PSP Annual Report 2020

2020

ANNUAL REPORT

SEBERANG PERAI POLYTECHNIC

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STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

IN A CHALLENGING TIME

In t h e w a k e o f t h e C O V ID -1 9 p a n d e m ic w h ic h h a s t h re a t e n e d t h e liv e s o f p e o p le
a n d d isru p t g lo b a l e c o n o m y, S e b e ra n g P e ra i P o ly te c h n ic , a s o n e o f th e le a d in g T VE T
e d u c a tio n in th e c o u n try, re m a in s c o m m itte d in p ro v id in g q u a lity e d u c a tio n to its
s t u d e n t s . S e b e r a n g P e r a i P o ly t e c h n ic p la y s a s ig n ifi c a n t ro le in p re p a r in g g r a d u a t e s
fo r t h e In d u s t r ia l R e v o lu t io n 4 .0 . T h u s , v a r io u s h ig h -im p a c t p ro g ra m m e s a n d a c t iv it ie s
h a v e b e e n im p le m e n te d w ith th e c o o p e ra tio n o f e x te rn a l p a rtie s to e n su re th a t
stu d e n ts a c q u ire th e m o st re c e n t a n d d iv e rse k n o w le d g e a n d sk ills to e n h a n c e th e ir
m a rk e ta b ility.

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TABLE OF CONTENT

01-02 32-35

M ESSAG E FRO M TH E D IRECTO R INTERNAL AUD ITS

03-13 36-57

ABOUT US A C T IV IT IE S

0 4 A b o u t S e b e ra n g P e ra i P o ly te c h n ic 3 7 C e r t ifi c a t e O f C o lla b o r a t io n (C O C ) P S P -M U D A S
0 5 Visio n a n d M issio n
0 6 E d u c atio n G o a l 38 D e p u ty M in iste r O f H ig h e r E d u c a tio n
0 7 O rg a n izatio n a l G o a l W o rk in g Visit To P S P
0 8 S trate g ic C o re
1 1 M anag em ent Team 40 In te rn a tio n a l In v e n tio n , In n o v a tio n D e sig n
C o m p e titio n 2 0 2 0 (3 ID C 2 0 2 0 )

40 N a tio n a l In v e n tio n & In n o v a tio n C o m p e titio n
E x h ib it io n A n d R o b o t -S u m o 2 0 2 0 (N IC E R S
2020)

14-19 41 N a tio n a l In n o v a tio n A n d In v e n tio n
C o m p e titio n T h ro u g h E x h ib itio n 2 0 2 0
KEY STATISTICS (iC o m p E x 2 0 2 0 )

15 S ta tistic s O f T h e S e b e ra n g Pe ra i 41 C IS C O C e r t ifi e d N e t w o r k A s s o c ia t e (C C N A )
P o ly te c h n ic S tu d e n t C o u rse

16 S ta tistic s O f T h e S e b e ra n g Pe ra i 42 In te rn a tio n a l C o m p e titio n Fo r E d u c a tio n a l
P o ly te c h n ic G ra d u a te s In n o v a tio n A n d R e se a rc h 2 0 2 0

1 8 G ra d u a te s E m p lo y a b ilit y (G E ) 43 D e p a r tm e n t O f S p o r ts , C o -C u rric u la r a n d
C u lt u r e ’s E x c e lle n c e A w a r d C e r e m o n y
1 9 P S P Fin a n c ia l M a n a g e m e n t
4 4 P S P -P E R K E S O V ir t u a l C a re e r F e s t

20-31 46 M a la y s ia P o ly te c h n ic S p o r ts C o u n c il (M S P )
2020 To urnam ent

ACH IEVEM ENTS 48 G re e n C a rn iv a l A n d T h e L a u n c h O f Pe n a n g
S ta te E n v iro n m e n t D a y C e le b ra tio n , 2 0 2 0

21 A s ia P a c ifi c A c c r e d it a t io n A n d 49 N a tio n a l In n o v a tiv e A n d C re a tiv e G ro u p
C e r t ifi c a t io n C o m m is s io n (A P A C C ) C o m p e titio n (K IK H B )

23 E n g in e e rin g Te c h n o lo g y 50 B a k ti S isw a P O LYC C P ro g ra m m e @ C o m m u n ity
A c c re d ita tio n C o u n c il (E TA C ) W ith D e p u ty M in iste r O f H ig h e r E d u c a tio n

2 4 In te rn a tio n a l R e c o g n itio n A w a rd 52 P o ly te c h n ic s’ T V E T Vo lu n te e rin g P ro g ra m m e ,
2020
25 IS O 4 5 0 0 1 : 2 0 1 8 C e r t ifi c a t io n O n
O c c u p a tio n a l H e a lth A n d S a fe ty 5 4 S tu d e n ts’H o m e c o m in g P ro g ra m m e
M a n a g e m e n t S y s te m (O H S M S )

2 6 P S P C @ LO G S D IG E S T 5 5 S tu d e n ts’ W e lfa re A ssista n c e P ro g ra m m e

2 6 P S P ’S In d u s tr y A d v is o r y P a n e l 56 D e m o n stra tin g H u m a n Va lu e s In C h e n n a i,
In d ia T h ro u g h A P o ly te c h n ic S o c ia l
R e s p o n s ib ilit y (P S R ) P ro je c t
28 S e b e ra n g P e ra i P o ly te c h n ic
In d u stry A d v iso ry C o m m itte e ,
2 0 2 0 -2 0 2 2
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30 T e C C 5 S t a r R a t in g C e r t ifi c a t io n
A w ard 2020 EVENTS

3 1 L ist O f P S P P u b lic a tio n s 65

OUR TEAM

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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

I w a n t to e x p re s s m y h e a r t fe lt g r a t it u d e to t h e A n n u a l R e p o r t ’s C o m m it te e fo r t h e o p p o r t u n it y g iv e n
to e x p re ss m y th o u g h ts in th is A n n u a l R e p o rt 2 02 0 .

A s w e k n o w , th e y e a r 2 02 0 h a s b e e n a c h a lle n g in g y e a r fo r m a n y c o u n trie s, in c lu d in g M a la y sia . T h e
C o ro n a v ir u s (C o v id -19 ) p a n d e m ic h a s re s u lt e d in m a n y c o u n t r ie s d e a lin g w it h v a r io u s u n fo re s e e n
c h a lle n g e s . It h a s t a k e n a s ig n ifi c a n t to ll o n p e o p le w o r ld w id e . It h a s im p a c t e d u s h a rd , a n d g lo b a lly it h a s
a ff e c t e d t h e p h y s ic a l c o n n e c t iv it y . D e s p it e v a r io u s re s t r ic t iv e m e a s u re s im p o s e d g lo b a lly , t h e c o ro n a v ir u s
is s t ill t e r ro r is in g , a n d C o v id -19 d e a t h h a s r is e n to a n a la r m in g fi g u re . T h e p a n d e m ic h a s re s u lt e d in a m o v e b y
t h e M a la y s ia n g o v e r n m e n t a n d g o v e r n m e n t s w o r ld w id e to a d a p t to a n e w c o n d it io n c a lle d a ‘n e w n o r m a l’.

T h is ‘n e w n o r m a l’ h a s a ff e c t e d o u r e d u c a t io n s y s t e m . T h e “n e w n o r m ” h a s le d u s to e m b r a c e
o n lin e le a rn in g o r e -le a rn in g to re p la c e c o n v e n tio n a l fa c e to fa c e le a rn in g . E d u c a to rs a t v a rio u s
le v e ls o f th e e d u c a tio n s y s te m a re d e v isin g m u ltip le te a c h in g a n d le a rn in g a p p ro a c h e s to re a c h
o u t to s t u d e n t s in t h is e r a o f “n e w n o r m ”. E -le a r n in g is a re s p it e fo r e d u c a to r s a s it a s s is t s t h e m u c h -
p e rp le x e d e d u c a to rs to a c c o m p lish th e ir ta sk s . D e sp ite fa c in g v a rio u s c h a lle n g e s, S e b e ra n g P e ra i
P o ly t e c h n ic (P S P ) s t a ff h a v e c o o p e r a t e d to e x e c u t e a ll t h e p la n n e d a c t iv it ie s w h ile a d h e r in g to
s tric t s ta n d a rd o p e ra tin g p ro c e d u re s se t b y th e N a tio n a l S e c u rit y C o u n c il a n d M in is try o f H e a lth .

A s a n o rg a n is a t io n e n v is io n e d to f u lfi l it s ro le a s o n e o f t h e to p t r a in in g p ro v id e r s in T e c h n ic a l a n d V o c a t io n a l
E d u c a t io n (T V E T ), P S P h a s to re in v e n t , in n o v a t e a n d e x p lo re n e w id e a s w h ic h a re n o t o n ly c o s t-e ff e c t iv e
b u t a ls o , a b o v e a ll, im p ro v e th e m e c h a n ism o f d e liv e rin g th e k n o w le d g e a c c o rd in g to th e n e w n o rm .

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DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

I a m in d e e d v e ry p ro u d to a n n o u n c e th at in th e ye a r 2020 , P SP h a s su sta in e d its a c h ie v e m e n ts a n d c o n tin u e
to b e th e b e st a m o n g st th e to p p o ly te c h n ic s in M a la y sia . O u r stu d e n ts a n d le c tu re rs c o n tin u o u sly striv e
to re a c h g re a te r h e ig h ts a n d c o n tin u e to e x c e l in m a n y e v e n ts, b o th lo c a lly a n d g lo b a lly. B e sid e s th a t, P S P
A lu m n i A ss o c ia tio n is a ls o w o rk in g c lo s e ly w ith o u r m a n a g e m e n t to a ssis t o u r s tu d e n ts w h e n e v e r p o ssib le .

P S P r a n k e d t e n t h a m o n g s t A s ia P a c ifi c A c c re d it a t io n a n d C e r t ifi c a t io n C o m m is s io n (A P A C C ) a c c re d it e d
in s titu tio n s a n d , a s a re c ip ie n t o f a g o ld -ra n k e d M a la y s ia n p o ly te c h n ic , P S P is s o a rin g w ith m a n y
a c c o m p lish m e n ts g a in e d b y e d u c a to rs a n d s tu d e n ts . It h a s in d e e d se t a b e n c h m a rk o f e x c e lle n c e in th e A sia
P a c ifi c re g io n fo r t e c h n ic a l a n d v o c a t io n a l e d u c a t io n a n d t r a in in g (T V E T ) in t e r m s o f q u a lit y , a c c o u n t a b ilit y
a n d t h e p u b lic ’s t r u s t . T h is re c o g n it io n s h o w s t h a t P S P is a n e x e m p la r y in s t it u t io n o f h ig h q u a lit y t h a t c o u ld b e
u se d a s a ro le m o d e l to re v o lu tio n ise T V E T. N o n e th e le ss, in e n su rin g o n ly q u a lit y e n g in e e rin g p ro g ra m m e s
a re o ff e re d , P S P a ls o m a n a g e d to o b t a in t h e a c c re d it a t io n f ro m E n g in e e r in g T e c h n o lo g y A c c re d it a t io n
C o u n c il (E T A C ), a re c o g n is e d re g u la to r y b o d y o f t h e B o a rd o f E n g in e e r s M a la y s ia (B E M ). A s a n in s t it u t io n
th a t s triv e s fo r e x c e lle n c e , P S P c o n tin u o u sly d e liv e rs q u a lit y e d u c a tio n th a t m e e ts th e s ta n d a rd se t b y b o th
n a tio n a l a n d in te rn a tio n a l a c c re d ita tio n a g e n c ie s . O u r a c h ie v e m e n ts in a t ta in in g IS O 210 01: 2 018 E d u c a tio n a l
O rg a n is a t io n s M a n a g e m e n t S y s te m (E O M S ) a n d IS O 4 5 0 0 1:2 0 1 8 O c c u p a t io n a l H e a lt h a n d S a fe t y (O H S A S )
c e r t ifi c a t io n f ro m S IR IM t r u ly re fl e c t P S P ’s q u e s t to b e c o m e o n e o f t h e le a d in g T V E T p ro v id e r s in t h is re g io n .

A s a te c h n ic a l in s titu tio n , P S P a im s to p ro d u c e q u a lit y T V E T g ra d u a te s to m e e t th e d e m a n d s o f b o th
th e p riv a te a n d p u b lic se c to rs in M a la y sia . P ro d u c in g q u a lit y T V E T g ra d u a te s is o n e o f th e p rim a ry
s h if t s o f t h e M a la y s ia n E d u c a t io n B lu e p r in t (H ig h e r E d u c a t io n ) 2 0 15 -2 0 2 5 . U n d o u b t e d ly , P S P fo c u s e s o n
d e liv e rin g q u a lit y T V E T g ra d u a te s th ro u g h v a rio u s q u a lit y te a c h in g a n d le a rn in g p ro g ra m m e s e x e c u te d
b y d e d ic a te d le c tu re rs. C o n s ta n t c o n su lta tio n w ith o u r in d u s try p a rtn e rs th ro u g h In d u s try A d v iso ry
C o m m it te e (IA C ) is c a rrie d o u t p e rio d ic a lly to g e t re le v a n t a n d u p to d a te in fo rm a t io n a b o u t t h e c h a n g e s
re v o lv in g in th e in d u s try se c to r. In p u t fro m IA C is th o u g h t fu lly c o n sid e re d to e n su re o u r s tu d e n ts g ra d u a te
w it h t h e “in d u s t r y re a d y ” s t a t u s . T h u s , P S P is c o m m it te d to n u r t u rin g a n d p ro d u c in g g r a d u a te s w h o
a re a ll-ro u n d e r in n a t u re , m o r a lly s t a b le , a n d a b le to b e p a r t o f t h e F o u r t h In d u s t r ia l R e v o lu t io n (I.R 4 .0 ).

T h ro u g h o u t its 2 2 y e a rs o f e s ta b lish m e n t, P S P h a s p ro d u c e d b a tc h e s o f g ra d u a te s se rv in g th e in d u s try
a n d so c ie t y. T h e q u a lit y in s tille d in th e m h a s re su lte d in P S P g ra d u a te s m e e tin g th e c u rre n t jo b m a rke t
d e m a n d s a n d o b ta in in g e m p lo y a b ilit y a s so o n a s th e y g ra d u a te fro m P S P. O u r la te s t e m p lo y a b ilit y
s t a t is t ic s fo r t h e y e a r 2 0 2 0 s h o w s t h a t w e m a n a g e d to a c h ie v e 9 7.1 % , w h ic h is o n e o f t h e h ig h e s t a m o n g t h e
M a la y sia n p o ly te c h n ic s . P S P w a s a w a rd e d a s th e b e s t p o ly te c h n ic fo r th e g ra d u a te e m p lo y a b ilit y c rite rio n .

T h e e m e rg e n c e o f t h e C o v id -19 p a n d e m ic h a s re s u lt e d in t h e w h o le w o r ld f a c in g s o m e u n c e r t a in t ie s . W e a t
P S P n e e d to a d d re ss th e se u n c e rta in tie s w ise ly to m a ke su re o u r m issio n a n d v isio n a re n o t d e ra ile d a t a n y
c o s t . I a m c o n fi d e n t t h a t w e c a n s u s t a in o u r a c h ie v e m e n t s a n d fo c u s o n n a v ig a t in g P S P to g re a t e r h e ig h t s . W e
w ill c o n tin u e to u p h o ld o u r in te g rit y a n d a c c o u n ta b ilit y to w a rd s b u ild in g o u r re p u ta tio n a n d tra n s fo rm in g
o u r in s titu tio n in to a C e n tre o f E x c e lle n c e . W e s triv e to p ro d u c e te c h n ic a lly s k ilfu l in d u s tr y -re a d y s e m i-
p ro fe s s io n a l h u m a n c a p it a l. I w a n t to t h a n k t h e m a n a g e m e n t t e a m , t h e t e a c h in g a n d n o n -t e a c h in g s t a ff ,
a n d th e in d u s try p la y e rs fo r su p p o rtin g a n d tru s tin g m e to le a d th is in s titu tio n . I tru ly a p p re c ia te a ll o f th e m .

T h a n k y o u , W a ssa la m

S r. H A R IT H FA D Z IL A H B IN A B D K H A L ID , M R ISM
D ire c to r
S e b e ra n g P e ra i P o ly te c h n ic

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about
seberang perai POLYTECHNIC

S e b e ra n g P e ra i P o ly te c h n ic (P S P ) is lo c a te d in a fa s t d e v e lo p in g a re a in P e rm a ta n g P a u h ,
a d ja c e n t to B a n d a r P E R D A a n d a b o u t 5 k m fro m B u k it M e rta ja m , Pe n a n g . T h e R M 1 7 0
m illio n P S P c a m p u s w a s b u ilt o n a 1 0 0 -a c re o f la n d . P S P b e g a n it s o p e ra t io n o n 1

S e p t e m b e r 1 9 9 8 a n d w a s o ffi c ia lly la u n c h e d o n 2 7 N o v e m b e r 1 9 9 9 b y T u n D r M a h a t h ir
b in M o h a m a d , P rim e M in iste r o f M a la y sia .

P S P is th e 1 0 th p o ly te c h n ic e s ta b lis h e d u n d e r th e M in is tr y o f E d u c a tio n M a la y s ia (M O E ), w h ic h
w a s s e t u p in lin e w it h t h e g o v e r n m e n t ’s p o lic y t o o ff e r T e c h n ic a l a n d V o c a t io n a l E d u c a t io n
a n d T ra in in g (T V E T ) t o S P M le a v e rs in o rd e r t o p ro d u c e c o m p e t e n t s e m i-p ro fe s s io n a ls w h o
fu lfi l t h e a s p ir a t io n s o f t h e n a t io n . T h e re a re fo u r m a in d e p a r t m e n t s o ff e r in g c o u r s e s a t
d ip lo m a le v e ls in E le c tric a l E n g in e e rin g , M e c h a n ic a l E n g in e e rin g , C o m m e rc e a n d In fo rm a tio n
a n d C o m m u n ic a tio n Te c h n o lo g y. A p a rt fro m th e se d e p a rtm e n ts, th e re a re tw o su p p o rtin g
d e p a rtm e n ts; th e M a th e m a tic s, S c ie n c e a n d C o m p u te r D e p a rtm e n t a n d G e n e ra l S tu d ie s
D ep artm ent.

T h e P S P c a m p u s is e q u ip p e d w ith te a c h in g a n d le a rn in g fa c ilitie s th a t c a n a c c o m m o d a te
a ro u n d 5 0 0 0 stu d e n ts. In a d d itio n , P S P is a lso e q u ip p e d w ith m o d e rn fa c ilitie s su c h a s a lib ra ry,
c o m p u te r la b o ra to ry, Isla m ic C e n tre , m u ltim e d ia c e n tre , stu d e n ts’ h o ste ls, stu d e n ts’ a c tiv ity
c e n t re s , s p o r t s c o m p le x , m u lt ip u r p o s e h a ll, le c t u re h a ll a n d m in i-h o t e l.

A s a c e n tre o f e x c e lle n c e in e n g in e e rin g , te c h n o lo g y a n d c o m m e rc e , P S P h a s b e e n a w a rd e d
t h e A PA C C A c c re d it a t io n G o ld A w a rd , O S H A S C e r t ifi c a t io n , 5 S C e r t ifi c a t io n a n d M S IS O
9 0 0 1 :2 0 0 8 C e r t ifi c a t io n , a p a r t fro m n u m e ro u s e x c e lle n c e a w a rd s .

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To become
an excellent

MISVSIISOIONNTVET institution.
Developing well-balanced,
entrepreneurial,
and holistic graduates;

Providing a wide access
to quality and recognized
TVET programmes;

Making full use of
smart sharing
with stakeholders;

Strengthening community
through research,
innovation,
and lifelong learning.

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