Malaysia Airlines Launches Upskilling and Reskilling Programme for Employees

Malaysia Airlines has launched MH EDGILE, an upskilling and reskilling programme for employees.

The programme is open to more than 2,000 employees - mainly pilots, cabin crew and other front-line staff - who are affected by the current reduced network and operational capacity.

The programme enables employees to lend their expertise and services to support the long-term business sustainability of the company, and explore new avenues to grow and develop their potential within the company.

Subject to approval, the employees will be temporarily re-assigned to support other departments that require workforce for critical roles or job functions resulting from the constrained workforce due to added deliverables and attrition.

Group Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), Captain Izham Ismail said, “With the pandemic still showing little sign of improvement, forcing some airlines to halt operations and ground almost fleet, it is important for us to prepare our workforce with new skill sets to become more efficient in their current roles or shift into emerging positions as well as to support the business goals. This is the perfect time for the staff to reinvent themselves.”

This initiative is offered on a voluntarily basis and is subject to job pre-requisites and selection criteria of the receiving department.

All assignments will be on a full-time basis; however, employees will still be allowed to maintain their job license validity. The period of the interim assignment will be dependent on the company’s business and operational requirements. Employees with the approved application will be equipped with the knowledge and new skill sets through coaching and training to prepare for the new role.

Malaysia Airlines Berhad’s Group Chief Human Capital Officer, Dato' Mohd Khalis Abdul Rahim said, "We are on our journey to transform MAG employees into future workforce adaptable to new challenges and ready for what lies ahead of us in the post-COVID19 world. At MAG, we strongly believe in developing talents and creating a culture of continuous improvement to drive the long-term business sustainability of the Group. We are embracing the Lean and Agile work culture and digitalisation simultaneously to take full advantage of the opportunities the new norm has to offer. Therefore, improving work qualities and amplifying learning are central to success.” 

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