Job Search Allowance (JSA)

• Financial allowance for those who have lost their one and only job
• Successful applications will be paid a monthly allowance for a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months at the rates published here (link to the pdf table).
• After receiving the first instalment of their allowance, applications are required to prove that they are actively seeking jobs to receive subsequent instalments.

Reduced Income Allowance (RIA)

• A financial allowance for those who have multiple jobs and have lost at least one, but not all, of their jobs
• Payment rates and the duration of payment are the same as that of JSA

Training Fee (TF)

• Vocational training for successful applicants
• Training fees will be paid directly to training service providers
• Successful applicants may receive up to 6 months of training at a maximum cost of RM4000
  (Link to SIP Plus)

Training Allowance (TA)

• Financial incentive paid to training recipients to encourage them to attend all their training sessions
• Paid monthly (up to 6 months) at a rate of RM10 (minimum) – RM20 (maximum) per training day based on the applicant’s Monthly Assumed Wages
• Training recipients must prove that they have attended all training sessions to receive TA

Early Re-Employment Allowance (ERA)

• A financial incentive paid to JSA recipients who manage to return to work when they are still receiving their allowance
• It is worth 25% of the money that the recipient is entitled to but has not yet received

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Career Transition Programme by PersolKelly Consulting

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Career Counselling by SOCSO

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Global Online Workforce (GLOW), MDEC

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Financial Advice and Counselling by AKPK

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