Foreign Skill Certification

To extend the permits of foreign workers who have served for more than five years and deemed as skillful, an interview and certification process is needed. The Certification of Foreign Workers Skills is administered by the Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK), (Department of Skill Development). 

Application for Foreign Workers Skills Certification must be made ONLINE via the following procedures:- 

  1. Register online http://www.ceds-jpk.com/pkpa/home.aspx or http://www.dsd.gov.my.

  2. Registration should be made three months prior to the expiration of the foreign worker’s permit;

  3. Fill in all the required particulars;

  4. After submitting online application, employers have to make payment to :

Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK)
Kementerian Sumber Manusia
Aras 7 & 8, Blok D4, Parcel D
Pusat Pentadbiran Kerajaan Persekutuan, 62530 Putrajaya.
Tel : 03-88865400   Fax : 03-88892423

  1. Payment of RM370/per worker must be made in the form of bank draft or postal order payable to "Ketua Pengarah Pembangunan Kemahiran";

  2. Attached together with the payment a copy of the foreign worker’s passport and permit which has been duly certified by the employer;

  3. After registration, officer from JPK will make appointment and come to your company to interview the foreign workers regardless of number of workers;

  4. Upon passing the simple interview on basic skills, the JPK will issue the Certificates within 3 months;

  5. Late application, incomplete forms or submitting incorrect address /contacts will not be processed.

  6. In the case any foreign workers fail the interview, employers can apply again for another round of certification.

Companies are encouraged to make direct application with JPK for Certification of Foreign Workers Skills instead of paying a higher fee and applying through agents. No matter applying directly or through agents, the foreign workers still have to undergone the simple interview process. For foreign workers who do not speak Bahasa Malaysia, interpretation is allowed.

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