reimbursement scheme for ICT professional

Get certified and your money back
PETALING JAYA: Custodian of the MSC Malaysia initiative, the Multimedia Development Corp (MDeC) plans to reimburse ICT professionals who are pursuing professional certification.
Under the new MSC Malaysia Capability Development Programme Professional Development (CDPPD) reimbursement scheme, local ICT professionals working in MSC Malaysia-status companies who have successfully earned technology-based certifications will receive a 75% reimbursement of their total exam fees up to a maximum of RM2,500.
Those who have earned non-vendor-based certifications will receive a reimbursement of 75% of their total exam fees of up to a maximum of RM1,000, while ICT professionals who complete recognised training programmes will receive a reimbursement of 50% of their total training cost up to RM1,500.
The reimbursement scheme is applicable for MSC-status companies that sponsor their Malaysian employees for professional ICT qualifications.
Under the scheme, Malaysian ICT professionals can earn certifications from companies like Microsoft, IBM and Sun Microsystems among many others.
Ng Wan Peng, MDeC vice-president and head of capability development division said the reimbursement scheme was designed to ease the financial burden of local ICT professionals from MSC Malaysia-status companies that pursue certification as a means to enhance their skills and knowledge.
She added that CDPPD is making certification more accessible to Malaysian ICT professionals.
“Individuals pursuing professional ICT certifications have been facing higher examination fees because certain certifications require candidates to sit for multiple exams,” she said.
Ng added that the reimbursement is intentionally set to be less than 100% to ensure that only serious candidates will sit for the exams.
She said the CDPPD scheme is in line with MDeC’s “Get It Certified!” campaign, which aims to build awareness on capability development.
More information about the programme can be found at www.mscmalaysia.my/cdp.

http://star-techcentral.com/tech/story.asp?file=/2008/7/10/technology/1550701&sec=technology

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Moving forward or backward? Credit cards killer thread

Are we moving to first world country or moving backward to third world country?
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New Rules for Malaysian Credit Card Holders

In late 2007, Bank Negara annouced a Tiered Pricing Structure (TEP) for Malaysian credit card holders that will take effect on July 1, 2008.
Under the new PS, those who settle their minimum monthly payments promptly will enjoy a reduced annual interest charge of 15-17%, instead of the usual 18%.
What this means is that if you carry a balance of RM1000 on your card for this month, and pay the minimum RM50, the interest calculated on your remaining balance will be 17% for the following month, and 16% the following, capping of at 15%.
This is something that you bank would have already informed you via its mailers.
But this is what they havent told you.
There is no longer an interest free period for those who do not pay their bill in full.
Currently, you and I enjoy approximately 20-days of interest free period from the time we make our purchase to the day we make our minimum payment. Howeve, after July 1, only those who make full payments befre the due date will be entitled to the interest-free days. Those who make only partial or minimum payments will be charged interest on the day their new purchases are posted to the card's account.
In addition to that, the pate payment charge is now a minimum of RM10 or 1% on total outstanding balances and not 1% of the minimum payable amount.
SUMMARY: What this means is that for all those of you who carry a revolving balance every month, you will end up paying more in credit card charges every month since every new purchase will now incur interest charges as soon as the payment is posted to your card.
To avoid such charges, you have no choice but to pay your purchases in full at the end of the month.

http://www.personal-finance101.com/news/2008/may/new_rules_malaysian_credit_card_holders.php

Surviving A Layoff

Surviving A Layoff
Monday June 23, 2008
Layoff should be a last resort of a management trying to address major financial problems, but they do happen. You may have been through one already. You may be facing one. There are no guarantees in life so the best thing you can do is prepare.
Here is What You Need To Know About Surviving A Layoff. If you are concerned about a possible layoff, take the time to read it. If you are planning to do a layoff, read it to help you decide which people to keep.

From about.com
http://management.about.com/b/2008/06/23/surviving-a-layoff-2.htm