Mr. Lau Hieng Ung, Director, Sewerage Services Department Sarawak

Educational & TrainingWASTEWATER PROGRAMMEcomprise of leaders and technical expertsfrom industry academia and regulators.– Training Programme to be based onNational Occupational Skill Standards(NOSS) advocated by Department of SkillsDevelopment (DSD), Malaysian Ministryof Human Resources (PSMB). Currentlythe Penang Water Services Academy hasdeveloped NOSS that was approved byDSD and can be incorporated into WaterAcademy training programme.– Other key agencies for endorsement ofthe structured training programme are: Malaysian Water Services Commission(SPAN); Environmental Institute ofMalaysia, Department of Environment(EiMAS); and Construction IndustryDevelopment Board (CIDB).4. Implement Training Programmes -MyWA will manage and organise allaspects of training implementationsuch as training courses programmeschedules, trainers, venues, registration& certification5. Continuous Review and upgradingof Training Programmes & Syllabus-MyWA’s Technical Committeecomprising of industry and academiaexperts shall carry out periodical review.6. R&D Platform:• Establish smart partnerships withleading research institutions for waterand wastewater.• Develop structured R&D themes andfocus areas for water and wastewatersector.• Review and establish R&D priority topics.• Identify & set up criteria for screening andawarding R&D projects.• Plan and review R&D and Innovationbudget for water and wastewater sector.7. Young Water Professional Network:• MyWA will be a place for mentoring andbuilding up young professional (aged18-35) as leaders for the future of theindustry.• Activities for networking will range fromconferences to setting up of MalaysianWater Engineering Relief Squad fordisaster zones.• Currently the Pro-Temp Engineering8 WaterMalaysia