Quick eligibility check
Can my company claim HRD Corp for AI training?
Two-minute version: in almost all cases, yes. Here is the short list of conditions to check before you go further.
Yes, you can claim if…
- You are an HRD Corp registered employer (mandatory or voluntary)
- Your company is current on its monthly levy payments
- The course is run by an HRD Corp registered training provider
- The grant application is filed before the training begins
- You can produce attendance records, certificates, and proof of payment
Pause and check if…
- Your company is not yet registered with HRD Corp on the eTRiS portal
- Your levy balance is below the course cost (you can still claim up to your balance)
- You want to claim retroactively for training that already happened
- The trainer you want is not HRD Corp registered (workarounds exist — see below)
None of the items above are deal-breakers by themselves — most have a workaround. The FAQ covers the workarounds.
Quick math
Your levy balance is your AI training budget.
HRD Corp-mandatory employers pay 1% of monthly payroll as levy. That accumulates with HRD Corp as a balance you can spend on training. A typical Malaysian SME (50 staff, average monthly payroll RM 7,500) accumulates roughly RM 45,000 in levy per year — enough for several AI training cohorts.
Real claim ceilings and percentages are set by HRD Corp and vary by scheme. The numbers above are illustrative — check hrdcorp.gov.my for current figures.
Ready to pick a course?
The full catalogue lives on trainhrdf.com.my.
Every course there is pre-registered with HRD Corp and ready to be claimed. You browse, we handle the paperwork side.
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