The Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP) was first initiated at the First Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Sydney in February 1978. It was officially launched on 7 September 1980 at the Commonwealth Heads of State Meeting in New Delhi, India, to signify Malaysia’s commitment to South-South Cooperation, in particular Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC).
In line with the spirit of South-South Cooperation, Malaysia through MTCP shares its development experiences and expertise with other developing countries. The MTCP was first formulated based on the belief that the development of a country depends on the quality of its human resources. The programme forms part of the commitment of the Malaysian Government towards the promotion of technical cooperation among developing countries, strengthening of regional and sub-regional cooperation, as well as nurturing collective self-reliance among developing countries.
SME Corp. Malaysia is one of the Training Institute under the MTCP since 2006. Meanwhile, starting from 2011, SME Corp. Malaysia enters into a tripartite collaboration with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and MTCP to organise Third Country Training Programme (TCTP), a yearly capacity-building programme. This programme serves as an interactive platform to share on Malaysia’s and Japan’s experience in SME development with countries from the African region.
As at 31st January 2015, a total of 333 participants from 54 countries has benefited from this programme (The List of Country as Appendix I)
The MTCP/TCTP that SME Corp. has organised are:
1. TCTP: SME Development for African Countries, 12 - 24 August 2015
• SMEs visited:-
- Hyrax Oil Sdn. Bhd.;
- Cottage Industries in Banting
- Tanamera Sdn. Bhd.; and
- Solar Farm by Gading Kenchana
2. MTCP: Introduction to Malaysia’s SME Policy, 8 - 12 December 2014
• SME visited:-
- Delta Perdana Sdn. Bhd.
3. TCTP: SME Development for African Countries, 19 - 29 August 2014
• SMEs visited:-
- Gaharu Technologies Sdn. Bhd.; and
- Cottage Industries in Banting
4. TCTP: SME Development and Trade Promotion for African Countries, 21 October - 1 November 2013
• SMEs visited:-
- Gaharu Technologies Sdn. Bhd.; and
- Cottage Industries in Banting
5. MTCP: Training Programme for Officials from Agencies Responsible for SME Development in OIC/D8 Member Countries, 23 September - 2 October 2013
• SMEs visited:-
- Top Gloves Sdn. Bhd.;
- Gaharu Technologies Sdn. Bhd.; and
- Cottage Industries in Banting
6. MTCP: Training Programme for Officials from Agencies Responsible for SME Development in OIC/D8 Member Countries, 3 - 12 December 2012
• SMEs visited:-
- 1Innopeak Sdn. Bhd.;
- Sipro Plastic Sdn. Bhd.;
- Adtech Sdn. Bhd.; and
- ProEight Offshore Sdn. Bhd.
7. TCTP: SME Development and Trade Promotion for African Countries, 8 - 19 October 2012
• SMEs visited:-
- Multi-B Sdn. Bhd.;
- Intralink Techno Sdn. Bhd.;
- Universal Nutribeverage Sdn. Bhd.; and
- Cottage Industries in Banting
8. MTCP: Training Programme for Officials from Agencies Responsible for SME Development in OIC/D8 Member Countries, 12 - 21 December 2011
• SMEs visited:-
- Cottage Industries in Banting;
- Beta Factors Sdn. Bhd.;
- Natural Health Farm Sdn. Bhd.; and
- ProEight Offshore Sdn. Bhd.
9. TCTP: SME Development and Trade Promotion for African Countries, 14 - 25 November 2011
• SMEs visited:-
- ProEight Offshore Sdn. Bhd.; and
- Romstar Sdn. Bhd
10. TCTP: SME Development and Trade Promotion for African Countries, 7 - 18 March 2011
11. MTCP: Training Programme for Officials from Agencies Responsible for SME Development in OIC/D8 Member Countries, 22 November - 1 December 2010
12. MTCP: Training Programme for Officials from Agencies Responsible for SME Development in OIC/D8 Member Countries, 7 - 17 December 2009
13. MTCP: Training Programme for Officials from Agencies Responsible for SME Development in OIC/D8 Member Countries, 19 - 28 November 2008
14. MTCP: Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs among OIC Member Countries, 2 - 13 June 2008
15. MTCP: Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs among OIC Member Countries, 28 May - 8 June 2007
16. MTCP: Training Programme for Officials from Agencies Responsible for SME Development in OIC Member Countries, 19 - 27 March 2007
17. MTCP: Training Programme for Women Entrepreneurs among OIC Member Countries, 15 - 19 May 2006
MALAYSIAN TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMME (MTCP)
NUMBERS OF PARTICIPANTS TRAINED BY COUNTRY AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2015
| No. | Country | No.of Participants Trained |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 4 |
| 2 | Algeria | 5 |
| 3 | Azerbaijan | 5 |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 14 |
| 5 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
3 |
| 6 | Bostwana | 12 |
| 7 | Brunei Darussalam | 14 |
| 8 | Burkina Faso | 1 |
| 9 | Cameroon | 5 |
| 10 | Djibouti | 6 |
| 11 | Egypt | 9 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 5 |
| 13 | Ghana | 12 |
| 14 | Guinea | 2 |
| 15 | Guiyana | 1 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 9 |
| 17 | Iran | 9 |
| 18 | Iraq | 3 |
| 19 | Jordan | 14 |
| 20 | Kazakhstan | 1 |
| 21 | Kenya | 7 |
| 22 | Kyrgyzstan | 5 |
| 23 | Lao PDR | 1 |
| 24 | Lebanon | 3 |
| 25 | Lesotho | 3 |
| 26 | Libya | 1 |
| 27 | Maldives | 5 |
| 28 | Mauritius | 10 |
| 29 | Morocco | 4 |
| 30 | Mozambique | 3 |
| 31 | Namibia | 10 |
| 32 | Nigeria | 7 |
| 33 | Oman | 9 |
| 34 | Pakistan | 10 |
| 35 | Palestine | 12 |
| 36 | Philipines | 1 |
| 37 | Qatar | 7 |
| 38 | Rwanda | 3 |
| 39 | Senegal | 4 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 5 |
| 41 | South Africa | 1 |
| 42 | Syria | 3 |
| 43 | Sudan | 12 |
| 44 | Tajikistan | 4 |
| 45 | Tanzania | 6 |
| 46 | Togo | 1 |
| 47 | Tunisia | 2 |
| 48 | Turkey | 16 |
| 49 | UAE | 1 |
| 50 | Uganda | 16 |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 10 |
| 52 | Yemen | 6 |
| 53 | Zambia | 7 |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 4 |
| TOTAL | 333 |
