Your route to Halal Executive
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A general route, built from this career's own entry route and figures that apply to most courses. Public tuition is the published fee for the career's field; private and overseas tuition are left out.
The steps
- 1Now
SPM
- 2Degree
Diploma in Halal Management (or food science, or a related degree)
- 3Training
get a permanent job at a food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, logistics or hotel company
- 4Training
complete the Halal Executive course (about 10 days) with a Halal Training Provider registered with JAKIM's Halal Professional Board
- 5Training
appointed Halal Executive. Five years of halal-management experience can stand in for the diploma.
- 6Career
Halal Executive
- The steps above are this career's researched entry route.Source: jheains.ns.gov.my ↗
- Also used for this route.Source: kpmaiwp.edu.my ↗
- Also used for this route.Source: my.jobstreet.com ↗
Programmes on your route
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Local public, local private or overseas
Matrikulasi, Asasi, STPM or a diploma, then a UPU place on a degree.
Degreemate's sum of the sourced figures below, not a quote from any institution. Fees change each year.
What goes into it
- Degree tuition (Science)RM10,000 – RM12,000
Public university fees for Science: RM1,170 to RM1,300 a semester (tuition and compulsory fees) × 8 semesters, plus RM720 to RM1,200 registration once.
Source: UKM, Buku Syarat Kemasukan Sesi 2026/2027 (10 Feb 2026) ↗Source: USM, Yuran Ijazah Pertama 2026/2027 (Session 2026/2027) ↗ - University hostelRM5,200
USM's published estimate of RM650 a semester × 8 semesters. Other public universities charge similar daily rates; check your own university's.
Source: USM, Yuran Ijazah Pertama 2026/2027 (Session 2026/2027) ↗ - Food, transport and daily costsRM59,000 – RM78,000
UPM's estimate of USD300 to USD400 a month, excluding accommodation, about RM1,226 to RM1,635 at Bank Negara's 5 Oct 2026 rate, × 48 months. It is written for international students; no Malaysian body publishes a local-student figure, and a student eating at a hostel cafeteria may spend less.
Source: UPM, Estimated study and living cost (30 Sep 2024) ↗Source: Bank Negara Malaysia, exchange rates (12:00, middle rate) (5 Oct 2026) ↗
Not included: the pre-university year before the degree, books and travel home.
Entry requirements to plan for
- Each programme's entry requirements are in UPU's e-Panduan.Source: KPT, e-Panduan UPU (entry requirements by programme) ↗
Scholarships and sponsors to check
Leads to check, not offers. Intakes and eligibility change each year.
- PTPTN lends for diploma and degree study at public and private institutions; the amount depends on the course and family income.Source: PTPTN, Pinjaman Pendidikan (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) ↗
Before you decide
- Check that a programme is accredited on MQA's register, and recognised by the career's registering body where there is one, before you enrol.Source: MQA, Malaysian Qualifications Register ↗
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Figures reviewed 7 Oct 2026.