Course Overview
Awarded by: HRDA
Duration: 5-day workshop
Location: BAC Flagship Campus
Study mode: HYBRID
Intakes: In Progress
Course Fees: RM5,000
Learning Outcomes
With this course, you will be able to:
- Build foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence and its role in Malaysian industries.
- Equip participants with Generative AI and Prompt Engineering skills for work productivity.
- Enable creation of AI-powered resumes, portfolios, and personal branding materials.
- Introduce AI tools for content creation, automation, and business ideation.
- Empower participants to start small AI-assisted freelance or business ventures.
- Promote ethical and responsible AI use aligned with PDPA and content authenticity.
Who should attend?
- Retrenched or unemployed Malaysians seeking re-employment
- Workers transitioning to new careers or exploring self-employment
- Aspiring freelancers and micro-entrepreneurs
- Adults seeking foundational AI and digital literacy skills
- Employment and Human Resource Development
- Digital Marketing and Content Creation
- Entrepreneurship and Freelancing Sectors
- Administrative, Creative, and Service-based Industries adapting to AI tools
Course Modules
- Understanding AI for Work & Life
- Theme: AI is not replacing you — it’s empowering you.
- Introduction to AI and its role in Malaysian industries
- Human-AI collaboration and responsible AI use
- PDPA, copyright, and bias awareness
- Activity: “AI Spotting Malaysia” – Identify Malaysian organizations using AI
- Prompting & AI Tools for Productivity
- Theme: Learn to talk to AI — your new digital assistant.
- Basics of Prompting (RTO & AIDA frameworks)
- Writing & editing with AI (emails, reports, slides)
- Using Microsoft Copilot / ChatGPT for automation
- Activity: “Prompt-to-Task Challenge” – Create prompts for real office tasks
- Generative AI for Resume & Portfolio Creation
- Theme: Show your value through AI-powered creativity.
- Resume creation with ChatGPT & Canva
- AI tools for design (Leonardo.ai, Canva AI)
- Portfolio and presentation building (Tome, Gamma, Beautiful.ai)
- Visual storytelling and personal branding
- Activity: “AI Resume Makeover” – Create an AI-generated resume & portfolio
- Using AI for Freelancing & Business Creation
- Theme: Turn your new AI skills into income.
- Freelance platforms and gig economy opportunities
- AI for content marketing and social media
- Business ideation using AI Business Canvas
- Simple automation (chatbots, scheduling tools)
- Activity: “My AI Side Hustle” – Develop a small business or freelance idea
- From Learner to Earner: Showcase & Action Plan
- Theme: Prove your skills. Present your future.
- Career and project planning with AI
- AI-powered job search and proposal writing
- Building social media presence for employability
- Final project showcase & pitching session
- Activity: “AI Showcase & Pitch” – Present final project to mock panel
- Deliverables: Resume + Digital Portfolio + AI-powered Micro-Business Plan
- Malaysian Case Studies Highlighted
- Grab Malaysia – Predictive AI for driver allocation and safety
- Touch ‘n Go – AI-based fraud detection and payment insights
- Shopee Malaysia – AI-powered product recommendations
- Maybank – MAE chatbot for customer service
- HRD Corp – AI for training needs analysis and data automation
TRAINER
MANIMARAN THIRUVASAGAM
AI Transformation Strategist, Growth Marketing Specialist, and Accredited HRDC Trainer
About the Trainer
With over 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, digital marketing, and AI driven business transformation, Manimaran Thiruvasagam (Mahesh) has trained, consulted, and inspired corporate leaders, entrepreneurs, and government agencies to embrace the next wave of business growth powered by AI.
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