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Training & Development Executive

Business

Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.

Human ResourcesEducation

Picture the job

Where you'd usually workA meeting room or a client's office

  • Mostly indoors
  • Sitting for most of the day
  • Rarely dealing with the public

An illustration of a typical workplace, not a photo. The work-style notes come from US O*NET data, so read them as a guide.

In Malaysia

In Malaysia a large part of the job is organising in-house and external training and processing HRD Corp grant claims. Titles used locally include 'Training Executive', 'L&D Executive' and 'People Development Executive'.

How people get into it here
SPM → Diploma/Degree in HR, education, psychology, business or a technical field → training/L&D executive → senior executive/specialist. HRD Corp Train-the-Trainer (TTT) certification is commonly requested.

Sources:randstad.com.my

Pay in Malaysia

Starting in the role

RM4,500 – RM7,000

per month

Experienced

RM7,000 – RM9,000

per month

From a published Malaysian salary guide. Actual offers vary by employer, city and experience.

Randstad Malaysia 2025 Salary Guide (Human resources) · 2025

How far is this from you?

Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.

  1. 1

    Entry straight after SPM

  2. 2

    SPM + sijil / short TVET course

  3. 3

    Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)

  4. Typical entry

    Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)

  5. 5

    Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route

Typical educationBachelor's degree
The full route to this careerThe steps from school, UPU programmes and sourced costs, read against your answers.

How to get here

Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.

IPG (Teacher Training)

Explore KPM's teacher-training route. Check current funding and apply through KPM's PISMP portal, not UPUOnline.

~5 years
Compare routes against your results and interests

Check what you may qualify for

Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.

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Quick answers

How do you become a Training & Development Executive in Malaysia?

SPM → Diploma/Degree in HR, education, psychology, business or a technical field → training/L&D executive → senior executive/specialist. HRD Corp Train-the-Trainer (TTT) certification is commonly requested.

What should I study to become a Training & Development Executive?

Related fields of study: Human Resources and Education. SPM subjects that help most: English, Business, Economics and Bahasa Melayu.

How much does a Training & Development Executive earn in Malaysia?

Published figures put starting pay at RM4,500 – RM7,000 a month, and RM7,000 – RM9,000 with experience (source: Randstad Malaysia 2025 Salary Guide (Human resources), 2025).

What you'd do all day

The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.

  1. 1Present information with a variety of instructional techniques or formats, such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, or lectures.
  2. 2Obtain, organize, or develop training procedure manuals, guides, or course materials, such as handouts or visual materials.
  3. 3Evaluate modes of training delivery, such as in-person or virtual, to optimize training effectiveness, training costs, or environmental impacts.
  4. 4Assess training needs through surveys, interviews with employees, focus groups, or consultation with managers, instructors, or customer representatives.
  5. 5Offer specific training programs to help workers maintain or improve job skills.
  6. 6Monitor, evaluate, or record training activities or program effectiveness.
  7. 7Design, plan, organize, or direct orientation and training programs for employees or customers.
  8. 8Develop alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen.
  9. 9Evaluate training materials prepared by instructors, such as outlines, text, or handouts.
  10. 10Monitor training costs and prepare budget reports to justify expenditures.
  11. 11Devise programs to develop executive potential among employees in lower-level positions.
  12. 12Keep up with developments in area of expertise by reading current journals, books, or magazine articles.
  13. 13Attend meetings or seminars to obtain information for use in training programs or to inform management of training program status.
  14. 14Coordinate recruitment and placement of training program participants.
  15. 15Select and assign instructors to conduct training.
  16. 16Negotiate contracts with clients for desired training outcomes, fees, or expenses.
  17. 17Supervise, evaluate, or refer instructors to skill development classes.
  18. 18Schedule classes based on availability of classrooms, equipment, or instructors.
  19. 19Refer trainees to employer relations representatives, to locations offering job placement assistance, or to appropriate social services agencies, if warranted.
  20. 20Develop or implement training programs related to efficiency, recycling, or other issues with environmental impacts.

Also known as

What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.

  • Trainer
  • HR Trainer
  • PD Manager
  • Labor Trainer
  • Sales Trainer
  • Skills Trainer
  • Product Trainer
  • Course Developer
  • Cyber Instructor
  • Software Trainer

Subjects that matter here

The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.

EnglishDraws directly on English Language — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
BusinessDraws directly on Personnel and Human Resources — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
EconomicsDraws directly on Administration and Management — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Bahasa MelayuDraws directly on Communications and Media — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Computer Science / ICTDraws directly on Computers and Electronics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).

What you'd need to know

The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.

  • Education and Training95%
  • Customer and Personal Service79%
  • English Language77%

    English

  • Personnel and Human Resources71%

    Business

  • Administration and Management69%

    BusinessEconomics

  • Psychology67%

Tools you'd use

Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.

Where to learn these, free

Scholarships & funding

What the work feels like

Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.

  • Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
  • Contact with other peopleConstant contact
  • Dealing with customers or the publicNot at all
  • Leading or coordinating othersHigh
  • Handling conflict situationsOften
  • Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
  • Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
  • Noisy environmentAlmost never

AI and demand for this job

A few real, dated data points, not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.

42%

Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)

This estimate is from 2023, already out of date, since AI moves fast. Treat it as a rough, aging starting point, not the current picture.

0.13%

Of Malaysian Claude conversations, about this kind of work

Measures how much people use Claude for this work, not how many Malaysians do this job, and more AI use can mean people relying on it, not that it's replacing them.

Growing role in the US

US Bureau of Labor Statistics data, not Malaysian. Shown because it's the only forward-looking demand estimate we have for this job.

What beginner adverts asked for

We read 5 internship and fresh-graduate adverts in related fields (August 2026). A small sample from one job site, not every vacancy.

5 of 5 were internships

Languages named

Bahasa Malaysia

An empty line means the adverts did not say, not that employers have no requirement. Check each employer's own advert before you plan around it.

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About this information

This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.

O*NET occupation: Training and Development Specialists

Source: Randstad Malaysia 2025 Salary Guide (Human resources) · as of Jan 2025

Check the salary figures yourself:Randstad Malaysia 2025 Salary Guide (Human resources)

Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org