ABOUT MALAYSIA MALAYSIAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME
The Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) was initiated at
the 1st Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting
(CHOGRM) for Asia Pacific Region held in Sydney on February 1978. It
was officially launched on 7th September 1980 at the 2nd CHOGRM in
New Delhi, India, to signify Malaysia’s commitment to South-South
Cooperation, in particular Technical Cooperation among Developing
Countries (TCDC).
The MTCP emphasises the development of human resources through the
provision of training in various areas which is essential for a country’s
development. These areas include public administration, good
governance, health services, education, sustainable development,
agriculture, trade and investment, ICT and banking. As of 31st December
2019, 34,415 participants from 144 recipient countries have benefited from
the various programmes offered under the MTCP.
For more information at MTCP website:
https://mtcpcoms.kln.gov.my/ mtcpcoms/online/about_mtcp
The objectives of the MTCP are:
- To share development experiences with other countries;
- To strengthen bilateral ties between Malaysia and other developing countries;
- To promote South-South Cooperation (SSC); and
- To promote technical cooperation among developing countries (TCDC).
A new direction for the MTCP was formulated following its placement
under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (also known as Wisma Putra) in 2010.
It entails prioritising developing countries of strategic interests, focusing on
Malaysia’s area of expertise, demand-driven courses/programmes,
cultivation of potential participants who would later serve as ‘friends of
Malaysia’, public-private partnership (PPP) and collaboration with new
development partners beyond MTCP’s traditional partners.