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INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAMME (InTra)

INTRODUCTION
Industrial Training programme (InTra) is a programme that is much similar to
conventional industrial training in renowned universities. In UniMAP, every student has
to undergo compulsory practical work in term of industrial training prior to the
completion of their studies.
OBJECTIVE

To expose the students to engineering practice and professional work style.

To introduce students the relationship between theory and real application.
To expose students to the actual working environment.
To expose students to build and improve creativity.
To provide a channel for sharing/exchange of ideas between the students and
other staff of the industries.

PROGRAM DETAIL
The details of the Industrial Training (InTra) are as follows:
Date
Duration
Attendance
Program
Credit Hour

: 23th June 2016 4th September 2016

: 10 weeks
: Compulsory
(If there is any attitude problem, please contact programme
coordinator )
: Bachelor of Engineering (Biosystems Engineering).
: 4 credit hours.

INQUIRIES
If you have any doubt, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Mrs Samera Samsuddin Sah
Industrial Training Coordinator,
Biosystems Engineering Programme,
School of Bioprocess Engineering,
Universiti Malaysia Perlis,
Kompleks Pusat Pengajian Jejawi 3,
02600 Arau, Perlis, MALAYSIA
Tel (O) : 604-9798751
Fax
: 604-9798755

Tel (HP) : +6 016 414 4537

Email : samera@unimap.edu.my
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The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Biosystems Engineering) Programme

UniMAPs Biosystems Engineering is considered as a biology-based engineering
program that evolved from the traditional agricultural engineering that applies and
integrates knowledge in sciences, mathematics, applied biological, environmental and
agricultural sciences, and engineering to solve problems and innovate solutions
involving biological systems including agriculture.
The programme commenced in 2008 with its first intake of 36 students. At present, the
programme is running at its full four-year enrolment of 171 students. The first cohort of
the BSE students graduated in June 2012 and duely assumed various positions in
different sectors of the biobased and related industries. The record on the first cohorts
employability, looks impressive. Like the sister program at UPM, the biosystems
engineers of UniMAP find its place under the Agricultural discipline of both the BEM
and IEM if they were accepted as a fullfled practicing engineer in their respective fields
of work.
Biosystems Engineering graduates are envisioned to acquire knowledge and abilities to
effectively work on and involved in
(a) design and management of life support systems for plants and animals (e.g.
structures, machinery, elements of precision agriculture, processes, management
models, energy systems or controlled environments),
(b) design processes and equipment for the production, storage, and processing of food
and fibre,
(c) assessment of food quality and safety,
(d) expanding use of biological products and biomass and
(e) monitoring and assessment of environmental and pollution control of land, water and
air resources,
(f) development and application of technologies concerning bio-fuels, bio-materials,
biological waste processing and management,
(g) reclamation, restoration and remediation of environmental damages, and
(h) economics and management of agricultural and food production.
To affect those expected acquired knowledge and abilities, the curriculum structure of
Biosystems Engineering encompasses courses and exposures related to disciplines in
automation and emerging technologies, information technology, power and machinery,
postharvest technology, structures and environment, soil and water, and sustainable
agriculture.
Biosystems Engineering students have successfully undergone practical training and well
received by established organizations such as IOI Corporation, Sime Darby, Perlis Sugar
Factory, FELDA, MARDI, MPOB, Jabatan Kerja Raya, Jabatan Bekalan Air, Natural
Resources and Environment Board, Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran, Jabatan Pertanian,
Lembaga Pertubuhan Peladang, palm oil mills and many others companies.
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STRUCTURED INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME (SIP)

As part of the effort to facilitate the process of nurturing highly-skilled human capital in support of the
country's Economic Transformation Programme (ETP), TalentCorp, in collaboration with the Ministry
of Higher Education (MOHE), has initiated a Structured Internship Programme in which a company
that hires interns to undergo its structured internship programme endorsed by TalentCorp, is eligible
for double tax deduction for all related expenses incurred on the interns.
The internship programme is designed to benefit two groups; the interns/students and the
Companies/Employers. UniMAP is proud to announce that TalentCorp has endorsed UniMAP's
Structured Internship Programme (SIP) for 2011, where almost 15 companies had benefitted from this
incentive.
UniMAP will once again submit the SIP application for the year 2015, and we would like to invite all
eligible companies to join us in making the internship experience for Malaysian graduates relevant to
the industries and thus making them more employable to fill in the current talent shortage in corporate
Malaysia especially in companies under NKEA sectors.

Eligibility criteria for the companies

Participating companies can only claim
double deduction tax incentive on SIP
only for the following intern/ student,
a. who is a Malaysian citizen
b. who is pursuing degree programme
(or *equivalent as defined by
TalentCorp) on full-time basis in
local local IPTA and IPTS.
c. who completes the approved
internship
programme
before
completion of his final semester of
his
degree
(and
equivalent)
programme
2. Participating companies shall claim the
tax incentive for the internship
programme for the year of assessment
in which the endorsement is issued.
3. Participating companies shall provide
each intern with a minimum of cash,
or/and cash equivalent of RM500
monthly allowance
4. Participating companies are also
allowed to claim tax deduction on the
following other direct expenses,
limited to a maximum where the
average total expenses is RM5,000 per
student per year of assessment.

a.

1.

b.
c.

Meals,
transport
and
accommodation allowances
Training offered during the
internship programme
Payment to the Third Party/
Outsourced Party running or
administering the programme

Table 1: Suggested Internship Structure

Week

2,3

Activities
Introduction
Company background
Procedure
System
Technical Training

4,5,6

Project Planning

7,8,9

Project Management

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Note:
1.
2.

General Training

Further information regarding SIP can

be obtained from sip.talentcorp.com.my
Kindly direct any inquiries regarding
SIP to sip@talentcorp.com.my

Eligible companies MUST provide

UniMAP the following details: proof of
payment to the student(s) during
internship, person in charge of the
internship
programme
at
the
company along with his/her contact
details, and also company registration
number. Without these evidences,
UniMAP will not list the respective
companies in the SIP application for
2015