for the semiconductor sector.

Strengthening R&D Capacity through Postgraduate Engagement

ETSI supports innovation by engaging postgraduate students in industry-driven research and placements, bridging academic learning with practical development.

Technology Transfer and Knowledge Sharing via Center of Excellence (CoE)

CREST Semiconductor Center of Excellence (CoE) facilitates new technology adoption and knowledge sharing through advanced tools and infrastructure for talent development and R&D collaboration.

ETSI for Current Workforce

Upskilling and reskilling existing professionals to stay aligned with evolving semiconductor technologies and global industry demands.

ETSI for Fresh Graduates and Unemployed Individuals

Equipping fresh graduates and unemployed individuals with industry-relevant skills to enhance employability and readiness for entry into the semiconductor workforce.

ETSI for Internship

Nurturing and upskilling future talent through structured internship programs to build a sustainable talent pipeline for the semiconductor industry.

ETSI x ALAT

Providing infrastructure, tools and equipment to support high-impact talent development and training programs under ETSI.

ETSI Finishing School Program

Early intervention program for tertiary education institutions students, to attract and nurture industry relevant graduates for semiconductor industry

ETSI for Curriculum

Upgrading the technical capabilities of education institutions to develop industry relevant graduates for semiconductor industry and in general, E&E industry.

ETSI for Youth

Promoting interest and passion in STEM among primary and high school students.

Technology and Training Focus Areas

IC Design

Digital Design
Analog & Mixed-Signal Design
System-Level & Embedded Design
Advanced Packaging & Architecture
Simulation & Verification
EDA Tools & Automation

Advanced Packaging

Advanced Packaging Technologies
Fabrication & Process Technology
Materials & Interconnect Technologies
Simulation, Modeling & Design Tools
Metrology, Characterisation & Testing
Packaging Equipment & Automation

Wafer Fabrication

Embedded Hardware Design
Embedded Software & Firmware Development
System Integration & Architecture
Testing, Characterisation & Reliability
Development Tools & Simulation Environments

Embedded Systems

Embedded Hardware
Embedded Software
Characterization
Metrology
Reliability & Testing
Simulation
Design for Manufacturability (DFM)

Process Automation

Equipment & Material Handling Automation
Factory Systems & Workflow Automation
Inspection, Testing & Metrology Automation
Data-Driven Process Intelligence
Design, Simulation & DFM Automation
Advanced Packaging Solutions Automation

Note: The technology and training focus areas may be expanded in the future to align with evolving semiconductor industry needs.

ETSI for Current Workforce

Elevating Semiconductor Talent for Industry Excellence

The ETSI for Current Workforce Program is an initiative aimed at upskilling and reskilling the existing workforce to meet the fast-evolving demands of the semiconductor industry. By equipping employees with relevant technical and digital competencies, the program ensures that Malaysia’s talent pool remains competitive, adaptable, and aligned with both current and emerging global industry trends. It is delivered through structured training programmes managed by CREST, as part of the CREST–HRD Corp talent development partnership under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

No.	Requirements	Details
1.	Eligible Applicants	Semiconductor companies operating in Malaysia, with specialisation in the following technologies: IC Design Advanced Packaging Wafer Fabrication Embedded Systems Process Automation for semiconductor companies
2.	Eligible Training Participants	Malaysian Full-time employees under the company’s direct payroll and must be working in Malaysia
3.	Training Structure	Local and overseas training Project- and mentoring-based training Professional certification programs Micro-credential training Technical seminars and conferences
4.	HRD Corp Claimable	Local training cost (in line with current HRD Corp guidelines) 100% financial assistance allowed for overseas training (covering training cost, overseas allowance and air fare)

Training Focus Areas

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	IC Design	Digital Front End Design Digital Back End Design Analog Schematic Design System Level Design Firmware/BIOS Design Embedded IC Designing – AI, Power, RF Chip Architectural Planning for Advance Packaging Simulation (thermal, power) Functional Modelling Design Verification (pre & post silicon Other relevant IC Design technology
2.	Advanced Packaging	Fabrication Technology Material Sciences 2.5D/3D IC Packaging System-in-Package (SiP) Data Analytics Silicon Photonics Panel Level Packaging (PLP) Hybrid Bonding Characterization Metrology Reliability & Testing Simulation (thermal, mechanical) Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Other relevant Advanced Packaging Technologies
3.	Wafer Fabrication	Compound Semiconductor (wide band gap) Silicon Photonics MEMS Fabrication Processes Characterization Metrology Testing Simulation Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Other relevant Wafer Fabrication Technologies
4.	Embedded Systems	Embedded Hardware Embedded Software Characterization Metrology Reliability & Testing Simulation Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
5.	Process Automation	Advanced Packaging Solutions Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Data Science & Data Analytics 3D Inspection Other relevant process automation and manufacturing technology

Information in this section will be made available in due course.

Training Programs

No.	Training Topic	Mode	Training Venue	Training Date	Brochure

Documents in this section will be made available in due course.

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

General: These terms and conditions, including all other terms and conditions, standards, guidelines, administrative requirements, protocols, processes, rules, and regulations prescribed by Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology Center (“CREST”) for the Upskilling Grant for Aerospace & Medical Devices Industries (“Grant”) and the relevant program(s) under the Grant (“Program”) as displayed on CREST’s website and/or any platform(s) utilised by CREST for administration of the Grant and Program shall be read together with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions as stipulated in CREST’s application form for the relevant Program (“Application”), and the terms and conditions stipulated in any other documentation for the relevant Program made available by CREST (“Documents”) to the applicant(s) named in the Application (“Applicant”), which are incorporated as part of these terms and conditions by reference (collectively, “T&Cs”), and represent a legally binding contract between CREST and Applicant (collectively, “Parties” and individually, a “Party”).
Term: These T&Cs shall subsist for the duration stated in the Documents (“Term”) unless otherwise terminated. Applicant must initiate and conclude the activities as detailed in the Application and approved by CREST (“Activities”) within the timeframe designated in the Documents. Failure to adhere to this timeframe will render these T&Cs null and void and CREST shall not be liable towards Applicant in connection with the same.
Disbursement: Subject to availability of funds for the Grant and the Program, funds under the Grant (“Grant Funds”) will be disbursed to Applicant in the manner prescribed by CREST in the Documents, contingent upon Applicant’s adherence to these T&Cs. CREST reserves the right to withhold or delay any portion of the Grant Funds if it believes Applicant is in breach of these T&Cs, if it is dissatisfied with Applicant’s compliance with these T&Cs, or if deemed necessary by changes in Government policy or national interest. Disbursement may also be suspended upon direct Government directive.
Applicant’s Obligations: Applicant must, at its own risk, cost and expense: (a) utilise the Grant Funds exclusively to carry out the Activities; (b) ensure all Activities comply with relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations; (c) exercise reasonable skills, care and diligence in carrying out the Activities; (d) utilize qualified personnel to carry out the Activities; (e) immediately inform CREST of any misuse and/or unlawful of Grant Funds and undertake corrective actions; (f) maintain comprehensive, accurate, and updated records, documentation and accounts (collectively, “Records”) for the Activities; (g) maintain all necessary licences, authorisations, approvals, and certifications required for the conduct of the Activities; (h) maintain and comply with CREST’s prescribed eligibility criteria for participation in the Program throughout the Term; (i) accept all liabilities arising from the Activities; (j) comply with these T&Cs; and (k) inform and update CREST on Applicant’s progress and performance of the Activities upon request from CREST.
Representations & Warranties: In submitting an Application, Applicant represents, undertakes and warrants to and for the benefit of CREST that: (a) it is legally recognized entity established and existing under Malaysian laws; (b) it has the power and authority and has taken all appropriate and necessary actions (including all corporate power and authority and actions) to be bound by and fulfil its obligations under these T&Cs; (b) its participation in the Program and performance of its obligations under these T&Cs will not breach its constituent documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution) or any other documents which are binding on Applicant; (c) it is unaware of any litigation or dispute likely to affect its obligations under these T&Cs; (d) it understands that these T&Cs constitute binding obligations which are enforceable against it; (e) it has the technical and financial ability to perform its obligations under these T&Cs; (f) no corrupt practices or unlawful or illegal activities or bid fraud has been committed in connection with the Program; (g) its performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate applicable laws; (h) all information, representations, statements or warranties made or to be made by it to CREST are true, accurate and not misleading; and (i) it acknowledges that CREST enters into these T&Cs based on the representations and warranties as stated above.
Progress Evaluation & Inspections: CREST reserves the right to monitor, evaluate, inspect, and audit Applicant’s conduct, management, and progress of the Activities, expenditure incurred and claims submitted to CREST in relation to the Activities, the accuracy of reports submitted to CREST, and any other matters relating to the Activities, Program, and Grant Funds and may ask for further information. Applicant must, at their expense, cooperate and facilitate these activities and permit CREST and its agents to conduct inspections and audits, which may be physical or virtual, at any premises related to the Activities and the Program without further consent required. Access for inspections and audits must be granted by Applicant during reasonable business hours.
Intellectual Property Rights: “IP Rights” means the collective intellectual property rights, other than the proprietary rights vested in any third party, created or acquired pursuant to the Program and arising under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction, which includes copyright, trade marks, service marks, whether registered or otherwise, goodwill and confidential information and know-how as well as related or similar intangible assets (including in all cases, applications for registration and the right to apply for the same) along with any and all documentation related to such properties, rights, and interests, including but not limited to all deliverables, reports, information, data, modules, curriculums, training materials, and other materials collected, prepared, developed, or supplied by Applicant to CREST, as applicable, pursuant to these T&Cs. IP Rights created pursuant to the Activities and/or Program (if any), excluding third-party rights, will be jointly owned by CREST and Applicant proportionate to their respective contributions. All IP Rights belonging to, controlled or licensed by a Party, developed, conceived, obtained, licensed or acquired independently of these T&Cs or before the Term (“Existing IP Rights”) remain the property of their respective owners. Applicant agrees and undertakes to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be reasonably required by CREST in order to protect and perfect all or any of the rights, title or interest assigned or granted or purported to be assigned or granted to CREST. Applicant must be legally entitled in writing to use any Existing IP Rights owned or created by a third party (“Third Party IP Rights”) for the Activities and Program. Applicant shall fully indemnify, protect and defend CREST, its agents and employees, at all times, from and against any action, claim and liabilities arising out of the infringement of any IP Rights, including Existing IP Rights and/or Third Party IP Rights.
Records and Information: Applicant shall: (a) provide CREST all information regarding the Activities and Program as CREST may request; (b) maintain Records sufficient to provide explanations in respect of all transactions relating to expenditures of the Grant Funds; (c) allow CREST access for review of Records and at any relevant premises; (d) assist CREST representatives in inspections and copying of relevant Records ; and (e) unless otherwise agreed by CREST in writing, retain all Records for such periods as required under applicable laws.
Confidentiality: Applicant shall at all times keep secret and confidential any confidential information, documents and/or materials which Applicant may acquire in relation to CREST with respect to these T&Cs, the Activities, and the Program, whether or not it has been explicitly or tacitly identified or regarded as being confidential and/or disclosed by CREST to Applicant whether before and/or after the Term (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except with the prior written consent of CREST. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that (a) these confidentiality obligations shall survive the expiry and/or termination of these T&Cs for whatever reason; (b) a breach of any of its undertakings or obligations under this Clause may cause CREST irreparable damage for which monetary compensation will not be sufficient or adequate; (d) CREST shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any actual or threatened breach by Applicant of the provisions of this Clause.
Personal Data: By submitting an Application, Applicant irrevocably consents to CREST’s and CREST’s approved third parties’ use and collection of their Personal Data and/or the Personal Data of its authorised representatives, and participants of the Activities conducted by Applicant (where Applicant shall secure the written consent of such participants for the processing of their Personal Data by CREST) for administrative purposes and the purposes envisaged in these T&Cs, including but not limited to the processing of the Application, evaluation of the Activities and/or the Program, and all other Program-related matters. For clarity, “approved third parties” includes but is not limited to CREST’s authorised service providers, government and/or quasi-governmental organisation; and “Personal Data” includes all information arising from or relating to Applicant’s participation in the Program relating directly or indirectly to Applicant, from which Applicant is identified or identifiable, and includes “sensitive personal data” as defined in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Publicity: Applicant is prohibited from using or allowing the use of CREST’s name or logo without CREST’s express written consent. Disclosure of details of these T&Cs, information on the Activities and/or Program, or public statements related to CREST, the Activities, and/or the Program requires CREST’s prior written approval. Actions or statements harming CREST’s and/or the Program’s reputation are strictly forbidden. CREST reserves the right to involve Applicant in promotional activities for the Program.
Termination (Failure to Remedy Default): CREST may terminate these T&Cs and cease disbursement of the Grant Funds if (a) Applicant fails to uphold its obligations on conducting and completing the Activities; (b) misuses the Grant Funds; (c) provides false or fraudulent information to CREST; and/or (d) fails to comply with these T&Cs, where CREST will issue a written notice of default specifying the default and requiring Applicant to remedy the default within a specified timeframe. If Applicant fails to remedy within the specified timeframe, CREST shall have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant.
Termination (Immediate Effect): CREST may terminate these T&Cs with immediate effect by issuing a written notice of termination to Applicant, if (i) an Applicant suffers an insolvency event, enters into liquidation, has a receiver appointed over its assets, has its assets seized, ceases or fails to make payment of its debts, or enters into an arrangement/composition/assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) an Applicant is in breach of applicable laws on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and competition. CREST shall have the right to claim from Applicant any and all forms of compensation, costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including any consequential costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result. CREST shall also have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant if deemed necessary in the national or public interest or national security or for the purpose of Government policy or public policy. Applicant shall not be entitled to any form of loss including loss of profits, compensation, damages, costs, expenses, among others, as a result of termination under this Clause.
Effect of Expiry/Termination: Upon the expiry of the Term or termination of these T&Cs, Applicant shall, at no cost and expense to CREST (a), immediately cease to perform the Activities; (b) hand over to CREST, within fourteen (14) days thereof, all Records and (where applicable) CREST’s portion of IP Rights as compiled, prepared, developed or acquired in relation to the Activities and Program; (c) terminate any third-party contracts entered into by Applicant for the purpose of conducting the Activities. CREST (a) may refuse/cease disbursement of Grant Funds; (b) may claim against Applicant for a refund of disbursed Grant Funds where these T&Cs are terminated for Applicant’s breach; (c) shall be entitled for all losses and damages suffered, costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result of default by Applicant. The expiry or termination of these T&Cs shall not affect or prejudice CREST’s rights in respect of any act, deed or matter which have accrued prior to expiry or termination. The rights and obligations under the respective Clauses on Records and Information, Progress Evaluation and Inspections, Intellectual Property Rights, Confidentiality, and this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Force Majeure: Failure by a Party to perform its obligations or delay in such performance as a result of an act of God, war, pandemic, epidemic, strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action (excluding strikes and industrial action by its own employees), machine breakdown, fire, flood explosion, injunction, and/or judgement which are beyond its reasonable control which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove (“Event of Force Majeure”) shall not constitute a breach of these T&Cs provided that such Party shall use all best endeavours to resume the performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If any Event of Force Majeure lasts for six (6) months in the aggregate, these T&Cs may be terminated without liability save and except for any other rights and liabilities accruing in respect of any antecedent breach PROVIDED THAT an Event of Force Majeure shall not include economic turndown, non-availability of or insufficient of funds or lack of financing on the part of Applicant to perform its obligations under these T&Cs. Other obligations which are not affected, delayed or interrupted by such event of Force Majeure and shall, pending the outcome of this Clause, continue in full force and effect.
Liability: CREST and its employees, agents and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from these T&Cs, whether direct or indirect, and whether arising out of the acts or omissions of any third party, including liability for special and/or consequential loss or damage, corruption to or destruction of software or data, wasted expenditure, or for loss of profit, business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings. CREST’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the Grant Funds disbursed to Applicant.
Indemnity: Applicant agrees to: (a) carry out its obligations under these T&Cs at its own risk; (b) release CREST, its agents and employees from all claims and demands of every kind resulting from any accident, damage, injury or death arising from the conduct of the Activities and/or implementation of the Program; and (c) indemnify CREST at all times from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands, proceedings, losses, damages, compensation, costs (including legal costs), charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of Applicant’s conduct of the Activities and/or breach of these T&Cs. Applicant’s obligations under this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Compliance with Laws: Applicant shall comply with all applicable laws, relevant statutory requirements, standards, guidelines, directions, policies, procedures and instructions issued by CREST or by other competent authority which are relevant to the conduct of its business in carrying out its obligations under these T&Cs.
Notices: All notices or other communications under these T&Cs shall be in writing and shall be delivered or sent to the respective correspondence addresses of the Parties set forth in the Application and/or Documents. Changes in such addresses by Applicant shall be notified to CREST by written notice.
Assignment: Applicant shall not transfer or assign its rights or obligations or benefits under these T&Cs.
Severability: If any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of these T&Cs to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of these T&Cs, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendment: CREST reserves the right to alter, modify, update, add or delete any of the terms and conditions of the Program at any point of time as and when CREST deems it necessary.
Relationship of Parties: The Parties hereto agree that it is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall these T&Cs be deemed or construed to create a partnership, joint-venture, association, trust or fiduciary or employment relationship or to authorize the other Party to act as an agent, servant or employee for a Party.
Anti-Corruption: Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to CREST that it has not directly or indirectly, offered, promised or given a bribe or will in the future offer, make or promise to make, authorise or give, any payment of funds or anything of value to any government official or CREST with the corrupt intent within the meaning and scope of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 concerning the negotiating of the entering into, of the terms and conditions of or the performance of these T&Cs.
Governing Law: These T&Cs is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Parties to these T&Cs irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

Elevating Semiconductor Talent for Industry Excellence

ETSI for Fresh Graduates and Unemployed Individuals

Empowering New Talent for Semiconductor Industry

The ETSI for Fresh Graduates and Unemployed Individuals Programme is a structured training initiative managed by CREST, aimed at equipping participants with in-demand, industry-relevant skills. It is designed to enhance employability, bridge the gap between academic learning and industry expectations, and prepare individuals for successful entry into the semiconductor workforce. This programme forms part of the CREST–HRD Corp talent development partnership under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

No.	Requirements	Details
1.	Eligible Applicants	Semiconductor companies operating in Malaysia, with specialisation in the following technologies: IC Design Advanced Packaging Wafer Fabrication Embedded Systems Process Automation for semiconductor companies
2.	Eligible Training Participants	Malaysian Fresh graduates and unemployed individuals recently hired by semiconductor companies.
3.	Apprenticeship Placement Requirements	The placement must be with a semiconductor company based in Malaysia and must be relevant to one or more of the following technology areas: IC Design Advanced Packaging Wafer Fabrication Embedded Systems Process Automation for Semiconductor Companies
4.	Apprenticeship Structure	Maximum 12 months Apprenticeship placement in hosting semiconductor companies Technical training facilitated by CREST (local and overseas) Job placement opportunities at the hosting company upon completion of the programme
5.	HRD Corp Claimable	Trainee allowance (as per paid by company and as per current HRD Corp guideline) Local training cost (in line with current HRD Corp guidelines) 100% financial assistance allowed for overseas training (covering training cost, overseas allowance and air fare)

Training Focus Areas

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	IC Design	Digital Front End Design Digital Back End Design Analog Schematic Design System Level Design Firmware/BIOS Design Embedded IC Designing – AI, Power, RF Chip Architectural Planning for Advance Packaging Simulation (thermal, power) Functional Modelling Design Verification (pre & post silicon Other relevant IC Design technology
2.	Advanced Packaging	Fabrication Technology Material Sciences 2.5D/3D IC Packaging System-in-Package (SiP) Data Analytics Silicon Photonics Panel Level Packaging (PLP) Hybrid Bonding Characterization Metrology Reliability & Testing Simulation (thermal, mechanical) Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Other relevant Advanced Packaging Technologies
3.	Wafer Fabrication	Compound Semiconductor (wide band gap) Silicon Photonics MEMS Fabrication Processes Characterization Metrology Testing Simulation Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Other relevant Wafer Fabrication Technologies
4.	Embedded Systems	Embedded Hardware Embedded Software Characterization Metrology Reliability & Testing Simulation Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
5.	Process Automation	Advanced Packaging Solutions Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Data Science & Data Analytics 3D Inspection Other relevant process automation and manufacturing technology

Information in this section will be made available in due course.

Training Programs

No.	Training Topic	Mode	Training Venue	Training Date	Brochure

Documents in this section will be made available in due course.

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

General: These terms and conditions, including all other terms and conditions, standards, guidelines, administrative requirements, protocols, processes, rules, and regulations prescribed by Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology Center (“CREST”) for the Upskilling Grant for Aerospace & Medical Devices Industries (“Grant”) and the relevant program(s) under the Grant (“Program”) as displayed on CREST’s website and/or any platform(s) utilised by CREST for administration of the Grant and Program shall be read together with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions as stipulated in CREST’s application form for the relevant Program (“Application”), and the terms and conditions stipulated in any other documentation for the relevant Program made available by CREST (“Documents”) to the applicant(s) named in the Application (“Applicant”), which are incorporated as part of these terms and conditions by reference (collectively, “T&Cs”), and represent a legally binding contract between CREST and Applicant (collectively, “Parties” and individually, a “Party”).
Term: These T&Cs shall subsist for the duration stated in the Documents (“Term”) unless otherwise terminated. Applicant must initiate and conclude the activities as detailed in the Application and approved by CREST (“Activities”) within the timeframe designated in the Documents. Failure to adhere to this timeframe will render these T&Cs null and void and CREST shall not be liable towards Applicant in connection with the same.
Disbursement: Subject to availability of funds for the Grant and the Program, funds under the Grant (“Grant Funds”) will be disbursed to Applicant in the manner prescribed by CREST in the Documents, contingent upon Applicant’s adherence to these T&Cs. CREST reserves the right to withhold or delay any portion of the Grant Funds if it believes Applicant is in breach of these T&Cs, if it is dissatisfied with Applicant’s compliance with these T&Cs, or if deemed necessary by changes in Government policy or national interest. Disbursement may also be suspended upon direct Government directive.
Applicant’s Obligations: Applicant must, at its own risk, cost and expense: (a) utilise the Grant Funds exclusively to carry out the Activities; (b) ensure all Activities comply with relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations; (c) exercise reasonable skills, care and diligence in carrying out the Activities; (d) utilize qualified personnel to carry out the Activities; (e) immediately inform CREST of any misuse and/or unlawful of Grant Funds and undertake corrective actions; (f) maintain comprehensive, accurate, and updated records, documentation and accounts (collectively, “Records”) for the Activities; (g) maintain all necessary licences, authorisations, approvals, and certifications required for the conduct of the Activities; (h) maintain and comply with CREST’s prescribed eligibility criteria for participation in the Program throughout the Term; (i) accept all liabilities arising from the Activities; (j) comply with these T&Cs; and (k) inform and update CREST on Applicant’s progress and performance of the Activities upon request from CREST.
Representations & Warranties: In submitting an Application, Applicant represents, undertakes and warrants to and for the benefit of CREST that: (a) it is legally recognized entity established and existing under Malaysian laws; (b) it has the power and authority and has taken all appropriate and necessary actions (including all corporate power and authority and actions) to be bound by and fulfil its obligations under these T&Cs; (b) its participation in the Program and performance of its obligations under these T&Cs will not breach its constituent documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution) or any other documents which are binding on Applicant; (c) it is unaware of any litigation or dispute likely to affect its obligations under these T&Cs; (d) it understands that these T&Cs constitute binding obligations which are enforceable against it; (e) it has the technical and financial ability to perform its obligations under these T&Cs; (f) no corrupt practices or unlawful or illegal activities or bid fraud has been committed in connection with the Program; (g) its performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate applicable laws; (h) all information, representations, statements or warranties made or to be made by it to CREST are true, accurate and not misleading; and (i) it acknowledges that CREST enters into these T&Cs based on the representations and warranties as stated above.
Progress Evaluation & Inspections: CREST reserves the right to monitor, evaluate, inspect, and audit Applicant’s conduct, management, and progress of the Activities, expenditure incurred and claims submitted to CREST in relation to the Activities, the accuracy of reports submitted to CREST, and any other matters relating to the Activities, Program, and Grant Funds and may ask for further information. Applicant must, at their expense, cooperate and facilitate these activities and permit CREST and its agents to conduct inspections and audits, which may be physical or virtual, at any premises related to the Activities and the Program without further consent required. Access for inspections and audits must be granted by Applicant during reasonable business hours.
Intellectual Property Rights: “IP Rights” means the collective intellectual property rights, other than the proprietary rights vested in any third party, created or acquired pursuant to the Program and arising under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction, which includes copyright, trade marks, service marks, whether registered or otherwise, goodwill and confidential information and know-how as well as related or similar intangible assets (including in all cases, applications for registration and the right to apply for the same) along with any and all documentation related to such properties, rights, and interests, including but not limited to all deliverables, reports, information, data, modules, curriculums, training materials, and other materials collected, prepared, developed, or supplied by Applicant to CREST, as applicable, pursuant to these T&Cs. IP Rights created pursuant to the Activities and/or Program (if any), excluding third-party rights, will be jointly owned by CREST and Applicant proportionate to their respective contributions. All IP Rights belonging to, controlled or licensed by a Party, developed, conceived, obtained, licensed or acquired independently of these T&Cs or before the Term (“Existing IP Rights”) remain the property of their respective owners. Applicant agrees and undertakes to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be reasonably required by CREST in order to protect and perfect all or any of the rights, title or interest assigned or granted or purported to be assigned or granted to CREST. Applicant must be legally entitled in writing to use any Existing IP Rights owned or created by a third party (“Third Party IP Rights”) for the Activities and Program. Applicant shall fully indemnify, protect and defend CREST, its agents and employees, at all times, from and against any action, claim and liabilities arising out of the infringement of any IP Rights, including Existing IP Rights and/or Third Party IP Rights.
Records and Information: Applicant shall: (a) provide CREST all information regarding the Activities and Program as CREST may request; (b) maintain Records sufficient to provide explanations in respect of all transactions relating to expenditures of the Grant Funds; (c) allow CREST access for review of Records and at any relevant premises; (d) assist CREST representatives in inspections and copying of relevant Records ; and (e) unless otherwise agreed by CREST in writing, retain all Records for such periods as required under applicable laws.
Confidentiality: Applicant shall at all times keep secret and confidential any confidential information, documents and/or materials which Applicant may acquire in relation to CREST with respect to these T&Cs, the Activities, and the Program, whether or not it has been explicitly or tacitly identified or regarded as being confidential and/or disclosed by CREST to Applicant whether before and/or after the Term (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except with the prior written consent of CREST. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that (a) these confidentiality obligations shall survive the expiry and/or termination of these T&Cs for whatever reason; (b) a breach of any of its undertakings or obligations under this Clause may cause CREST irreparable damage for which monetary compensation will not be sufficient or adequate; (d) CREST shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any actual or threatened breach by Applicant of the provisions of this Clause.
Personal Data: By submitting an Application, Applicant irrevocably consents to CREST’s and CREST’s approved third parties’ use and collection of their Personal Data and/or the Personal Data of its authorised representatives, and participants of the Activities conducted by Applicant (where Applicant shall secure the written consent of such participants for the processing of their Personal Data by CREST) for administrative purposes and the purposes envisaged in these T&Cs, including but not limited to the processing of the Application, evaluation of the Activities and/or the Program, and all other Program-related matters. For clarity, “approved third parties” includes but is not limited to CREST’s authorised service providers, government and/or quasi-governmental organisation; and “Personal Data” includes all information arising from or relating to Applicant’s participation in the Program relating directly or indirectly to Applicant, from which Applicant is identified or identifiable, and includes “sensitive personal data” as defined in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Publicity: Applicant is prohibited from using or allowing the use of CREST’s name or logo without CREST’s express written consent. Disclosure of details of these T&Cs, information on the Activities and/or Program, or public statements related to CREST, the Activities, and/or the Program requires CREST’s prior written approval. Actions or statements harming CREST’s and/or the Program’s reputation are strictly forbidden. CREST reserves the right to involve Applicant in promotional activities for the Program.
Termination (Failure to Remedy Default): CREST may terminate these T&Cs and cease disbursement of the Grant Funds if (a) Applicant fails to uphold its obligations on conducting and completing the Activities; (b) misuses the Grant Funds; (c) provides false or fraudulent information to CREST; and/or (d) fails to comply with these T&Cs, where CREST will issue a written notice of default specifying the default and requiring Applicant to remedy the default within a specified timeframe. If Applicant fails to remedy within the specified timeframe, CREST shall have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant.
Termination (Immediate Effect): CREST may terminate these T&Cs with immediate effect by issuing a written notice of termination to Applicant, if (i) an Applicant suffers an insolvency event, enters into liquidation, has a receiver appointed over its assets, has its assets seized, ceases or fails to make payment of its debts, or enters into an arrangement/composition/assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) an Applicant is in breach of applicable laws on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and competition. CREST shall have the right to claim from Applicant any and all forms of compensation, costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including any consequential costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result. CREST shall also have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant if deemed necessary in the national or public interest or national security or for the purpose of Government policy or public policy. Applicant shall not be entitled to any form of loss including loss of profits, compensation, damages, costs, expenses, among others, as a result of termination under this Clause.
Effect of Expiry/Termination: Upon the expiry of the Term or termination of these T&Cs, Applicant shall, at no cost and expense to CREST (a), immediately cease to perform the Activities; (b) hand over to CREST, within fourteen (14) days thereof, all Records and (where applicable) CREST’s portion of IP Rights as compiled, prepared, developed or acquired in relation to the Activities and Program; (c) terminate any third-party contracts entered into by Applicant for the purpose of conducting the Activities. CREST (a) may refuse/cease disbursement of Grant Funds; (b) may claim against Applicant for a refund of disbursed Grant Funds where these T&Cs are terminated for Applicant’s breach; (c) shall be entitled for all losses and damages suffered, costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result of default by Applicant. The expiry or termination of these T&Cs shall not affect or prejudice CREST’s rights in respect of any act, deed or matter which have accrued prior to expiry or termination. The rights and obligations under the respective Clauses on Records and Information, Progress Evaluation and Inspections, Intellectual Property Rights, Confidentiality, and this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Force Majeure: Failure by a Party to perform its obligations or delay in such performance as a result of an act of God, war, pandemic, epidemic, strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action (excluding strikes and industrial action by its own employees), machine breakdown, fire, flood explosion, injunction, and/or judgement which are beyond its reasonable control which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove (“Event of Force Majeure”) shall not constitute a breach of these T&Cs provided that such Party shall use all best endeavours to resume the performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If any Event of Force Majeure lasts for six (6) months in the aggregate, these T&Cs may be terminated without liability save and except for any other rights and liabilities accruing in respect of any antecedent breach PROVIDED THAT an Event of Force Majeure shall not include economic turndown, non-availability of or insufficient of funds or lack of financing on the part of Applicant to perform its obligations under these T&Cs. Other obligations which are not affected, delayed or interrupted by such event of Force Majeure and shall, pending the outcome of this Clause, continue in full force and effect.
Liability: CREST and its employees, agents and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from these T&Cs, whether direct or indirect, and whether arising out of the acts or omissions of any third party, including liability for special and/or consequential loss or damage, corruption to or destruction of software or data, wasted expenditure, or for loss of profit, business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings. CREST’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the Grant Funds disbursed to Applicant.
Indemnity: Applicant agrees to: (a) carry out its obligations under these T&Cs at its own risk; (b) release CREST, its agents and employees from all claims and demands of every kind resulting from any accident, damage, injury or death arising from the conduct of the Activities and/or implementation of the Program; and (c) indemnify CREST at all times from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands, proceedings, losses, damages, compensation, costs (including legal costs), charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of Applicant’s conduct of the Activities and/or breach of these T&Cs. Applicant’s obligations under this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Compliance with Laws: Applicant shall comply with all applicable laws, relevant statutory requirements, standards, guidelines, directions, policies, procedures and instructions issued by CREST or by other competent authority which are relevant to the conduct of its business in carrying out its obligations under these T&Cs.
Notices: All notices or other communications under these T&Cs shall be in writing and shall be delivered or sent to the respective correspondence addresses of the Parties set forth in the Application and/or Documents. Changes in such addresses by Applicant shall be notified to CREST by written notice.
Assignment: Applicant shall not transfer or assign its rights or obligations or benefits under these T&Cs.
Severability: If any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of these T&Cs to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of these T&Cs, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendment: CREST reserves the right to alter, modify, update, add or delete any of the terms and conditions of the Program at any point of time as and when CREST deems it necessary.
Relationship of Parties: The Parties hereto agree that it is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall these T&Cs be deemed or construed to create a partnership, joint-venture, association, trust or fiduciary or employment relationship or to authorize the other Party to act as an agent, servant or employee for a Party.
Anti-Corruption: Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to CREST that it has not directly or indirectly, offered, promised or given a bribe or will in the future offer, make or promise to make, authorise or give, any payment of funds or anything of value to any government official or CREST with the corrupt intent within the meaning and scope of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 concerning the negotiating of the entering into, of the terms and conditions of or the performance of these T&Cs.
Governing Law: These T&Cs is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Parties to these T&Cs irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

Elevating Semiconductor Talent for Industry Excellence

ETSI for Internship

Shaping the Next Generation of Semiconductor Talent

The ETSI for Internship Program is a structured internship programme managed by CREST, aimed at nurturing and upskilling future talent for Malaysia’s semiconductor industry. The programme provides students with hands-on industry experience, bridging the gap between academic learning and real-world applications. By exposing interns to industry-relevant projects and technologies, the initiative supports the development of a sustainable and future-ready talent pipeline. This programme is delivered as part of the CREST–HRD Corp talent development partnership under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

No.	Requirements	Details
1.	Eligible Applicants	Semiconductor companies operating in Malaysia, with specialisation in the following technologies: IC Design Advanced Packaging Wafer Fabrication Embedded Systems Process Automation for semiconductor companies
2.	Eligible Training Participants	Malaysian Full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students in relevant Engineering, Science, or Technology disciplines, enrolled at public or private educational institutions in Malaysia or abroad.
3.	Internship Placement Requirements	The placement must be with a semiconductor company based in Malaysia and must be relevant to one or more of the following technology areas: IC Design Advanced Packaging Wafer Fabrication Embedded Systems Process Automation for Semiconductor Companies
4.	Internship Structure	Internship placement in hosting semiconductor companies Technical training facilitated by CREST (local) Industry topics for final year, Capstone or research projects
5.	Internship Mode	Mandatory internships for students in Engineering, Science, or Technology disciplines Extended internships, including 2U2I, 3U1I, or Work-Based Learning (WBL) programmes Internships conducted under R&D or industry collaboration projects
6.	Internship Period	Single-placement internship (within a single company): Minimum duration of 2 months, up to a maximum of 12 months Rotational internship (across multiple companies): Minimum duration of 2 months, up to a maximum of 24 months
7.	HRD Corp Claimable	Intern allowance (as per paid by company and as per current HRD Corp guideline) Local training cost (in line with current HRD Corp guidelines)

Training Focus Areas

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	IC Design	Digital Front End Design Digital Back End Design Analog Schematic Design System Level Design Firmware/BIOS Design Embedded IC Designing – AI, Power, RF Chip Architectural Planning for Advance Packaging Simulation (thermal, power) Functional Modelling Design Verification (pre & post silicon Other relevant IC Design technology
2.	Advanced Packaging	Fabrication Technology Material Sciences 2.5D/3D IC Packaging System-in-Package (SiP) Data Analytics Silicon Photonics Panel Level Packaging (PLP) Hybrid Bonding Characterization Metrology Reliability & Testing Simulation (thermal, mechanical) Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Other relevant Advanced Packaging Technologies
3.	Wafer Fabrication	Compound Semiconductor (wide band gap) Silicon Photonics MEMS Fabrication Processes Characterization Metrology Testing Simulation Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Other relevant Wafer Fabrication Technologies
4.	Embedded Systems	Embedded Hardware Embedded Software Characterization Metrology Reliability & Testing Simulation Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
5.	Process Automation	Advanced Packaging Solutions Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence Data Science & Data Analytics 3D Inspection Other relevant process automation and manufacturing technology

Information in this section will be made available in due course.

Training Programs

No.	Training Topic	Mode	Training Venue	Training Date	Brochure

Documents in this section will be made available in due course.

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

General: These terms and conditions, including all other terms and conditions, standards, guidelines, administrative requirements, protocols, processes, rules, and regulations prescribed by Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology Center (“CREST”) for the Upskilling Grant for Aerospace & Medical Devices Industries (“Grant”) and the relevant program(s) under the Grant (“Program”) as displayed on CREST’s website and/or any platform(s) utilised by CREST for administration of the Grant and Program shall be read together with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions as stipulated in CREST’s application form for the relevant Program (“Application”), and the terms and conditions stipulated in any other documentation for the relevant Program made available by CREST (“Documents”) to the applicant(s) named in the Application (“Applicant”), which are incorporated as part of these terms and conditions by reference (collectively, “T&Cs”), and represent a legally binding contract between CREST and Applicant (collectively, “Parties” and individually, a “Party”).
Term: These T&Cs shall subsist for the duration stated in the Documents (“Term”) unless otherwise terminated. Applicant must initiate and conclude the activities as detailed in the Application and approved by CREST (“Activities”) within the timeframe designated in the Documents. Failure to adhere to this timeframe will render these T&Cs null and void and CREST shall not be liable towards Applicant in connection with the same.
Disbursement: Subject to availability of funds for the Grant and the Program, funds under the Grant (“Grant Funds”) will be disbursed to Applicant in the manner prescribed by CREST in the Documents, contingent upon Applicant’s adherence to these T&Cs. CREST reserves the right to withhold or delay any portion of the Grant Funds if it believes Applicant is in breach of these T&Cs, if it is dissatisfied with Applicant’s compliance with these T&Cs, or if deemed necessary by changes in Government policy or national interest. Disbursement may also be suspended upon direct Government directive.
Applicant’s Obligations: Applicant must, at its own risk, cost and expense: (a) utilise the Grant Funds exclusively to carry out the Activities; (b) ensure all Activities comply with relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations; (c) exercise reasonable skills, care and diligence in carrying out the Activities; (d) utilize qualified personnel to carry out the Activities; (e) immediately inform CREST of any misuse and/or unlawful of Grant Funds and undertake corrective actions; (f) maintain comprehensive, accurate, and updated records, documentation and accounts (collectively, “Records”) for the Activities; (g) maintain all necessary licences, authorisations, approvals, and certifications required for the conduct of the Activities; (h) maintain and comply with CREST’s prescribed eligibility criteria for participation in the Program throughout the Term; (i) accept all liabilities arising from the Activities; (j) comply with these T&Cs; and (k) inform and update CREST on Applicant’s progress and performance of the Activities upon request from CREST.
Representations & Warranties: In submitting an Application, Applicant represents, undertakes and warrants to and for the benefit of CREST that: (a) it is legally recognized entity established and existing under Malaysian laws; (b) it has the power and authority and has taken all appropriate and necessary actions (including all corporate power and authority and actions) to be bound by and fulfil its obligations under these T&Cs; (b) its participation in the Program and performance of its obligations under these T&Cs will not breach its constituent documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution) or any other documents which are binding on Applicant; (c) it is unaware of any litigation or dispute likely to affect its obligations under these T&Cs; (d) it understands that these T&Cs constitute binding obligations which are enforceable against it; (e) it has the technical and financial ability to perform its obligations under these T&Cs; (f) no corrupt practices or unlawful or illegal activities or bid fraud has been committed in connection with the Program; (g) its performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate applicable laws; (h) all information, representations, statements or warranties made or to be made by it to CREST are true, accurate and not misleading; and (i) it acknowledges that CREST enters into these T&Cs based on the representations and warranties as stated above.
Progress Evaluation & Inspections: CREST reserves the right to monitor, evaluate, inspect, and audit Applicant’s conduct, management, and progress of the Activities, expenditure incurred and claims submitted to CREST in relation to the Activities, the accuracy of reports submitted to CREST, and any other matters relating to the Activities, Program, and Grant Funds and may ask for further information. Applicant must, at their expense, cooperate and facilitate these activities and permit CREST and its agents to conduct inspections and audits, which may be physical or virtual, at any premises related to the Activities and the Program without further consent required. Access for inspections and audits must be granted by Applicant during reasonable business hours.
Intellectual Property Rights: “IP Rights” means the collective intellectual property rights, other than the proprietary rights vested in any third party, created or acquired pursuant to the Program and arising under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction, which includes copyright, trade marks, service marks, whether registered or otherwise, goodwill and confidential information and know-how as well as related or similar intangible assets (including in all cases, applications for registration and the right to apply for the same) along with any and all documentation related to such properties, rights, and interests, including but not limited to all deliverables, reports, information, data, modules, curriculums, training materials, and other materials collected, prepared, developed, or supplied by Applicant to CREST, as applicable, pursuant to these T&Cs. IP Rights created pursuant to the Activities and/or Program (if any), excluding third-party rights, will be jointly owned by CREST and Applicant proportionate to their respective contributions. All IP Rights belonging to, controlled or licensed by a Party, developed, conceived, obtained, licensed or acquired independently of these T&Cs or before the Term (“Existing IP Rights”) remain the property of their respective owners. Applicant agrees and undertakes to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be reasonably required by CREST in order to protect and perfect all or any of the rights, title or interest assigned or granted or purported to be assigned or granted to CREST. Applicant must be legally entitled in writing to use any Existing IP Rights owned or created by a third party (“Third Party IP Rights”) for the Activities and Program. Applicant shall fully indemnify, protect and defend CREST, its agents and employees, at all times, from and against any action, claim and liabilities arising out of the infringement of any IP Rights, including Existing IP Rights and/or Third Party IP Rights.
Records and Information: Applicant shall: (a) provide CREST all information regarding the Activities and Program as CREST may request; (b) maintain Records sufficient to provide explanations in respect of all transactions relating to expenditures of the Grant Funds; (c) allow CREST access for review of Records and at any relevant premises; (d) assist CREST representatives in inspections and copying of relevant Records ; and (e) unless otherwise agreed by CREST in writing, retain all Records for such periods as required under applicable laws.
Confidentiality: Applicant shall at all times keep secret and confidential any confidential information, documents and/or materials which Applicant may acquire in relation to CREST with respect to these T&Cs, the Activities, and the Program, whether or not it has been explicitly or tacitly identified or regarded as being confidential and/or disclosed by CREST to Applicant whether before and/or after the Term (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except with the prior written consent of CREST. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that (a) these confidentiality obligations shall survive the expiry and/or termination of these T&Cs for whatever reason; (b) a breach of any of its undertakings or obligations under this Clause may cause CREST irreparable damage for which monetary compensation will not be sufficient or adequate; (d) CREST shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any actual or threatened breach by Applicant of the provisions of this Clause.
Personal Data: By submitting an Application, Applicant irrevocably consents to CREST’s and CREST’s approved third parties’ use and collection of their Personal Data and/or the Personal Data of its authorised representatives, and participants of the Activities conducted by Applicant (where Applicant shall secure the written consent of such participants for the processing of their Personal Data by CREST) for administrative purposes and the purposes envisaged in these T&Cs, including but not limited to the processing of the Application, evaluation of the Activities and/or the Program, and all other Program-related matters. For clarity, “approved third parties” includes but is not limited to CREST’s authorised service providers, government and/or quasi-governmental organisation; and “Personal Data” includes all information arising from or relating to Applicant’s participation in the Program relating directly or indirectly to Applicant, from which Applicant is identified or identifiable, and includes “sensitive personal data” as defined in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Publicity: Applicant is prohibited from using or allowing the use of CREST’s name or logo without CREST’s express written consent. Disclosure of details of these T&Cs, information on the Activities and/or Program, or public statements related to CREST, the Activities, and/or the Program requires CREST’s prior written approval. Actions or statements harming CREST’s and/or the Program’s reputation are strictly forbidden. CREST reserves the right to involve Applicant in promotional activities for the Program.
Termination (Failure to Remedy Default): CREST may terminate these T&Cs and cease disbursement of the Grant Funds if (a) Applicant fails to uphold its obligations on conducting and completing the Activities; (b) misuses the Grant Funds; (c) provides false or fraudulent information to CREST; and/or (d) fails to comply with these T&Cs, where CREST will issue a written notice of default specifying the default and requiring Applicant to remedy the default within a specified timeframe. If Applicant fails to remedy within the specified timeframe, CREST shall have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant.
Termination (Immediate Effect): CREST may terminate these T&Cs with immediate effect by issuing a written notice of termination to Applicant, if (i) an Applicant suffers an insolvency event, enters into liquidation, has a receiver appointed over its assets, has its assets seized, ceases or fails to make payment of its debts, or enters into an arrangement/composition/assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) an Applicant is in breach of applicable laws on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and competition. CREST shall have the right to claim from Applicant any and all forms of compensation, costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including any consequential costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result. CREST shall also have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant if deemed necessary in the national or public interest or national security or for the purpose of Government policy or public policy. Applicant shall not be entitled to any form of loss including loss of profits, compensation, damages, costs, expenses, among others, as a result of termination under this Clause.
Effect of Expiry/Termination: Upon the expiry of the Term or termination of these T&Cs, Applicant shall, at no cost and expense to CREST (a), immediately cease to perform the Activities; (b) hand over to CREST, within fourteen (14) days thereof, all Records and (where applicable) CREST’s portion of IP Rights as compiled, prepared, developed or acquired in relation to the Activities and Program; (c) terminate any third-party contracts entered into by Applicant for the purpose of conducting the Activities. CREST (a) may refuse/cease disbursement of Grant Funds; (b) may claim against Applicant for a refund of disbursed Grant Funds where these T&Cs are terminated for Applicant’s breach; (c) shall be entitled for all losses and damages suffered, costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result of default by Applicant. The expiry or termination of these T&Cs shall not affect or prejudice CREST’s rights in respect of any act, deed or matter which have accrued prior to expiry or termination. The rights and obligations under the respective Clauses on Records and Information, Progress Evaluation and Inspections, Intellectual Property Rights, Confidentiality, and this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Force Majeure: Failure by a Party to perform its obligations or delay in such performance as a result of an act of God, war, pandemic, epidemic, strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action (excluding strikes and industrial action by its own employees), machine breakdown, fire, flood explosion, injunction, and/or judgement which are beyond its reasonable control which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove (“Event of Force Majeure”) shall not constitute a breach of these T&Cs provided that such Party shall use all best endeavours to resume the performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If any Event of Force Majeure lasts for six (6) months in the aggregate, these T&Cs may be terminated without liability save and except for any other rights and liabilities accruing in respect of any antecedent breach PROVIDED THAT an Event of Force Majeure shall not include economic turndown, non-availability of or insufficient of funds or lack of financing on the part of Applicant to perform its obligations under these T&Cs. Other obligations which are not affected, delayed or interrupted by such event of Force Majeure and shall, pending the outcome of this Clause, continue in full force and effect.
Liability: CREST and its employees, agents and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from these T&Cs, whether direct or indirect, and whether arising out of the acts or omissions of any third party, including liability for special and/or consequential loss or damage, corruption to or destruction of software or data, wasted expenditure, or for loss of profit, business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings. CREST’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the Grant Funds disbursed to Applicant.
Indemnity: Applicant agrees to: (a) carry out its obligations under these T&Cs at its own risk; (b) release CREST, its agents and employees from all claims and demands of every kind resulting from any accident, damage, injury or death arising from the conduct of the Activities and/or implementation of the Program; and (c) indemnify CREST at all times from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands, proceedings, losses, damages, compensation, costs (including legal costs), charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of Applicant’s conduct of the Activities and/or breach of these T&Cs. Applicant’s obligations under this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Compliance with Laws: Applicant shall comply with all applicable laws, relevant statutory requirements, standards, guidelines, directions, policies, procedures and instructions issued by CREST or by other competent authority which are relevant to the conduct of its business in carrying out its obligations under these T&Cs.
Notices: All notices or other communications under these T&Cs shall be in writing and shall be delivered or sent to the respective correspondence addresses of the Parties set forth in the Application and/or Documents. Changes in such addresses by Applicant shall be notified to CREST by written notice.
Assignment: Applicant shall not transfer or assign its rights or obligations or benefits under these T&Cs.
Severability: If any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of these T&Cs to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of these T&Cs, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendment: CREST reserves the right to alter, modify, update, add or delete any of the terms and conditions of the Program at any point of time as and when CREST deems it necessary.
Relationship of Parties: The Parties hereto agree that it is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall these T&Cs be deemed or construed to create a partnership, joint-venture, association, trust or fiduciary or employment relationship or to authorize the other Party to act as an agent, servant or employee for a Party.
Anti-Corruption: Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to CREST that it has not directly or indirectly, offered, promised or given a bribe or will in the future offer, make or promise to make, authorise or give, any payment of funds or anything of value to any government official or CREST with the corrupt intent within the meaning and scope of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 concerning the negotiating of the entering into, of the terms and conditions of or the performance of these T&Cs.
Governing Law: These T&Cs is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Parties to these T&Cs irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

Elevating Semiconductor Talent for Industry Excellence

ETSI X ALAT

Technology and Tools Advancing Semiconductor Talent

ETSI x ALAT supports high-impact talent development and training initiatives by providing access to infrastructure, tools, and equipment through shared facilities managed by CREST. These facilities operate under the CREST Semiconductor Centre of Excellence (CoE) and are developed in collaboration with industry partners and educational institutions. The initiative strengthens strategic partnerships to ensure that training programmes remain aligned with industry demands and evolving technological advancements. This programme is delivered as part of the CREST–HRD Corp talent development partnership under the National Semiconductor Strategy (NSS).

Specialised Tools and Equipment for Talent Development

Facilities are equipped to support hands-on training across key areas of the semiconductor value chain.

These tools and resources are essential in preparing talent with the technical skills needed to meet industry demands and global standards.

To ensure that training programmes under ETSI are aligned with industry standards and emerging technologies, shared facilities are equipped with specialised tools and equipment covering key areas of the semiconductor value chain. These resources enable hands-on, experiential learning and the development of industry-relevant competencies across the following focus areas:

IC Design and Development
Advanced Packaging
Wafer Fabrication
Semiconductor Assembly and Packaging
Front-End Semiconductor Equipment and Tools
Manufacturing Technology and Automation for the Semiconductor Industry
Standards, Compliance, and Regulatory Frameworks in Semiconductors

Documents in this section will be made available in due course.

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

General: These terms and conditions, including all other terms and conditions, standards, guidelines, administrative requirements, protocols, processes, rules, and regulations prescribed by Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology Center (“CREST”) for the Upskilling Grant for Aerospace & Medical Devices Industries (“Grant”) and the relevant program(s) under the Grant (“Program”) as displayed on CREST’s website and/or any platform(s) utilised by CREST for administration of the Grant and Program shall be read together with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions as stipulated in CREST’s application form for the relevant Program (“Application”), and the terms and conditions stipulated in any other documentation for the relevant Program made available by CREST (“Documents”) to the applicant(s) named in the Application (“Applicant”), which are incorporated as part of these terms and conditions by reference (collectively, “T&Cs”), and represent a legally binding contract between CREST and Applicant (collectively, “Parties” and individually, a “Party”).
Term: These T&Cs shall subsist for the duration stated in the Documents (“Term”) unless otherwise terminated. Applicant must initiate and conclude the activities as detailed in the Application and approved by CREST (“Activities”) within the timeframe designated in the Documents. Failure to adhere to this timeframe will render these T&Cs null and void and CREST shall not be liable towards Applicant in connection with the same.
Disbursement: Subject to availability of funds for the Grant and the Program, funds under the Grant (“Grant Funds”) will be disbursed to Applicant in the manner prescribed by CREST in the Documents, contingent upon Applicant’s adherence to these T&Cs. CREST reserves the right to withhold or delay any portion of the Grant Funds if it believes Applicant is in breach of these T&Cs, if it is dissatisfied with Applicant’s compliance with these T&Cs, or if deemed necessary by changes in Government policy or national interest. Disbursement may also be suspended upon direct Government directive.
Applicant’s Obligations: Applicant must, at its own risk, cost and expense: (a) utilise the Grant Funds exclusively to carry out the Activities; (b) ensure all Activities comply with relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations; (c) exercise reasonable skills, care and diligence in carrying out the Activities; (d) utilize qualified personnel to carry out the Activities; (e) immediately inform CREST of any misuse and/or unlawful of Grant Funds and undertake corrective actions; (f) maintain comprehensive, accurate, and updated records, documentation and accounts (collectively, “Records”) for the Activities; (g) maintain all necessary licences, authorisations, approvals, and certifications required for the conduct of the Activities; (h) maintain and comply with CREST’s prescribed eligibility criteria for participation in the Program throughout the Term; (i) accept all liabilities arising from the Activities; (j) comply with these T&Cs; and (k) inform and update CREST on Applicant’s progress and performance of the Activities upon request from CREST.
Representations & Warranties: In submitting an Application, Applicant represents, undertakes and warrants to and for the benefit of CREST that: (a) it is legally recognized entity established and existing under Malaysian laws; (b) it has the power and authority and has taken all appropriate and necessary actions (including all corporate power and authority and actions) to be bound by and fulfil its obligations under these T&Cs; (b) its participation in the Program and performance of its obligations under these T&Cs will not breach its constituent documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution) or any other documents which are binding on Applicant; (c) it is unaware of any litigation or dispute likely to affect its obligations under these T&Cs; (d) it understands that these T&Cs constitute binding obligations which are enforceable against it; (e) it has the technical and financial ability to perform its obligations under these T&Cs; (f) no corrupt practices or unlawful or illegal activities or bid fraud has been committed in connection with the Program; (g) its performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate applicable laws; (h) all information, representations, statements or warranties made or to be made by it to CREST are true, accurate and not misleading; and (i) it acknowledges that CREST enters into these T&Cs based on the representations and warranties as stated above.
Progress Evaluation & Inspections: CREST reserves the right to monitor, evaluate, inspect, and audit Applicant’s conduct, management, and progress of the Activities, expenditure incurred and claims submitted to CREST in relation to the Activities, the accuracy of reports submitted to CREST, and any other matters relating to the Activities, Program, and Grant Funds and may ask for further information. Applicant must, at their expense, cooperate and facilitate these activities and permit CREST and its agents to conduct inspections and audits, which may be physical or virtual, at any premises related to the Activities and the Program without further consent required. Access for inspections and audits must be granted by Applicant during reasonable business hours.
Intellectual Property Rights: “IP Rights” means the collective intellectual property rights, other than the proprietary rights vested in any third party, created or acquired pursuant to the Program and arising under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction, which includes copyright, trade marks, service marks, whether registered or otherwise, goodwill and confidential information and know-how as well as related or similar intangible assets (including in all cases, applications for registration and the right to apply for the same) along with any and all documentation related to such properties, rights, and interests, including but not limited to all deliverables, reports, information, data, modules, curriculums, training materials, and other materials collected, prepared, developed, or supplied by Applicant to CREST, as applicable, pursuant to these T&Cs. IP Rights created pursuant to the Activities and/or Program (if any), excluding third-party rights, will be jointly owned by CREST and Applicant proportionate to their respective contributions. All IP Rights belonging to, controlled or licensed by a Party, developed, conceived, obtained, licensed or acquired independently of these T&Cs or before the Term (“Existing IP Rights”) remain the property of their respective owners. Applicant agrees and undertakes to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be reasonably required by CREST in order to protect and perfect all or any of the rights, title or interest assigned or granted or purported to be assigned or granted to CREST. Applicant must be legally entitled in writing to use any Existing IP Rights owned or created by a third party (“Third Party IP Rights”) for the Activities and Program. Applicant shall fully indemnify, protect and defend CREST, its agents and employees, at all times, from and against any action, claim and liabilities arising out of the infringement of any IP Rights, including Existing IP Rights and/or Third Party IP Rights.
Records and Information: Applicant shall: (a) provide CREST all information regarding the Activities and Program as CREST may request; (b) maintain Records sufficient to provide explanations in respect of all transactions relating to expenditures of the Grant Funds; (c) allow CREST access for review of Records and at any relevant premises; (d) assist CREST representatives in inspections and copying of relevant Records ; and (e) unless otherwise agreed by CREST in writing, retain all Records for such periods as required under applicable laws.
Confidentiality: Applicant shall at all times keep secret and confidential any confidential information, documents and/or materials which Applicant may acquire in relation to CREST with respect to these T&Cs, the Activities, and the Program, whether or not it has been explicitly or tacitly identified or regarded as being confidential and/or disclosed by CREST to Applicant whether before and/or after the Term (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except with the prior written consent of CREST. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that (a) these confidentiality obligations shall survive the expiry and/or termination of these T&Cs for whatever reason; (b) a breach of any of its undertakings or obligations under this Clause may cause CREST irreparable damage for which monetary compensation will not be sufficient or adequate; (d) CREST shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any actual or threatened breach by Applicant of the provisions of this Clause.
Personal Data: By submitting an Application, Applicant irrevocably consents to CREST’s and CREST’s approved third parties’ use and collection of their Personal Data and/or the Personal Data of its authorised representatives, and participants of the Activities conducted by Applicant (where Applicant shall secure the written consent of such participants for the processing of their Personal Data by CREST) for administrative purposes and the purposes envisaged in these T&Cs, including but not limited to the processing of the Application, evaluation of the Activities and/or the Program, and all other Program-related matters. For clarity, “approved third parties” includes but is not limited to CREST’s authorised service providers, government and/or quasi-governmental organisation; and “Personal Data” includes all information arising from or relating to Applicant’s participation in the Program relating directly or indirectly to Applicant, from which Applicant is identified or identifiable, and includes “sensitive personal data” as defined in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Publicity: Applicant is prohibited from using or allowing the use of CREST’s name or logo without CREST’s express written consent. Disclosure of details of these T&Cs, information on the Activities and/or Program, or public statements related to CREST, the Activities, and/or the Program requires CREST’s prior written approval. Actions or statements harming CREST’s and/or the Program’s reputation are strictly forbidden. CREST reserves the right to involve Applicant in promotional activities for the Program.
Termination (Failure to Remedy Default): CREST may terminate these T&Cs and cease disbursement of the Grant Funds if (a) Applicant fails to uphold its obligations on conducting and completing the Activities; (b) misuses the Grant Funds; (c) provides false or fraudulent information to CREST; and/or (d) fails to comply with these T&Cs, where CREST will issue a written notice of default specifying the default and requiring Applicant to remedy the default within a specified timeframe. If Applicant fails to remedy within the specified timeframe, CREST shall have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant.
Termination (Immediate Effect): CREST may terminate these T&Cs with immediate effect by issuing a written notice of termination to Applicant, if (i) an Applicant suffers an insolvency event, enters into liquidation, has a receiver appointed over its assets, has its assets seized, ceases or fails to make payment of its debts, or enters into an arrangement/composition/assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) an Applicant is in breach of applicable laws on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and competition. CREST shall have the right to claim from Applicant any and all forms of compensation, costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including any consequential costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result. CREST shall also have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant if deemed necessary in the national or public interest or national security or for the purpose of Government policy or public policy. Applicant shall not be entitled to any form of loss including loss of profits, compensation, damages, costs, expenses, among others, as a result of termination under this Clause.
Effect of Expiry/Termination: Upon the expiry of the Term or termination of these T&Cs, Applicant shall, at no cost and expense to CREST (a), immediately cease to perform the Activities; (b) hand over to CREST, within fourteen (14) days thereof, all Records and (where applicable) CREST’s portion of IP Rights as compiled, prepared, developed or acquired in relation to the Activities and Program; (c) terminate any third-party contracts entered into by Applicant for the purpose of conducting the Activities. CREST (a) may refuse/cease disbursement of Grant Funds; (b) may claim against Applicant for a refund of disbursed Grant Funds where these T&Cs are terminated for Applicant’s breach; (c) shall be entitled for all losses and damages suffered, costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result of default by Applicant. The expiry or termination of these T&Cs shall not affect or prejudice CREST’s rights in respect of any act, deed or matter which have accrued prior to expiry or termination. The rights and obligations under the respective Clauses on Records and Information, Progress Evaluation and Inspections, Intellectual Property Rights, Confidentiality, and this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Force Majeure: Failure by a Party to perform its obligations or delay in such performance as a result of an act of God, war, pandemic, epidemic, strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action (excluding strikes and industrial action by its own employees), machine breakdown, fire, flood explosion, injunction, and/or judgement which are beyond its reasonable control which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove (“Event of Force Majeure”) shall not constitute a breach of these T&Cs provided that such Party shall use all best endeavours to resume the performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If any Event of Force Majeure lasts for six (6) months in the aggregate, these T&Cs may be terminated without liability save and except for any other rights and liabilities accruing in respect of any antecedent breach PROVIDED THAT an Event of Force Majeure shall not include economic turndown, non-availability of or insufficient of funds or lack of financing on the part of Applicant to perform its obligations under these T&Cs. Other obligations which are not affected, delayed or interrupted by such event of Force Majeure and shall, pending the outcome of this Clause, continue in full force and effect.
Liability: CREST and its employees, agents and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from these T&Cs, whether direct or indirect, and whether arising out of the acts or omissions of any third party, including liability for special and/or consequential loss or damage, corruption to or destruction of software or data, wasted expenditure, or for loss of profit, business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings. CREST’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the Grant Funds disbursed to Applicant.
Indemnity: Applicant agrees to: (a) carry out its obligations under these T&Cs at its own risk; (b) release CREST, its agents and employees from all claims and demands of every kind resulting from any accident, damage, injury or death arising from the conduct of the Activities and/or implementation of the Program; and (c) indemnify CREST at all times from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands, proceedings, losses, damages, compensation, costs (including legal costs), charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of Applicant’s conduct of the Activities and/or breach of these T&Cs. Applicant’s obligations under this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Compliance with Laws: Applicant shall comply with all applicable laws, relevant statutory requirements, standards, guidelines, directions, policies, procedures and instructions issued by CREST or by other competent authority which are relevant to the conduct of its business in carrying out its obligations under these T&Cs.
Notices: All notices or other communications under these T&Cs shall be in writing and shall be delivered or sent to the respective correspondence addresses of the Parties set forth in the Application and/or Documents. Changes in such addresses by Applicant shall be notified to CREST by written notice.
Assignment: Applicant shall not transfer or assign its rights or obligations or benefits under these T&Cs.
Severability: If any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of these T&Cs to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of these T&Cs, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendment: CREST reserves the right to alter, modify, update, add or delete any of the terms and conditions of the Program at any point of time as and when CREST deems it necessary.
Relationship of Parties: The Parties hereto agree that it is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall these T&Cs be deemed or construed to create a partnership, joint-venture, association, trust or fiduciary or employment relationship or to authorize the other Party to act as an agent, servant or employee for a Party.
Anti-Corruption: Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to CREST that it has not directly or indirectly, offered, promised or given a bribe or will in the future offer, make or promise to make, authorise or give, any payment of funds or anything of value to any government official or CREST with the corrupt intent within the meaning and scope of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 concerning the negotiating of the entering into, of the terms and conditions of or the performance of these T&Cs.
Governing Law: These T&Cs is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Parties to these T&Cs irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

Elevating Semiconductor Talent for Industry Excellence

ETSI Finishing School Program

The Upskilling Grant for the Current Industry Workforce aims to enhance the skills of Malaysia’s workforce in the aerospace and medical devices sectors. This grant offers employees the opportunity to strengthen their competencies, ensuring they remain relevant to current industry demands while increasing their competitiveness in the job market. All trainings under this grant must be conducted and completed within 2024 and 2025.

No.	Requirements	Details
1.	Eligible Applicants	Aerospace and medical devices companies located in Malaysia and consisting of: AMMI & MAIA Association members Companies that focus on aerospace and medical devices technology Companies that support the ecosystem of the aerospace and medical devices industries
2.	Eligible Training Participants	Malaysian Full-time employees under the company’s direct payroll and must be working in Malaysia Participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025
3.	Allowable Training Providers	Malaysian or overseas training providers which may include: Tertiary education institutions TVET skills centres Skills development centres Professional training providers Professional bodies Companies Organisations which are deemed relevant by CREST

No.

Requirements

Details

Eligible Applicants

Aerospace and medical devices companies located in Malaysia and consisting of:

AMMI & MAIA Association members
Companies that focus on aerospace and medical devices technology
Companies that support the ecosystem of the aerospace and medical devices industries

Eligible Training Participants

Malaysian
Full-time employees under the company’s direct payroll and must be working in Malaysia
Participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025

Allowable Training Providers

Malaysian or overseas training providers which may include:

Tertiary education institutions
TVET skills centres
Skills development centres
Professional training providers
Professional bodies
Companies
Organisations which are deemed relevant by CREST

Medical Devices Industries

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	Research and Development	Biological Evaluation Clinical Investigation Usability Design Control
2.	Manufacturing technology and automation	3D printing Injection moulding Advanced CNC machining Robotics COBOT Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
3.	Quality Management System	ISO13485 Quality Management System ISO14971 Risk Management Process Validation
4.	Packaging & Sterilization	Medical Packaging Sterilization (Ethylene Oxide, Gamma Radiation) Sterilization Residuals Bioburden and Test of sterility
5.	Regulatory, Standards and Compliance	US FDA 21 CFR Part 820 Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) EU Medical Device Regulations (EU MDR)
6.	Electronic Device History Records (eDHR)	Electronic Device History Records (eDHR)
7.	Distribution and warehousing	Good Distribution Practice for Medical Devices (GDPMD)
8.	Pre-market regulatory approval	US FDA Pre-Market Notification Development Technical Documentation
9.	Post-market surveillance	Post-Market Surveillance, Vigilance and Adverse Event Investigation
10.	Product life cycle management	Product life cycle management
11.	Sustainability and ESG	Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) compliance

Aerospace Industries

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO)	Engine & Components MRO Aircraft Upgrade & Modification Air Traffic System
2.	Manufacturing	Production Quality Engineering Project Management
3.	System Integration	System Programming (SP) System Analysis (SA) Network Architecture (NA) Network Safety (NS) System Architecture (SAr) Spacecraft Systems Engineering
4.	Engineering & Design	Engineering Design Structural Engineering Tooling Design Technical Services Product R&D
5.	Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO)	Engineering Services (ES) Quality Planning Technical Publication & Record Airworthiness Review Staff (ARS)
6.	Aerospace Support Services	Technical Support Services Supply Chain Management (SCM) Quality & Project Management Spacecraft Logistics & Launch
7.	Regulatory, Standards and Compliance	AS9100: Aerospace Quality Management System Standard ISO9001: Quality Management System Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Compliance
8.	Avionics	ARP4754A: Development Assurance for Aircraft Systems ARP4761: Safety Assessment Methods DO-178C: Software Airworthiness DO-254: Hardware Design Assurance Radar Flight Control Systems Communication Navigation Sensors Automated Avionics PCB assembly

Immediate Training Needs (which is open to proposal in the following areas)

Training Areas	Licensed Aircraft Engineers	Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Level 3	Quality Engineers/Inspectors	Aerospace welding technicians	Drone data analysts and engineers	Production equipment maintenance technicians	Workshop certifying staff
Level	Engineer	Technician	Technician & Engineers	Technician	Engineer	Technician	Technician

No.	Guidelines	Details
1.	Types of training topics that can be carried out	Technical training which are related to aerospace/medical devices industry and are based on the training focus areas Training related to regulatory, standards and compliance which are mandatory for the aerospace/medical devices industry and are based on the training focus areas
2.	Training Mode	Training must be conducted in Malaysia (exception for online training by overseas trainer) Training provider must be an external trainer from an organization that is not a branch, subsidiary or associated organization of the company applying for the grant Acceptable mode of training: Classroom-based training: Face-to-face training (in-house or public) Online training (in-house or public) Project-based training (in-house or public) Coaching-based training (in-house or public) Technical seminars/conferences Other mode of training deemed relevant by CREST
3.	Training Period	Minimum training hours per day is 7 hours (excluding lunch hour). For half day training, minimum training hours is 4 hours (excluding lunch hours) Training must be conducted between February 2024 and 7th December 2025 Training must commence latest by 2 months from the date of Letter of Award (LoA). If this condition is not met, the LoA is considered void The training period (non-consecutive days) must be carried out within 3 months. If the training implementation period exceeds 3 months, it is necessary to get special approval from CREST All trainings must be completed latest by 7th December 2025
4.	Training Cost Guideline	Please refer to the Training Cost Matrix under Resource Document tab Each participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025 Applicants are advised to verify whether participants who attended trainings under this grant in 2024 have reached the maximum of two trainings or the RM10,000 cost limit. Participants will not be eligible for the grant in 2025 if either of these limits was reached in 2024 Total training cost must include SST cost
5.	Participant Training Attendance	Participant must fulfil minimum 75% attendance Participant attendance must be captured in CREST Attendance Form Template
6.	Application	Applications must be submitted using the CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) https://grant.crest.my The Application Form and document checklist for supporting documents are available via the CGMP. Applications documents which are incomplete will not be process Companies are not allowed to apply for trainings which are already funded by grants from other agencies/ministries. No double dipping from other grant funds Please note that the available grant allocation for 2025 is limited, and applications will close once the funds are fully utilised.
7.	Claim	All claims must be submitted to CREST no later than 1 month from the last date of training and latest by 9th December 2025 Claim must be submitted using the CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) https://grant.crest.my The Claim Form and document checklist for supporting documents are available via the CGMP. Claim may be initiated by Training Provider or Company. Please refer to the User Manual for Claim Submission. Claim documents which are incomplete will not be process
8.	Enquiry	Email to traininggrant@crest.my

The following documents can be downloaded:

Training Cost Matrix

For Application Process

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

User Manual for Claim Submission by Training Provider and Company

Attendance Form Template

FAQ

CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) Registration Manual

CGMP Application Form Submission Guideline

General Terms and Conditions

General: These terms and conditions, including all other terms and conditions, standards, guidelines, administrative requirements, protocols, processes, rules, and regulations prescribed by Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology Center (“CREST”) for the Upskilling Grant for Aerospace & Medical Devices Industries (“Grant”) and the relevant program(s) under the Grant (“Program”) as displayed on CREST’s website and/or any platform(s) utilised by CREST for administration of the Grant and Program shall be read together with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions as stipulated in CREST’s application form for the relevant Program (“Application”), and the terms and conditions stipulated in any other documentation for the relevant Program made available by CREST (“Documents”) to the applicant(s) named in the Application (“Applicant”), which are incorporated as part of these terms and conditions by reference (collectively, “T&Cs”), and represent a legally binding contract between CREST and Applicant (collectively, “Parties” and individually, a “Party”).
Term: These T&Cs shall subsist for the duration stated in the Documents (“Term”) unless otherwise terminated. Applicant must initiate and conclude the activities as detailed in the Application and approved by CREST (“Activities”) within the timeframe designated in the Documents. Failure to adhere to this timeframe will render these T&Cs null and void and CREST shall not be liable towards Applicant in connection with the same.
Disbursement: Subject to availability of funds for the Grant and the Program, funds under the Grant (“Grant Funds”) will be disbursed to Applicant in the manner prescribed by CREST in the Documents, contingent upon Applicant’s adherence to these T&Cs. CREST reserves the right to withhold or delay any portion of the Grant Funds if it believes Applicant is in breach of these T&Cs, if it is dissatisfied with Applicant’s compliance with these T&Cs, or if deemed necessary by changes in Government policy or national interest. Disbursement may also be suspended upon direct Government directive.
Applicant’s Obligations: Applicant must, at its own risk, cost and expense: (a) utilise the Grant Funds exclusively to carry out the Activities; (b) ensure all Activities comply with relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations; (c) exercise reasonable skills, care and diligence in carrying out the Activities; (d) utilize qualified personnel to carry out the Activities; (e) immediately inform CREST of any misuse and/or unlawful of Grant Funds and undertake corrective actions; (f) maintain comprehensive, accurate, and updated records, documentation and accounts (collectively, “Records”) for the Activities; (g) maintain all necessary licences, authorisations, approvals, and certifications required for the conduct of the Activities; (h) maintain and comply with CREST’s prescribed eligibility criteria for participation in the Program throughout the Term; (i) accept all liabilities arising from the Activities; (j) comply with these T&Cs; and (k) inform and update CREST on Applicant’s progress and performance of the Activities upon request from CREST.
Representations & Warranties: In submitting an Application, Applicant represents, undertakes and warrants to and for the benefit of CREST that: (a) it is legally recognized entity established and existing under Malaysian laws; (b) it has the power and authority and has taken all appropriate and necessary actions (including all corporate power and authority and actions) to be bound by and fulfil its obligations under these T&Cs; (b) its participation in the Program and performance of its obligations under these T&Cs will not breach its constituent documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution) or any other documents which are binding on Applicant; (c) it is unaware of any litigation or dispute likely to affect its obligations under these T&Cs; (d) it understands that these T&Cs constitute binding obligations which are enforceable against it; (e) it has the technical and financial ability to perform its obligations under these T&Cs; (f) no corrupt practices or unlawful or illegal activities or bid fraud has been committed in connection with the Program; (g) its performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate applicable laws; (h) all information, representations, statements or warranties made or to be made by it to CREST are true, accurate and not misleading; and (i) it acknowledges that CREST enters into these T&Cs based on the representations and warranties as stated above.
Progress Evaluation & Inspections: CREST reserves the right to monitor, evaluate, inspect, and audit Applicant’s conduct, management, and progress of the Activities, expenditure incurred and claims submitted to CREST in relation to the Activities, the accuracy of reports submitted to CREST, and any other matters relating to the Activities, Program, and Grant Funds and may ask for further information. Applicant must, at their expense, cooperate and facilitate these activities and permit CREST and its agents to conduct inspections and audits, which may be physical or virtual, at any premises related to the Activities and the Program without further consent required. Access for inspections and audits must be granted by Applicant during reasonable business hours.
Intellectual Property Rights: “IP Rights” means the collective intellectual property rights, other than the proprietary rights vested in any third party, created or acquired pursuant to the Program and arising under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction, which includes copyright, trade marks, service marks, whether registered or otherwise, goodwill and confidential information and know-how as well as related or similar intangible assets (including in all cases, applications for registration and the right to apply for the same) along with any and all documentation related to such properties, rights, and interests, including but not limited to all deliverables, reports, information, data, modules, curriculums, training materials, and other materials collected, prepared, developed, or supplied by Applicant to CREST, as applicable, pursuant to these T&Cs. IP Rights created pursuant to the Activities and/or Program (if any), excluding third-party rights, will be jointly owned by CREST and Applicant proportionate to their respective contributions. All IP Rights belonging to, controlled or licensed by a Party, developed, conceived, obtained, licensed or acquired independently of these T&Cs or before the Term (“Existing IP Rights”) remain the property of their respective owners. Applicant agrees and undertakes to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be reasonably required by CREST in order to protect and perfect all or any of the rights, title or interest assigned or granted or purported to be assigned or granted to CREST. Applicant must be legally entitled in writing to use any Existing IP Rights owned or created by a third party (“Third Party IP Rights”) for the Activities and Program. Applicant shall fully indemnify, protect and defend CREST, its agents and employees, at all times, from and against any action, claim and liabilities arising out of the infringement of any IP Rights, including Existing IP Rights and/or Third Party IP Rights.
Records and Information: Applicant shall: (a) provide CREST all information regarding the Activities and Program as CREST may request; (b) maintain Records sufficient to provide explanations in respect of all transactions relating to expenditures of the Grant Funds; (c) allow CREST access for review of Records and at any relevant premises; (d) assist CREST representatives in inspections and copying of relevant Records ; and (e) unless otherwise agreed by CREST in writing, retain all Records for such periods as required under applicable laws.
Confidentiality: Applicant shall at all times keep secret and confidential any confidential information, documents and/or materials which Applicant may acquire in relation to CREST with respect to these T&Cs, the Activities, and the Program, whether or not it has been explicitly or tacitly identified or regarded as being confidential and/or disclosed by CREST to Applicant whether before and/or after the Term (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except with the prior written consent of CREST. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that (a) these confidentiality obligations shall survive the expiry and/or termination of these T&Cs for whatever reason; (b) a breach of any of its undertakings or obligations under this Clause may cause CREST irreparable damage for which monetary compensation will not be sufficient or adequate; (d) CREST shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any actual or threatened breach by Applicant of the provisions of this Clause.
Personal Data: By submitting an Application, Applicant irrevocably consents to CREST’s and CREST’s approved third parties’ use and collection of their Personal Data and/or the Personal Data of its authorised representatives, and participants of the Activities conducted by Applicant (where Applicant shall secure the written consent of such participants for the processing of their Personal Data by CREST) for administrative purposes and the purposes envisaged in these T&Cs, including but not limited to the processing of the Application, evaluation of the Activities and/or the Program, and all other Program-related matters. For clarity, “approved third parties” includes but is not limited to CREST’s authorised service providers, government and/or quasi-governmental organisation; and “Personal Data” includes all information arising from or relating to Applicant’s participation in the Program relating directly or indirectly to Applicant, from which Applicant is identified or identifiable, and includes “sensitive personal data” as defined in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Publicity: Applicant is prohibited from using or allowing the use of CREST’s name or logo without CREST’s express written consent. Disclosure of details of these T&Cs, information on the Activities and/or Program, or public statements related to CREST, the Activities, and/or the Program requires CREST’s prior written approval. Actions or statements harming CREST’s and/or the Program’s reputation are strictly forbidden. CREST reserves the right to involve Applicant in promotional activities for the Program.
Termination (Failure to Remedy Default): CREST may terminate these T&Cs and cease disbursement of the Grant Funds if (a) Applicant fails to uphold its obligations on conducting and completing the Activities; (b) misuses the Grant Funds; (c) provides false or fraudulent information to CREST; and/or (d) fails to comply with these T&Cs, where CREST will issue a written notice of default specifying the default and requiring Applicant to remedy the default within a specified timeframe. If Applicant fails to remedy within the specified timeframe, CREST shall have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant.
Termination (Immediate Effect): CREST may terminate these T&Cs with immediate effect by issuing a written notice of termination to Applicant, if (i) an Applicant suffers an insolvency event, enters into liquidation, has a receiver appointed over its assets, has its assets seized, ceases or fails to make payment of its debts, or enters into an arrangement/composition/assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) an Applicant is in breach of applicable laws on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and competition. CREST shall have the right to claim from Applicant any and all forms of compensation, costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including any consequential costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result. CREST shall also have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant if deemed necessary in the national or public interest or national security or for the purpose of Government policy or public policy. Applicant shall not be entitled to any form of loss including loss of profits, compensation, damages, costs, expenses, among others, as a result of termination under this Clause.
Effect of Expiry/Termination: Upon the expiry of the Term or termination of these T&Cs, Applicant shall, at no cost and expense to CREST (a), immediately cease to perform the Activities; (b) hand over to CREST, within fourteen (14) days thereof, all Records and (where applicable) CREST’s portion of IP Rights as compiled, prepared, developed or acquired in relation to the Activities and Program; (c) terminate any third-party contracts entered into by Applicant for the purpose of conducting the Activities. CREST (a) may refuse/cease disbursement of Grant Funds; (b) may claim against Applicant for a refund of disbursed Grant Funds where these T&Cs are terminated for Applicant’s breach; (c) shall be entitled for all losses and damages suffered, costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result of default by Applicant. The expiry or termination of these T&Cs shall not affect or prejudice CREST’s rights in respect of any act, deed or matter which have accrued prior to expiry or termination. The rights and obligations under the respective Clauses on Records and Information, Progress Evaluation and Inspections, Intellectual Property Rights, Confidentiality, and this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Force Majeure: Failure by a Party to perform its obligations or delay in such performance as a result of an act of God, war, pandemic, epidemic, strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action (excluding strikes and industrial action by its own employees), machine breakdown, fire, flood explosion, injunction, and/or judgement which are beyond its reasonable control which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove (“Event of Force Majeure”) shall not constitute a breach of these T&Cs provided that such Party shall use all best endeavours to resume the performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If any Event of Force Majeure lasts for six (6) months in the aggregate, these T&Cs may be terminated without liability save and except for any other rights and liabilities accruing in respect of any antecedent breach PROVIDED THAT an Event of Force Majeure shall not include economic turndown, non-availability of or insufficient of funds or lack of financing on the part of Applicant to perform its obligations under these T&Cs. Other obligations which are not affected, delayed or interrupted by such event of Force Majeure and shall, pending the outcome of this Clause, continue in full force and effect.
Liability: CREST and its employees, agents and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from these T&Cs, whether direct or indirect, and whether arising out of the acts or omissions of any third party, including liability for special and/or consequential loss or damage, corruption to or destruction of software or data, wasted expenditure, or for loss of profit, business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings. CREST’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the Grant Funds disbursed to Applicant.
Indemnity: Applicant agrees to: (a) carry out its obligations under these T&Cs at its own risk; (b) release CREST, its agents and employees from all claims and demands of every kind resulting from any accident, damage, injury or death arising from the conduct of the Activities and/or implementation of the Program; and (c) indemnify CREST at all times from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands, proceedings, losses, damages, compensation, costs (including legal costs), charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of Applicant’s conduct of the Activities and/or breach of these T&Cs. Applicant’s obligations under this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Compliance with Laws: Applicant shall comply with all applicable laws, relevant statutory requirements, standards, guidelines, directions, policies, procedures and instructions issued by CREST or by other competent authority which are relevant to the conduct of its business in carrying out its obligations under these T&Cs.
Notices: All notices or other communications under these T&Cs shall be in writing and shall be delivered or sent to the respective correspondence addresses of the Parties set forth in the Application and/or Documents. Changes in such addresses by Applicant shall be notified to CREST by written notice.
Assignment: Applicant shall not transfer or assign its rights or obligations or benefits under these T&Cs.
Severability: If any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of these T&Cs to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of these T&Cs, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendment: CREST reserves the right to alter, modify, update, add or delete any of the terms and conditions of the Program at any point of time as and when CREST deems it necessary.
Relationship of Parties: The Parties hereto agree that it is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall these T&Cs be deemed or construed to create a partnership, joint-venture, association, trust or fiduciary or employment relationship or to authorize the other Party to act as an agent, servant or employee for a Party.
Anti-Corruption: Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to CREST that it has not directly or indirectly, offered, promised or given a bribe or will in the future offer, make or promise to make, authorise or give, any payment of funds or anything of value to any government official or CREST with the corrupt intent within the meaning and scope of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 concerning the negotiating of the entering into, of the terms and conditions of or the performance of these T&Cs.
Governing Law: These T&Cs is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Parties to these T&Cs irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

ETSI for Curriculum

No.	Requirements	Details
1.	Eligible Applicants	Aerospace and medical devices companies located in Malaysia and consisting of: AMMI & MAIA Association members Companies that focus on aerospace and medical devices technology Companies that support the ecosystem of the aerospace and medical devices industries
2.	Eligible Training Participants	Malaysian Full-time employees under the company’s direct payroll and must be working in Malaysia Participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025
3.	Allowable Training Providers	Malaysian or overseas training providers which may include: Tertiary education institutions TVET skills centres Skills development centres Professional training providers Professional bodies Companies Organisations which are deemed relevant by CREST

No.

Requirements

Details

Eligible Applicants

Aerospace and medical devices companies located in Malaysia and consisting of:

AMMI & MAIA Association members
Companies that focus on aerospace and medical devices technology
Companies that support the ecosystem of the aerospace and medical devices industries

Eligible Training Participants

Malaysian
Full-time employees under the company’s direct payroll and must be working in Malaysia
Participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025

Allowable Training Providers

Malaysian or overseas training providers which may include:

Tertiary education institutions
TVET skills centres
Skills development centres
Professional training providers
Professional bodies
Companies
Organisations which are deemed relevant by CREST

Medical Devices Industries

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	Research and Development	Biological Evaluation Clinical Investigation Usability Design Control
2.	Manufacturing technology and automation	3D printing Injection moulding Advanced CNC machining Robotics COBOT Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
3.	Quality Management System	ISO13485 Quality Management System ISO14971 Risk Management Process Validation
4.	Packaging & Sterilization	Medical Packaging Sterilization (Ethylene Oxide, Gamma Radiation) Sterilization Residuals Bioburden and Test of sterility
5.	Regulatory, Standards and Compliance	US FDA 21 CFR Part 820 Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) EU Medical Device Regulations (EU MDR)
6.	Electronic Device History Records (eDHR)	Electronic Device History Records (eDHR)
7.	Distribution and warehousing	Good Distribution Practice for Medical Devices (GDPMD)
8.	Pre-market regulatory approval	US FDA Pre-Market Notification Development Technical Documentation
9.	Post-market surveillance	Post-Market Surveillance, Vigilance and Adverse Event Investigation
10.	Product life cycle management	Product life cycle management
11.	Sustainability and ESG	Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) compliance

Aerospace Industries

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO)	Engine & Components MRO Aircraft Upgrade & Modification Air Traffic System
2.	Manufacturing	Production Quality Engineering Project Management
3.	System Integration	System Programming (SP) System Analysis (SA) Network Architecture (NA) Network Safety (NS) System Architecture (SAr) Spacecraft Systems Engineering
4.	Engineering & Design	Engineering Design Structural Engineering Tooling Design Technical Services Product R&D
5.	Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO)	Engineering Services (ES) Quality Planning Technical Publication & Record Airworthiness Review Staff (ARS)
6.	Aerospace Support Services	Technical Support Services Supply Chain Management (SCM) Quality & Project Management Spacecraft Logistics & Launch
7.	Regulatory, Standards and Compliance	AS9100: Aerospace Quality Management System Standard ISO9001: Quality Management System Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Compliance
8.	Avionics	ARP4754A: Development Assurance for Aircraft Systems ARP4761: Safety Assessment Methods DO-178C: Software Airworthiness DO-254: Hardware Design Assurance Radar Flight Control Systems Communication Navigation Sensors Automated Avionics PCB assembly

Immediate Training Needs (which is open to proposal in the following areas)

Training Areas	Licensed Aircraft Engineers	Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Level 3	Quality Engineers/Inspectors	Aerospace welding technicians	Drone data analysts and engineers	Production equipment maintenance technicians	Workshop certifying staff
Level	Engineer	Technician	Technician & Engineers	Technician	Engineer	Technician	Technician

No.	Guidelines	Details
1.	Types of training topics that can be carried out	Technical training which are related to aerospace/medical devices industry and are based on the training focus areas Training related to regulatory, standards and compliance which are mandatory for the aerospace/medical devices industry and are based on the training focus areas
2.	Training Mode	Training must be conducted in Malaysia (exception for online training by overseas trainer) Training provider must be an external trainer from an organization that is not a branch, subsidiary or associated organization of the company applying for the grant Acceptable mode of training: Classroom-based training: Face-to-face training (in-house or public) Online training (in-house or public) Project-based training (in-house or public) Coaching-based training (in-house or public) Technical seminars/conferences Other mode of training deemed relevant by CREST
3.	Training Period	Minimum training hours per day is 7 hours (excluding lunch hour). For half day training, minimum training hours is 4 hours (excluding lunch hours) Training must be conducted between February 2024 and 7th December 2025 Training must commence latest by 2 months from the date of Letter of Award (LoA). If this condition is not met, the LoA is considered void The training period (non-consecutive days) must be carried out within 3 months. If the training implementation period exceeds 3 months, it is necessary to get special approval from CREST All trainings must be completed latest by 7th December 2025
4.	Training Cost Guideline	Please refer to the Training Cost Matrix under Resource Document tab Each participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025 Applicants are advised to verify whether participants who attended trainings under this grant in 2024 have reached the maximum of two trainings or the RM10,000 cost limit. Participants will not be eligible for the grant in 2025 if either of these limits was reached in 2024 Total training cost must include SST cost
5.	Participant Training Attendance	Participant must fulfil minimum 75% attendance Participant attendance must be captured in CREST Attendance Form Template
6.	Application	Applications must be submitted using the CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) https://grant.crest.my The Application Form and document checklist for supporting documents are available via the CGMP. Applications documents which are incomplete will not be process Companies are not allowed to apply for trainings which are already funded by grants from other agencies/ministries. No double dipping from other grant funds Please note that the available grant allocation for 2025 is limited, and applications will close once the funds are fully utilised.
7.	Claim	All claims must be submitted to CREST no later than 1 month from the last date of training and latest by 9th December 2025 Claim must be submitted using the CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) https://grant.crest.my The Claim Form and document checklist for supporting documents are available via the CGMP. Claim may be initiated by Training Provider or Company. Please refer to the User Manual for Claim Submission. Claim documents which are incomplete will not be process
8.	Enquiry	Email to traininggrant@crest.my

The following documents can be downloaded:

Training Cost Matrix

For Application Process

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

User Manual for Claim Submission by Training Provider and Company

Attendance Form Template

FAQ

CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) Registration Manual

CGMP Application Form Submission Guideline

General Terms and Conditions

General: These terms and conditions, including all other terms and conditions, standards, guidelines, administrative requirements, protocols, processes, rules, and regulations prescribed by Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology Center (“CREST”) for the Upskilling Grant for Aerospace & Medical Devices Industries (“Grant”) and the relevant program(s) under the Grant (“Program”) as displayed on CREST’s website and/or any platform(s) utilised by CREST for administration of the Grant and Program shall be read together with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions as stipulated in CREST’s application form for the relevant Program (“Application”), and the terms and conditions stipulated in any other documentation for the relevant Program made available by CREST (“Documents”) to the applicant(s) named in the Application (“Applicant”), which are incorporated as part of these terms and conditions by reference (collectively, “T&Cs”), and represent a legally binding contract between CREST and Applicant (collectively, “Parties” and individually, a “Party”).
Term: These T&Cs shall subsist for the duration stated in the Documents (“Term”) unless otherwise terminated. Applicant must initiate and conclude the activities as detailed in the Application and approved by CREST (“Activities”) within the timeframe designated in the Documents. Failure to adhere to this timeframe will render these T&Cs null and void and CREST shall not be liable towards Applicant in connection with the same.
Disbursement: Subject to availability of funds for the Grant and the Program, funds under the Grant (“Grant Funds”) will be disbursed to Applicant in the manner prescribed by CREST in the Documents, contingent upon Applicant’s adherence to these T&Cs. CREST reserves the right to withhold or delay any portion of the Grant Funds if it believes Applicant is in breach of these T&Cs, if it is dissatisfied with Applicant’s compliance with these T&Cs, or if deemed necessary by changes in Government policy or national interest. Disbursement may also be suspended upon direct Government directive.
Applicant’s Obligations: Applicant must, at its own risk, cost and expense: (a) utilise the Grant Funds exclusively to carry out the Activities; (b) ensure all Activities comply with relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations; (c) exercise reasonable skills, care and diligence in carrying out the Activities; (d) utilize qualified personnel to carry out the Activities; (e) immediately inform CREST of any misuse and/or unlawful of Grant Funds and undertake corrective actions; (f) maintain comprehensive, accurate, and updated records, documentation and accounts (collectively, “Records”) for the Activities; (g) maintain all necessary licences, authorisations, approvals, and certifications required for the conduct of the Activities; (h) maintain and comply with CREST’s prescribed eligibility criteria for participation in the Program throughout the Term; (i) accept all liabilities arising from the Activities; (j) comply with these T&Cs; and (k) inform and update CREST on Applicant’s progress and performance of the Activities upon request from CREST.
Representations & Warranties: In submitting an Application, Applicant represents, undertakes and warrants to and for the benefit of CREST that: (a) it is legally recognized entity established and existing under Malaysian laws; (b) it has the power and authority and has taken all appropriate and necessary actions (including all corporate power and authority and actions) to be bound by and fulfil its obligations under these T&Cs; (b) its participation in the Program and performance of its obligations under these T&Cs will not breach its constituent documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution) or any other documents which are binding on Applicant; (c) it is unaware of any litigation or dispute likely to affect its obligations under these T&Cs; (d) it understands that these T&Cs constitute binding obligations which are enforceable against it; (e) it has the technical and financial ability to perform its obligations under these T&Cs; (f) no corrupt practices or unlawful or illegal activities or bid fraud has been committed in connection with the Program; (g) its performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate applicable laws; (h) all information, representations, statements or warranties made or to be made by it to CREST are true, accurate and not misleading; and (i) it acknowledges that CREST enters into these T&Cs based on the representations and warranties as stated above.
Progress Evaluation & Inspections: CREST reserves the right to monitor, evaluate, inspect, and audit Applicant’s conduct, management, and progress of the Activities, expenditure incurred and claims submitted to CREST in relation to the Activities, the accuracy of reports submitted to CREST, and any other matters relating to the Activities, Program, and Grant Funds and may ask for further information. Applicant must, at their expense, cooperate and facilitate these activities and permit CREST and its agents to conduct inspections and audits, which may be physical or virtual, at any premises related to the Activities and the Program without further consent required. Access for inspections and audits must be granted by Applicant during reasonable business hours.
Intellectual Property Rights: “IP Rights” means the collective intellectual property rights, other than the proprietary rights vested in any third party, created or acquired pursuant to the Program and arising under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction, which includes copyright, trade marks, service marks, whether registered or otherwise, goodwill and confidential information and know-how as well as related or similar intangible assets (including in all cases, applications for registration and the right to apply for the same) along with any and all documentation related to such properties, rights, and interests, including but not limited to all deliverables, reports, information, data, modules, curriculums, training materials, and other materials collected, prepared, developed, or supplied by Applicant to CREST, as applicable, pursuant to these T&Cs. IP Rights created pursuant to the Activities and/or Program (if any), excluding third-party rights, will be jointly owned by CREST and Applicant proportionate to their respective contributions. All IP Rights belonging to, controlled or licensed by a Party, developed, conceived, obtained, licensed or acquired independently of these T&Cs or before the Term (“Existing IP Rights”) remain the property of their respective owners. Applicant agrees and undertakes to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be reasonably required by CREST in order to protect and perfect all or any of the rights, title or interest assigned or granted or purported to be assigned or granted to CREST. Applicant must be legally entitled in writing to use any Existing IP Rights owned or created by a third party (“Third Party IP Rights”) for the Activities and Program. Applicant shall fully indemnify, protect and defend CREST, its agents and employees, at all times, from and against any action, claim and liabilities arising out of the infringement of any IP Rights, including Existing IP Rights and/or Third Party IP Rights.
Records and Information: Applicant shall: (a) provide CREST all information regarding the Activities and Program as CREST may request; (b) maintain Records sufficient to provide explanations in respect of all transactions relating to expenditures of the Grant Funds; (c) allow CREST access for review of Records and at any relevant premises; (d) assist CREST representatives in inspections and copying of relevant Records ; and (e) unless otherwise agreed by CREST in writing, retain all Records for such periods as required under applicable laws.
Confidentiality: Applicant shall at all times keep secret and confidential any confidential information, documents and/or materials which Applicant may acquire in relation to CREST with respect to these T&Cs, the Activities, and the Program, whether or not it has been explicitly or tacitly identified or regarded as being confidential and/or disclosed by CREST to Applicant whether before and/or after the Term (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except with the prior written consent of CREST. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that (a) these confidentiality obligations shall survive the expiry and/or termination of these T&Cs for whatever reason; (b) a breach of any of its undertakings or obligations under this Clause may cause CREST irreparable damage for which monetary compensation will not be sufficient or adequate; (d) CREST shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any actual or threatened breach by Applicant of the provisions of this Clause.
Personal Data: By submitting an Application, Applicant irrevocably consents to CREST’s and CREST’s approved third parties’ use and collection of their Personal Data and/or the Personal Data of its authorised representatives, and participants of the Activities conducted by Applicant (where Applicant shall secure the written consent of such participants for the processing of their Personal Data by CREST) for administrative purposes and the purposes envisaged in these T&Cs, including but not limited to the processing of the Application, evaluation of the Activities and/or the Program, and all other Program-related matters. For clarity, “approved third parties” includes but is not limited to CREST’s authorised service providers, government and/or quasi-governmental organisation; and “Personal Data” includes all information arising from or relating to Applicant’s participation in the Program relating directly or indirectly to Applicant, from which Applicant is identified or identifiable, and includes “sensitive personal data” as defined in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Publicity: Applicant is prohibited from using or allowing the use of CREST’s name or logo without CREST’s express written consent. Disclosure of details of these T&Cs, information on the Activities and/or Program, or public statements related to CREST, the Activities, and/or the Program requires CREST’s prior written approval. Actions or statements harming CREST’s and/or the Program’s reputation are strictly forbidden. CREST reserves the right to involve Applicant in promotional activities for the Program.
Termination (Failure to Remedy Default): CREST may terminate these T&Cs and cease disbursement of the Grant Funds if (a) Applicant fails to uphold its obligations on conducting and completing the Activities; (b) misuses the Grant Funds; (c) provides false or fraudulent information to CREST; and/or (d) fails to comply with these T&Cs, where CREST will issue a written notice of default specifying the default and requiring Applicant to remedy the default within a specified timeframe. If Applicant fails to remedy within the specified timeframe, CREST shall have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant.
Termination (Immediate Effect): CREST may terminate these T&Cs with immediate effect by issuing a written notice of termination to Applicant, if (i) an Applicant suffers an insolvency event, enters into liquidation, has a receiver appointed over its assets, has its assets seized, ceases or fails to make payment of its debts, or enters into an arrangement/composition/assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) an Applicant is in breach of applicable laws on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and competition. CREST shall have the right to claim from Applicant any and all forms of compensation, costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including any consequential costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result. CREST shall also have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant if deemed necessary in the national or public interest or national security or for the purpose of Government policy or public policy. Applicant shall not be entitled to any form of loss including loss of profits, compensation, damages, costs, expenses, among others, as a result of termination under this Clause.
Effect of Expiry/Termination: Upon the expiry of the Term or termination of these T&Cs, Applicant shall, at no cost and expense to CREST (a), immediately cease to perform the Activities; (b) hand over to CREST, within fourteen (14) days thereof, all Records and (where applicable) CREST’s portion of IP Rights as compiled, prepared, developed or acquired in relation to the Activities and Program; (c) terminate any third-party contracts entered into by Applicant for the purpose of conducting the Activities. CREST (a) may refuse/cease disbursement of Grant Funds; (b) may claim against Applicant for a refund of disbursed Grant Funds where these T&Cs are terminated for Applicant’s breach; (c) shall be entitled for all losses and damages suffered, costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result of default by Applicant. The expiry or termination of these T&Cs shall not affect or prejudice CREST’s rights in respect of any act, deed or matter which have accrued prior to expiry or termination. The rights and obligations under the respective Clauses on Records and Information, Progress Evaluation and Inspections, Intellectual Property Rights, Confidentiality, and this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Force Majeure: Failure by a Party to perform its obligations or delay in such performance as a result of an act of God, war, pandemic, epidemic, strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action (excluding strikes and industrial action by its own employees), machine breakdown, fire, flood explosion, injunction, and/or judgement which are beyond its reasonable control which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove (“Event of Force Majeure”) shall not constitute a breach of these T&Cs provided that such Party shall use all best endeavours to resume the performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If any Event of Force Majeure lasts for six (6) months in the aggregate, these T&Cs may be terminated without liability save and except for any other rights and liabilities accruing in respect of any antecedent breach PROVIDED THAT an Event of Force Majeure shall not include economic turndown, non-availability of or insufficient of funds or lack of financing on the part of Applicant to perform its obligations under these T&Cs. Other obligations which are not affected, delayed or interrupted by such event of Force Majeure and shall, pending the outcome of this Clause, continue in full force and effect.
Liability: CREST and its employees, agents and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from these T&Cs, whether direct or indirect, and whether arising out of the acts or omissions of any third party, including liability for special and/or consequential loss or damage, corruption to or destruction of software or data, wasted expenditure, or for loss of profit, business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings. CREST’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the Grant Funds disbursed to Applicant.
Indemnity: Applicant agrees to: (a) carry out its obligations under these T&Cs at its own risk; (b) release CREST, its agents and employees from all claims and demands of every kind resulting from any accident, damage, injury or death arising from the conduct of the Activities and/or implementation of the Program; and (c) indemnify CREST at all times from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands, proceedings, losses, damages, compensation, costs (including legal costs), charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of Applicant’s conduct of the Activities and/or breach of these T&Cs. Applicant’s obligations under this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Compliance with Laws: Applicant shall comply with all applicable laws, relevant statutory requirements, standards, guidelines, directions, policies, procedures and instructions issued by CREST or by other competent authority which are relevant to the conduct of its business in carrying out its obligations under these T&Cs.
Notices: All notices or other communications under these T&Cs shall be in writing and shall be delivered or sent to the respective correspondence addresses of the Parties set forth in the Application and/or Documents. Changes in such addresses by Applicant shall be notified to CREST by written notice.
Assignment: Applicant shall not transfer or assign its rights or obligations or benefits under these T&Cs.
Severability: If any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of these T&Cs to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of these T&Cs, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendment: CREST reserves the right to alter, modify, update, add or delete any of the terms and conditions of the Program at any point of time as and when CREST deems it necessary.
Relationship of Parties: The Parties hereto agree that it is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall these T&Cs be deemed or construed to create a partnership, joint-venture, association, trust or fiduciary or employment relationship or to authorize the other Party to act as an agent, servant or employee for a Party.
Anti-Corruption: Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to CREST that it has not directly or indirectly, offered, promised or given a bribe or will in the future offer, make or promise to make, authorise or give, any payment of funds or anything of value to any government official or CREST with the corrupt intent within the meaning and scope of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 concerning the negotiating of the entering into, of the terms and conditions of or the performance of these T&Cs.
Governing Law: These T&Cs is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Parties to these T&Cs irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

ETSI for Youth

No.	Requirements	Details
1.	Eligible Applicants	Aerospace and medical devices companies located in Malaysia and consisting of: AMMI & MAIA Association members Companies that focus on aerospace and medical devices technology Companies that support the ecosystem of the aerospace and medical devices industries
2.	Eligible Training Participants	Malaysian Full-time employees under the company’s direct payroll and must be working in Malaysia Participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025
3.	Allowable Training Providers	Malaysian or overseas training providers which may include: Tertiary education institutions TVET skills centres Skills development centres Professional training providers Professional bodies Companies Organisations which are deemed relevant by CREST

No.

Requirements

Details

Eligible Applicants

Aerospace and medical devices companies located in Malaysia and consisting of:

AMMI & MAIA Association members
Companies that focus on aerospace and medical devices technology
Companies that support the ecosystem of the aerospace and medical devices industries

Eligible Training Participants

Malaysian
Full-time employees under the company’s direct payroll and must be working in Malaysia
Participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025

Allowable Training Providers

Malaysian or overseas training providers which may include:

Tertiary education institutions
TVET skills centres
Skills development centres
Professional training providers
Professional bodies
Companies
Organisations which are deemed relevant by CREST

Medical Devices Industries

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	Research and Development	Biological Evaluation Clinical Investigation Usability Design Control
2.	Manufacturing technology and automation	3D printing Injection moulding Advanced CNC machining Robotics COBOT Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
3.	Quality Management System	ISO13485 Quality Management System ISO14971 Risk Management Process Validation
4.	Packaging & Sterilization	Medical Packaging Sterilization (Ethylene Oxide, Gamma Radiation) Sterilization Residuals Bioburden and Test of sterility
5.	Regulatory, Standards and Compliance	US FDA 21 CFR Part 820 Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) EU Medical Device Regulations (EU MDR)
6.	Electronic Device History Records (eDHR)	Electronic Device History Records (eDHR)
7.	Distribution and warehousing	Good Distribution Practice for Medical Devices (GDPMD)
8.	Pre-market regulatory approval	US FDA Pre-Market Notification Development Technical Documentation
9.	Post-market surveillance	Post-Market Surveillance, Vigilance and Adverse Event Investigation
10.	Product life cycle management	Product life cycle management
11.	Sustainability and ESG	Environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) compliance

Aerospace Industries

No.	Technology Areas	Training Focus Areas
1.	Maintenance Repair Overhaul (MRO)	Engine & Components MRO Aircraft Upgrade & Modification Air Traffic System
2.	Manufacturing	Production Quality Engineering Project Management
3.	System Integration	System Programming (SP) System Analysis (SA) Network Architecture (NA) Network Safety (NS) System Architecture (SAr) Spacecraft Systems Engineering
4.	Engineering & Design	Engineering Design Structural Engineering Tooling Design Technical Services Product R&D
5.	Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO)	Engineering Services (ES) Quality Planning Technical Publication & Record Airworthiness Review Staff (ARS)
6.	Aerospace Support Services	Technical Support Services Supply Chain Management (SCM) Quality & Project Management Spacecraft Logistics & Launch
7.	Regulatory, Standards and Compliance	AS9100: Aerospace Quality Management System Standard ISO9001: Quality Management System Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) Compliance
8.	Avionics	ARP4754A: Development Assurance for Aircraft Systems ARP4761: Safety Assessment Methods DO-178C: Software Airworthiness DO-254: Hardware Design Assurance Radar Flight Control Systems Communication Navigation Sensors Automated Avionics PCB assembly

Immediate Training Needs (which is open to proposal in the following areas)

Training Areas	Licensed Aircraft Engineers	Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Level 3	Quality Engineers/Inspectors	Aerospace welding technicians	Drone data analysts and engineers	Production equipment maintenance technicians	Workshop certifying staff
Level	Engineer	Technician	Technician & Engineers	Technician	Engineer	Technician	Technician

No.	Guidelines	Details
1.	Types of training topics that can be carried out	Technical training which are related to aerospace/medical devices industry and are based on the training focus areas Training related to regulatory, standards and compliance which are mandatory for the aerospace/medical devices industry and are based on the training focus areas
2.	Training Mode	Training must be conducted in Malaysia (exception for online training by overseas trainer) Training provider must be an external trainer from an organization that is not a branch, subsidiary or associated organization of the company applying for the grant Acceptable mode of training: Classroom-based training: Face-to-face training (in-house or public) Online training (in-house or public) Project-based training (in-house or public) Coaching-based training (in-house or public) Technical seminars/conferences Other mode of training deemed relevant by CREST
3.	Training Period	Minimum training hours per day is 7 hours (excluding lunch hour). For half day training, minimum training hours is 4 hours (excluding lunch hours) Training must be conducted between February 2024 and 7th December 2025 Training must commence latest by 2 months from the date of Letter of Award (LoA). If this condition is not met, the LoA is considered void The training period (non-consecutive days) must be carried out within 3 months. If the training implementation period exceeds 3 months, it is necessary to get special approval from CREST All trainings must be completed latest by 7th December 2025
4.	Training Cost Guideline	Please refer to the Training Cost Matrix under Resource Document tab Each participants may attend maximum 2 trainings under this grant, subject to a maximum total training cost of RM10,000 per participant for trainings conducted between February 2024 and 7 December 2025 Applicants are advised to verify whether participants who attended trainings under this grant in 2024 have reached the maximum of two trainings or the RM10,000 cost limit. Participants will not be eligible for the grant in 2025 if either of these limits was reached in 2024 Total training cost must include SST cost
5.	Participant Training Attendance	Participant must fulfil minimum 75% attendance Participant attendance must be captured in CREST Attendance Form Template
6.	Application	Applications must be submitted using the CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) https://grant.crest.my The Application Form and document checklist for supporting documents are available via the CGMP. Applications documents which are incomplete will not be process Companies are not allowed to apply for trainings which are already funded by grants from other agencies/ministries. No double dipping from other grant funds Please note that the available grant allocation for 2025 is limited, and applications will close once the funds are fully utilised.
7.	Claim	All claims must be submitted to CREST no later than 1 month from the last date of training and latest by 9th December 2025 Claim must be submitted using the CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) https://grant.crest.my The Claim Form and document checklist for supporting documents are available via the CGMP. Claim may be initiated by Training Provider or Company. Please refer to the User Manual for Claim Submission. Claim documents which are incomplete will not be process
8.	Enquiry	Email to traininggrant@crest.my

The following documents can be downloaded:

Training Cost Matrix

For Application Process

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

User Manual for Claim Submission by Training Provider and Company

Attendance Form Template

FAQ

CREST Grant Management Platform (CGMP) Registration Manual

CGMP Application Form Submission Guideline

General Terms and Conditions

General: These terms and conditions, including all other terms and conditions, standards, guidelines, administrative requirements, protocols, processes, rules, and regulations prescribed by Collaborative Research in Engineering, Science & Technology Center (“CREST”) for the Upskilling Grant for Aerospace & Medical Devices Industries (“Grant”) and the relevant program(s) under the Grant (“Program”) as displayed on CREST’s website and/or any platform(s) utilised by CREST for administration of the Grant and Program shall be read together with, and shall be subject to, the terms and conditions as stipulated in CREST’s application form for the relevant Program (“Application”), and the terms and conditions stipulated in any other documentation for the relevant Program made available by CREST (“Documents”) to the applicant(s) named in the Application (“Applicant”), which are incorporated as part of these terms and conditions by reference (collectively, “T&Cs”), and represent a legally binding contract between CREST and Applicant (collectively, “Parties” and individually, a “Party”).
Term: These T&Cs shall subsist for the duration stated in the Documents (“Term”) unless otherwise terminated. Applicant must initiate and conclude the activities as detailed in the Application and approved by CREST (“Activities”) within the timeframe designated in the Documents. Failure to adhere to this timeframe will render these T&Cs null and void and CREST shall not be liable towards Applicant in connection with the same.
Disbursement: Subject to availability of funds for the Grant and the Program, funds under the Grant (“Grant Funds”) will be disbursed to Applicant in the manner prescribed by CREST in the Documents, contingent upon Applicant’s adherence to these T&Cs. CREST reserves the right to withhold or delay any portion of the Grant Funds if it believes Applicant is in breach of these T&Cs, if it is dissatisfied with Applicant’s compliance with these T&Cs, or if deemed necessary by changes in Government policy or national interest. Disbursement may also be suspended upon direct Government directive.
Applicant’s Obligations: Applicant must, at its own risk, cost and expense: (a) utilise the Grant Funds exclusively to carry out the Activities; (b) ensure all Activities comply with relevant industry standards, laws, and regulations; (c) exercise reasonable skills, care and diligence in carrying out the Activities; (d) utilize qualified personnel to carry out the Activities; (e) immediately inform CREST of any misuse and/or unlawful of Grant Funds and undertake corrective actions; (f) maintain comprehensive, accurate, and updated records, documentation and accounts (collectively, “Records”) for the Activities; (g) maintain all necessary licences, authorisations, approvals, and certifications required for the conduct of the Activities; (h) maintain and comply with CREST’s prescribed eligibility criteria for participation in the Program throughout the Term; (i) accept all liabilities arising from the Activities; (j) comply with these T&Cs; and (k) inform and update CREST on Applicant’s progress and performance of the Activities upon request from CREST.
Representations & Warranties: In submitting an Application, Applicant represents, undertakes and warrants to and for the benefit of CREST that: (a) it is legally recognized entity established and existing under Malaysian laws; (b) it has the power and authority and has taken all appropriate and necessary actions (including all corporate power and authority and actions) to be bound by and fulfil its obligations under these T&Cs; (b) its participation in the Program and performance of its obligations under these T&Cs will not breach its constituent documents (e.g. Memorandum and Articles of Association or Constitution) or any other documents which are binding on Applicant; (c) it is unaware of any litigation or dispute likely to affect its obligations under these T&Cs; (d) it understands that these T&Cs constitute binding obligations which are enforceable against it; (e) it has the technical and financial ability to perform its obligations under these T&Cs; (f) no corrupt practices or unlawful or illegal activities or bid fraud has been committed in connection with the Program; (g) its performance of its obligations hereunder will not violate applicable laws; (h) all information, representations, statements or warranties made or to be made by it to CREST are true, accurate and not misleading; and (i) it acknowledges that CREST enters into these T&Cs based on the representations and warranties as stated above.
Progress Evaluation & Inspections: CREST reserves the right to monitor, evaluate, inspect, and audit Applicant’s conduct, management, and progress of the Activities, expenditure incurred and claims submitted to CREST in relation to the Activities, the accuracy of reports submitted to CREST, and any other matters relating to the Activities, Program, and Grant Funds and may ask for further information. Applicant must, at their expense, cooperate and facilitate these activities and permit CREST and its agents to conduct inspections and audits, which may be physical or virtual, at any premises related to the Activities and the Program without further consent required. Access for inspections and audits must be granted by Applicant during reasonable business hours.
Intellectual Property Rights: “IP Rights” means the collective intellectual property rights, other than the proprietary rights vested in any third party, created or acquired pursuant to the Program and arising under the laws of any state, country or jurisdiction, which includes copyright, trade marks, service marks, whether registered or otherwise, goodwill and confidential information and know-how as well as related or similar intangible assets (including in all cases, applications for registration and the right to apply for the same) along with any and all documentation related to such properties, rights, and interests, including but not limited to all deliverables, reports, information, data, modules, curriculums, training materials, and other materials collected, prepared, developed, or supplied by Applicant to CREST, as applicable, pursuant to these T&Cs. IP Rights created pursuant to the Activities and/or Program (if any), excluding third-party rights, will be jointly owned by CREST and Applicant proportionate to their respective contributions. All IP Rights belonging to, controlled or licensed by a Party, developed, conceived, obtained, licensed or acquired independently of these T&Cs or before the Term (“Existing IP Rights”) remain the property of their respective owners. Applicant agrees and undertakes to do any and all acts and execute any and all documents as may be reasonably required by CREST in order to protect and perfect all or any of the rights, title or interest assigned or granted or purported to be assigned or granted to CREST. Applicant must be legally entitled in writing to use any Existing IP Rights owned or created by a third party (“Third Party IP Rights”) for the Activities and Program. Applicant shall fully indemnify, protect and defend CREST, its agents and employees, at all times, from and against any action, claim and liabilities arising out of the infringement of any IP Rights, including Existing IP Rights and/or Third Party IP Rights.
Records and Information: Applicant shall: (a) provide CREST all information regarding the Activities and Program as CREST may request; (b) maintain Records sufficient to provide explanations in respect of all transactions relating to expenditures of the Grant Funds; (c) allow CREST access for review of Records and at any relevant premises; (d) assist CREST representatives in inspections and copying of relevant Records ; and (e) unless otherwise agreed by CREST in writing, retain all Records for such periods as required under applicable laws.
Confidentiality: Applicant shall at all times keep secret and confidential any confidential information, documents and/or materials which Applicant may acquire in relation to CREST with respect to these T&Cs, the Activities, and the Program, whether or not it has been explicitly or tacitly identified or regarded as being confidential and/or disclosed by CREST to Applicant whether before and/or after the Term (collectively referred to as “Confidential Information”) and shall not use or disclose such Confidential Information except with the prior written consent of CREST. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that (a) these confidentiality obligations shall survive the expiry and/or termination of these T&Cs for whatever reason; (b) a breach of any of its undertakings or obligations under this Clause may cause CREST irreparable damage for which monetary compensation will not be sufficient or adequate; (d) CREST shall be entitled to seek injunctive and other equitable relief to prevent or curtail any actual or threatened breach by Applicant of the provisions of this Clause.
Personal Data: By submitting an Application, Applicant irrevocably consents to CREST’s and CREST’s approved third parties’ use and collection of their Personal Data and/or the Personal Data of its authorised representatives, and participants of the Activities conducted by Applicant (where Applicant shall secure the written consent of such participants for the processing of their Personal Data by CREST) for administrative purposes and the purposes envisaged in these T&Cs, including but not limited to the processing of the Application, evaluation of the Activities and/or the Program, and all other Program-related matters. For clarity, “approved third parties” includes but is not limited to CREST’s authorised service providers, government and/or quasi-governmental organisation; and “Personal Data” includes all information arising from or relating to Applicant’s participation in the Program relating directly or indirectly to Applicant, from which Applicant is identified or identifiable, and includes “sensitive personal data” as defined in the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Publicity: Applicant is prohibited from using or allowing the use of CREST’s name or logo without CREST’s express written consent. Disclosure of details of these T&Cs, information on the Activities and/or Program, or public statements related to CREST, the Activities, and/or the Program requires CREST’s prior written approval. Actions or statements harming CREST’s and/or the Program’s reputation are strictly forbidden. CREST reserves the right to involve Applicant in promotional activities for the Program.
Termination (Failure to Remedy Default): CREST may terminate these T&Cs and cease disbursement of the Grant Funds if (a) Applicant fails to uphold its obligations on conducting and completing the Activities; (b) misuses the Grant Funds; (c) provides false or fraudulent information to CREST; and/or (d) fails to comply with these T&Cs, where CREST will issue a written notice of default specifying the default and requiring Applicant to remedy the default within a specified timeframe. If Applicant fails to remedy within the specified timeframe, CREST shall have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant.
Termination (Immediate Effect): CREST may terminate these T&Cs with immediate effect by issuing a written notice of termination to Applicant, if (i) an Applicant suffers an insolvency event, enters into liquidation, has a receiver appointed over its assets, has its assets seized, ceases or fails to make payment of its debts, or enters into an arrangement/composition/assignment for the benefit of its creditors; (ii) an Applicant is in breach of applicable laws on anti-bribery and anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and competition. CREST shall have the right to claim from Applicant any and all forms of compensation, costs, damages, losses, and expenses, including any consequential costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result. CREST shall also have the right to terminate these T&Cs by written notice to Applicant if deemed necessary in the national or public interest or national security or for the purpose of Government policy or public policy. Applicant shall not be entitled to any form of loss including loss of profits, compensation, damages, costs, expenses, among others, as a result of termination under this Clause.
Effect of Expiry/Termination: Upon the expiry of the Term or termination of these T&Cs, Applicant shall, at no cost and expense to CREST (a), immediately cease to perform the Activities; (b) hand over to CREST, within fourteen (14) days thereof, all Records and (where applicable) CREST’s portion of IP Rights as compiled, prepared, developed or acquired in relation to the Activities and Program; (c) terminate any third-party contracts entered into by Applicant for the purpose of conducting the Activities. CREST (a) may refuse/cease disbursement of Grant Funds; (b) may claim against Applicant for a refund of disbursed Grant Funds where these T&Cs are terminated for Applicant’s breach; (c) shall be entitled for all losses and damages suffered, costs and expenses incurred by CREST as a result of default by Applicant. The expiry or termination of these T&Cs shall not affect or prejudice CREST’s rights in respect of any act, deed or matter which have accrued prior to expiry or termination. The rights and obligations under the respective Clauses on Records and Information, Progress Evaluation and Inspections, Intellectual Property Rights, Confidentiality, and this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Force Majeure: Failure by a Party to perform its obligations or delay in such performance as a result of an act of God, war, pandemic, epidemic, strikes, lock-outs, other industrial action (excluding strikes and industrial action by its own employees), machine breakdown, fire, flood explosion, injunction, and/or judgement which are beyond its reasonable control which that Party is unable to prevent, avoid or remove (“Event of Force Majeure”) shall not constitute a breach of these T&Cs provided that such Party shall use all best endeavours to resume the performance of its obligations hereunder as soon as practicable. If any Event of Force Majeure lasts for six (6) months in the aggregate, these T&Cs may be terminated without liability save and except for any other rights and liabilities accruing in respect of any antecedent breach PROVIDED THAT an Event of Force Majeure shall not include economic turndown, non-availability of or insufficient of funds or lack of financing on the part of Applicant to perform its obligations under these T&Cs. Other obligations which are not affected, delayed or interrupted by such event of Force Majeure and shall, pending the outcome of this Clause, continue in full force and effect.
Liability: CREST and its employees, agents and representatives will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from these T&Cs, whether direct or indirect, and whether arising out of the acts or omissions of any third party, including liability for special and/or consequential loss or damage, corruption to or destruction of software or data, wasted expenditure, or for loss of profit, business revenue, goodwill or anticipated savings. CREST’s liability, if any, shall be limited to the Grant Funds disbursed to Applicant.
Indemnity: Applicant agrees to: (a) carry out its obligations under these T&Cs at its own risk; (b) release CREST, its agents and employees from all claims and demands of every kind resulting from any accident, damage, injury or death arising from the conduct of the Activities and/or implementation of the Program; and (c) indemnify CREST at all times from and against all actions, suits, claims or demands, proceedings, losses, damages, compensation, costs (including legal costs), charges and expenses whatsoever arising out of Applicant’s conduct of the Activities and/or breach of these T&Cs. Applicant’s obligations under this Clause shall survive the expiry or termination of these T&Cs.
Compliance with Laws: Applicant shall comply with all applicable laws, relevant statutory requirements, standards, guidelines, directions, policies, procedures and instructions issued by CREST or by other competent authority which are relevant to the conduct of its business in carrying out its obligations under these T&Cs.
Notices: All notices or other communications under these T&Cs shall be in writing and shall be delivered or sent to the respective correspondence addresses of the Parties set forth in the Application and/or Documents. Changes in such addresses by Applicant shall be notified to CREST by written notice.
Assignment: Applicant shall not transfer or assign its rights or obligations or benefits under these T&Cs.
Severability: If any court or administrative body of competent jurisdiction shall find any provisions of these T&Cs to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the other provisions of these T&Cs, and all provisions not affected by such invalidity or unenforceability shall remain in full force and effect.
Amendment: CREST reserves the right to alter, modify, update, add or delete any of the terms and conditions of the Program at any point of time as and when CREST deems it necessary.
Relationship of Parties: The Parties hereto agree that it is not the intention of the Parties to create nor shall these T&Cs be deemed or construed to create a partnership, joint-venture, association, trust or fiduciary or employment relationship or to authorize the other Party to act as an agent, servant or employee for a Party.
Anti-Corruption: Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to CREST that it has not directly or indirectly, offered, promised or given a bribe or will in the future offer, make or promise to make, authorise or give, any payment of funds or anything of value to any government official or CREST with the corrupt intent within the meaning and scope of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009 concerning the negotiating of the entering into, of the terms and conditions of or the performance of these T&Cs.
Governing Law: These T&Cs is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Malaysia. The Parties to these T&Cs irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Malaysia.

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Workforce Empowerment through Upskilling and Reskilling

Graduate Employability Enhancement

Strengthening R&D Capacity through Postgraduate Engagement

Technology Transfer and Knowledge Sharing via Center of Excellence (CoE)

ETSI for Current Workforce

ETSI for Fresh Graduates and Unemployed Individuals

ETSI for Internship

ETSI x ALAT

ETSI Finishing School Program

ETSI for Curriculum

ETSI for Youth

Technology and Training Focus Areas

IC Design

Advanced Packaging

Wafer Fabrication

Embedded Systems

Process Automation

ETSI for Current Workforce

Elevating Semiconductor Talent for Industry Excellence

Training Focus Areas

Training Programs

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

ETSI for Fresh Graduates and Unemployed Individuals

Empowering New Talent for Semiconductor Industry

Training Focus Areas

Training Programs

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

ETSI for Internship

Shaping the Next Generation of Semiconductor Talent

Training Focus Areas

Training Programs

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

ETSI X ALAT

Technology and Tools Advancing Semiconductor Talent

For Application Process

Application Process Flow

PDPA Form

ABAC Compliance Declaration Form

For Claim Process

Claim Process Flow

FAQ

FAQ

General Terms and Conditions

ETSI Finishing School Program

Medical Devices Industries

Aerospace Industries

Immediate Training Needs (which is open to proposal in the following areas)

The following documents can be downloaded:

Training Cost Matrix