The Microcredential
Initiative
Short, stackable, industry-recognised courses your team can complete — accredited under a framework jointly recognised with MQA and DSD, and claimable against your HRD Corp levy.
What is a microcredential?
A microcredential is a short, focused certification that recognises a specific skill or competency — rather than a full diploma or degree. Think of a targeted programme in a single area, assessed and certified, that an employee can complete in a fraction of the time of a traditional qualification.
Crucially, microcredentials are designed to be stackable: individual credentials can build towards larger, formal qualifications over time, giving your people a flexible path to keep upskilling as roles evolve.
How HRD Corp accredits them
HRD Corp established the HRD Corp Microcredential Framework to determine the quality, credibility and suitability of courses submitted for credit-bearing recognition. The point is assurance: employers can trust that an accredited microcredential meets a defined standard rather than being just another certificate.
- Aligned with the Malaysian Qualifications Agency's good-practice guidelines on micro-credentials.
- Jointly recognised by the MQA (Malaysian Qualifications Agency) and the DSD (Department of Skills Development).
- Built so quality-assured courses can scale across industry, not just single providers.
Why it matters for your business
For a Malaysian employer, the initiative turns training from a cost into a recognised, fundable investment:
- Recognised outcomes — staff earn certifications backed by a shared quality standard, not ad-hoc certificates.
- Claimable — where a course is HRD Corp claimable, it can be funded from your levy balance like other approved training.
- Lifelong learning — bite-sized, stackable courses make it realistic for busy teams to keep developing.
- Closes skill gaps — target the exact competencies your business needs, when it needs them.
Available fields are broad — leadership, finance and accounting, management, operations, digital and IR 4.0, law, and more.
Paying with your levy
You already contribute a monthly HRD Corp levy. Microcredential courses that are HRD Corp claimable let you put that money to work on certifications your employees actually keep — a far better outcome than leaving levy unclaimed and at risk of forfeiture. Always confirm a specific course's claimable status before you enrol.
Courses that map to the framework
Altomate Growth Academy runs training across the same disciplines the microcredential initiative targets — finance, taxation and e-invoicing, leadership, and personal effectiveness among them. We can help you pick claimable, recognised courses and handle the HRD Corp paperwork so the value flows straight back to your business.
Frequently Asked Questions
Turn Your Levy Into Recognised Skills.
We'll match your team to claimable, quality-assured courses and manage the HRD Corp claims — so your training budget builds credentials, not waste.