60 hawkers from Hulu Langat, Selangor joined the latest session of the Selangor Micro Hawkers Development Training Programme held on 27 January to gain digitalisation skills organised by Platform Selangor (PLATS).
A total of 708 hawkers from across Selangor’s 12 districts have been trained about the impact of digitalisation on the economy by Platform Selangor (PLATS) since August 2022.
PLATS is an initiative of Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad (PNSB) and Menteri Besar Selangor Incorporated (MBI), and arranging the training is a proactive step by the state to help citizens elevate their business through a digital community platform. It aims to mobilise the merchants, hawkers and grocers.
The half-day long training – typically conducted with local partners including Maybank, OCBC and the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) – counsels these vendors about the benefits of digitalisation to their business.
To date, it has benefited individuals from the Selangor Micro Hawker Development Training Programme from Kuala Selangor (80), Subang Jaya (100), 109 individuals from the Kajang programme, and 177 people from the Shah Alam branch. All individuals have received certificates from PLATS to help boost their business.
In its most recent session, around 50 people from the Kuala Langat Micro Hawker Development Training Programme were involved. In the near future, more trainings will be held in Majlis Perbandaran Klang (MPK), Majlis Bandaraya Petaling Jaya (MBPJ) and Majlis Perbandaran Selayang (MPS).
“PLATS helps provide a platform for these individuals to grow and move towards the digital world. In doing so, we are confident that these merchants, hawkers and grocers can be more sustainable in the future,” said Y.M. Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar bin Raja Salim, Chief Executive Officer of PNSB.
He adds that the training programme serves as a foundation for these small business owners to learn – hard skills as well as soft skills – and is the best avenue for them to raise questions in their quest to gain clearer knowledge about digitalisation.
PLATS’ training comprises topics of managing social media accounts, basic editing of social media posts, management process of online orders, adaptation of Cashless Transactions, basic digitalisation of business, and an introduction to PLATS. There are 12 sections during training and attendees gain awareness and information on their journey towards the modernisation of the economy.
Y.M. Raja Ahmad Shahrir Iskandar emphasised that PLATS prioritises the growth of merchants and grocers in the state. In future, he said, the programme targets to improve its website: to make it easier and more convenient for merchants and users, as well as trainers and speakers for the training.
About PLATS
Platform Selangor – PLATS – is the initiative of the Selangor State Government to support and promote the businesses of hawkers and other small merchants. This digital directory of merchants was mooted in 2020 with the launch of the PLATS e-bazaar, Malaysia’s first ever digitalised Ramadan bazaar. Following this, the PLATS 2.0 efforts in 2022 has seen it become Selangor’s digitalisation platform catalyst for small business owners.
For more information on PLATS, visit the website at www.platselangor.com
About Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad – PNSB (www.pnsb.com.my)
Permodalan Negeri Selangor Berhad, or as it is more widely known, PNSB is a Selangor State Government subsidiary, under the supervision of Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI. As a subsidiary organisation of the Selangor state government, PNSB focuses on real estate development as its core business, developing residential and commercial property as well as housing estate and townships that are sustainable and affordable in Selangor and the Klang Valley.
Through its subsidiary, PNSB offers insurance service via PNSB Insurance Brokers Sdn. Bhd. (PIBSB), project management consultancy services via PNSB Management Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. (PMC), mining activity through PNSB Trading Sdn Bhd (PTSB) and aeronautical exploration services via PNSB Aero Frontier Sdn Bhd. With its mission to diversify its business, PNSB also intends to seek opportunities to work with investors through its subsidiary, PNSB Investment Venture Sdn. Bhd. (PIV).
PNSB also plays a vital role in carrying out corporate social responsibility obligations as it is a government subsidiary with conscience taking an active role in corporate social responsibility (CSR) on behalf of the Selangor state government and as well as for PNSB itself.
About MBI
Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporation) was established under the Selangor Menteri Besar Enactment (Enactment No: 3 1994) on 21 September 1994. MBI Selangor is a body established specifically to administer the management of assets and investments belonging to the State Government in carrying out activities business that is outside the jurisdiction of the State Government. MBI also plays a role in promoting and supporting the development efforts of the State of Selangor in addition to fulfill social responsibility obligations to the community For more information on MBI, visit the website at https://www.mbiselangor.com/ms/
