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The brand organization's mission is to promote technological innovation and development in Malaysia.
To be a world class professional body for technologists and technicians.
To elevate the standing, visibility and recognition of technologists and technicians.
To increase the pool of skilled workforce required to attain a high income economy, and to protect public safety and health
GraduateTechnologist
QualifiedTechnicians
ProfessionalTechnologists
CertifiedTechnicians
MBOTRegistrants
GraduateTechnologist
QualifiedTechnicians
ProfessionalTechnologists
CertifiedTechnicians
MBOTRegistrants
Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) is a professional body that gives Professional Recognition to Technologists and Technicians in related technology and technical fields. Based on Act 768, MBOT expands its function vertically and horizontally whereby MBOT looks at technology-based profession that cuts across discipline based from conceptual design to a realized technology and covers from Technicians (with MQF Level 3 to Advanced Diploma Level 5) up to Technologists (Bachelor’s Degree and above). As a whole, these professionals (Technologists and Technicians) have integrated roles from concept to reality.
MBOT was established as a professional body through a Technologists & Technicians Act 2015 (Act 768), to register and recognize Professional Technologist as well as Certified Technician as professionals. It was instigated by the recommendation of the Tenth Malaysia Plan (10MP), which has identified the needs for setting up a professional body to register and recognizing graduates of skills and technology.In line with the 2nd strategic thrust of the National Science, Technology and Innovation Policy or DSTIN (Developing, Nurturing and Shining Talents) in Science, Technology and Innovation (STI), MOSTI has implemented various programs to develop STI-related human resource capacity. Malaysia intends to become a developed and inclusive nation by the year 2020 whereby needs for human capital knowledgeable ethical to drive sustainable and inclusive economic growth.In order to retain the number of TVET workforces growing in the industry, MBOT also assists in ensuring the quality of the profession is in line with the dynamic development of the current industry and current trends in manufacturing technologies include, among others, automation, Internet-of-things and cyber physical systems.
Recognition of Professional Technologists and
Certified Technicians as professionals
Professional development and training programmes;
Assessment of technology and technical programmes
Registration of Professional Technologists, Graduate
Technologists, Certified Technicians and Qualified Technicians
To regulate the conduct and ethics of the technologist and
technician profession.