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''Institut Latihan Perindustrian Kuala Lumpur'' or its English name Industrial Training Institute of Kuala Lumpur, also known as ILPKL is a government vocational education training centre situated in a 13.7 acre land in Kuchai Lama, suburb of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1964 under ''Jabatan Tenaga Manusia, JTM'' (Manpower Department), ILPKL is the first and oldest vocational and skill training institute in Malaysia. It is one of 32 ''Institut Latihan Jabatan Tenaga Manusia, ILJTM'' (Manpower Department Training Institutes). Today, ILPKL offers 12 courses. Currently under the direction of the 13th director, Engineer Kamaruzaman bin Haji Md Ali, ILPKL is able to accommodate 1100 students at one time. ==History== In 1957, Central Apprenticeship Board was formed by ''Kementerian Buroh'' (Ministry of Labour), currently known as ''Kementerian Sumber Manusia'' (Ministry of Human Resources) which mark the commencement of Malaysian vocational education standard. ILPKL was originally established to help high school graduates who failed to do well in academics to hone their skills in vocational trades. Six years later, in January 1963 construction process of ILPKL begins with a budget of RM 1.5 million and finish in May 1964. ILPKL, originally named ''Pusat Latehan Keusahawanan'' (Entrepreneurial Training Centre) was inaugurated in 9 March 1965 by ''Yang di-Pertuan Agong'' of that time, Raja Syed Harrun Putra ibni Syed Hassan Jamalullail. Ford Foundation as well as Asia Foundation contributed the books for the institute. On 1 July 1965, ILPKL opened technic course for contractors. On 13–22 September 1976, ILPKL lecturers were trained in In Plant Training (Fluid Power) in Dikin Kogyo Co. Ltd, Osaka, Japan. ILPKL officers once again underwent training in Osaka, this time is High Skilled Machinist Course at Higashiyodagawa Advanced Vocational Training Centre. There were Japanese lecturers from ILO and American lecturers from BISCO. The three first programmes taught at ILPKL are electrical, building construction and printing with infrastructures from Japan and Australia. ILPKL also have been visited by numerous VIPs and organizations in its history including Malaysia's first Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak, fourth Prime Minister Tun Mahathir, V. Manickavasagam and Datuk Richard Ho. The government later realized that the country is lacked of skilled workers, and as a developing country, the need for more proficient tradesmen is crucial for country's growth and to eliminate the dependability on foreign workforces. The government is also trying to reflect advanced countries such as Germany and Japan where students who are good in academic pick vocational field as their career. This leads to renovation, upgrade and expansion of ILPKL. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Institut Latihan Perindustrian Kuala Lumpur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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