AI for productivity training your team can claim back

Most Malaysian teams are already using AI at work — they are just doing it without training. The EY 2025 Work Reimagined Survey found that 93% of Malaysian employees already use generative AI at work, while only 12% receive sufficient AI training to use it well. This theme is built to close that gap: not a lecture on what AI is, but a hands-on session on how your people get more done with the tools already on their screens. It is part of Carriera Academy's broader corporate training programme, and like the rest of it, the course is claimable from your levy rather than your cash flow.

The programme is tool-agnostic but hands-on with the mainstream assistants most Malaysian SMEs already have access to — ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini. Rather than theory, participants leave with repeatable workflows they can apply to their own jobs the next morning. We group the content into four practical blocks.

If a term on this page is unfamiliar — SBL-Khas, HRD Corp levy, approved training provider — our glossary explains the training vocabulary in plain English. The emphasis throughout is practical and assessable: clear business outcomes, exercises on your team's real tasks, and a certificate of completion, which is also exactly what keeps the course comfortably claimable.

Yes. Carriera Academy Sdn Bhd is an HRD Corp Approved Training Provider, so this AI for productivity programme is eligible for funding by registered Malaysian employers under the SBL-Khas (HRD Corp Claimable Courses) scheme. HRD Corp does not run a special category for AI — AI courses are claimed through the same scheme as any other approved training, judged on whether they are practical, assessable and run by an approved provider.

The mechanics, in HRD Corp's own words: under SBL-Khas "the course fee will be debited from the employer's account," and the scheme covers online learning and remote online learning — so a live Zoom AI workshop qualifies the same as a classroom session (HRD Corp Support Centre). Two rules matter most: only courses from a registered training provider are eligible, and employers with outstanding levy are not eligible to apply.

The money that funds it is your own levy. HRD Corp states that employers with 10 or more Malaysian employees must register and pay a monthly levy of 1% of employees' monthly wages, while employers with 5 to 9 Malaysian employees may register optionally at 0.5% (hrdcorp.gov.my — Registered Employers). That contribution accumulates in your account; SBL-Khas simply draws on it to pay for approved courses such as this one. Rates and thresholds are set by HRD Corp under the PSMB Act 2001 and can change — always confirm current figures on hrdcorp.gov.my before budgeting.

For the full claimability deep-dive — qualifying criteria, the PACE national digital-skills fund, and the four-step claim process for an AI course — see is AI training HRD Corp claimable? For the general step-by-step grant flow, read the HRD Corp claim guide.

This theme is built for working teams, not engineers. No coding background is needed and nobody has to become a "prompt engineer" — the goal is for ordinary staff to use AI confidently and safely in the work they already do. It suits an SME putting a whole department through together, or an MNC team that wants a consistent, governed way of working.

Because most teams arrive at very different starting points, sessions can be pitched to a general office audience or tailored to a specific function — tell us who is attending and what they are trying to get faster at, and we will shape the examples around their real work.

Sessions are delivered live online via Zoom, typically running 9am to 5pm, led by experienced external trainers — so your team can join from anywhere in Malaysia without travel or venue cost. We deliberately do not hardcode the schedule on this page: specific course titles, dates and fees are pulled from our system and live on the training page so they stay current.

Across recruitment and training, Carriera has worked with 50+ companies. Want a session pitched to your team's exact roles, or help lining up the SBL-Khas claim first? Contact us or message the team on WhatsApp and we'll keep it simple.

Sources, live-checked 17 June 2026: HRD Corp Support Centre — HRD Corp Claimable Courses (SBL-Khas) Scheme; hrdcorp.gov.my — Registered Employers (levy rates, PSMB Act 2001); EY Malaysia 2025 Work Reimagined Survey (generative-AI usage and training gap). HRD Corp rates, thresholds and scheme rules can change — confirm on hrdcorp.gov.my before applying.