FUTURIZE YOUR SKILLS
Founded in 2012, KRU MasterClass is now an established professional training institution specializing in skills related to the creative industry and digital entrepreneurship.
We aspire to cultivate innovation and creativity; and increase the number of highly skilled Malaysian digital entrepreneurs and professionals.
Initially focusing on TVET Diploma programs certified by the Ministry of Education and Department of Skills Development, KRU MasterClass has recently launched a cost effective learning experience based on hybrid of online and physical training for entrepreneurs, working professionals and fresh graduates under the brand KRU MasterClass.
Here is the brief history of KRU MasterClass :
- • Certified Training Centre by Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran Malaysia (JPK)
- • Launched by YAB Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on June 4, 2012
- • “Kreatif X-Press” for selected secondary schools
- • K-Workers Development Centre
- • First intake for 6-month Certificate Program in 3D Animation
- • First Convocation at KDC (MaGIC)
- • Diploma in Visual Effects & Diploma in 2D Animation
- • First vocational diploma program intake of 100 PMR students
- • Relocated to Streetmall, Cyberjaya with 350 pax of students
- • First intake for Skills Malaysia Diploma in 3D Animation by JPK
- • Secured student scholarship from Yayasan Bank Rakyat, MCMC & FELDA
- • Additional intakes of students for Skills Malaysia & Vocational Diploma programs
- • Received award from HRDC as Best Participating Company under MOHR-ILB program
- • Student increases more than 300 pax
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- • Awarded ISO MS9001:2008 certification by Standards Malaysia
- • Secured additional student funding from PTPK & Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor
- • Additional intakes of students for Skills Malaysia & Vocational Diploma programs
- • Student increased more than 650 pax
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- • Official launch of PLKN 2.0 partnership
- • First short-term program on “Digital Entrepreneurship” for 100 unemployed graduates with the support of Ministry of Higher Education, Yayasan Bank Rakyat & USIM
- • Supplied graduates for the production of Nuri Animation Series
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- • Anugerah Kreatif KRU MasterClass (AKKA)
- • Certified Training Centre accredited by HRDC
- • Incorporated Yayasan KRU approved by the Minister of Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs
- • Short term program “Personal Branding” collaboration with UKM
- • Short term program “Visual Effects” collaboration with FINAS
- • Relocated to Technology Park Malaysia, Bukit Jalil with 1,000 pax of students
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- • MOU Signing with 21 industry partners for apprenticeship & employment opportunities.
- • Short term program “Entrepreneur 101” , “Digital Entrepreneurship” & AfterClass for pre-school & primary school.
- • Yayasan KRU obtained approval from Inland Revenue Board for tax exempt
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- • KRU launched KidZania, Kuala Lumpur using AfterClass training module among pre-school & primary school.
- • KRU MasterClass’s President, Dato’ Norman Abdul Halim appointed as CEO @ Faculty, UITM & University-Industry Advisory Board Member, UUM
- • Launched 6 months programs with international accreditation.
- • Short term program for PDRM & AfterClass for Baseerah International School.
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- • Professional Certification – 3D
- • Train-the Trainer Adobe Photoshop Certified User Professional Certificate Program
- • Online Workshops
- • Convocation at KDC (MaGIC)
- • KRU MasterClass’s President, Dato’ Norman Abdul Halim appointed as Practice Professor by SAITO University College
- • 3 Days – GIG Economy Program with UKM Karier
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- • Recognized as Certiport Authorized Test Centre
- • One of our alumni, Mohamad Arif Izzudin has been appointed as a Visual Effects Artist at MPC, London.
- • Collaboration with YSD – Video Editing
- • Collaboration with YSD – Performing Arts
- • Collaboration with SEGI College Subang Jaya – Professional Digital Entrepreneurship MasterClass
- • Collaboration with PTPTN – Adobe After Effects & Illustrator
- • MasterClass Social Commerce – Yayasan KRU & PTPTN
- • Collaboration with YSD – Video Production & Digital Marketing
- • Webinar Peranan Guru Influencer Di Era Digital
- • Collaboration with YSD – Video Production & Digital Marketing & Performing Arts
- • KRU AfterClass with JPWPKL & JPWPP – Social Commerce
- • Collaboration with USIM – i-Digital Broadcast Journalism
- • Collaboration with PTPTN – Live Stream Production
- • Collaboration with SME Corp, UDA Holdings, MARA, PPJ, KPT, DPMM & MBM for Social Commerce Micro Connector 2.0 program
- • MasterClass Digital Branding with micro-entrepreneurs
Our up-skilling and re-skilling programs are designed by industry professionals to produce industry-ready skilled entrepreneurs and workforce related to the Creative Industry and the Digital Economy.
Adopting a practical training approach, our programmes are developed and designed by creative industry experts; and is in line with current developments and best practices in the industry, globally. Apart from in-house trainers, industry professionals are also invited to be in our panel trainers to ensure that the learning outcomes continue to be relevant to the market demands.
Upon the successful completion of the programmes, trainees are awarded with professional certifications recognized locally and abroad.
KRU MasterClass courses are project-based and are conducted in a simulated workplace environment.
Apart from mastering the application of software for specialized skills, we aspire to sharpen the creative minds of our trainees and achieve the highest level of discipline expected of a true professional and entrepreneur.
- – Interactive Learning
- – Production Based Education
- – Benchmarking & Case Studies
- – Industry’s Best Practice & Software Techniques
- – Industry Icon Experience Sharing
- – Downloadable Resources
- – Hybrid of Online Tutorial & In Person Training
KRU MasterClass labs are fitted with the latest technology required to produce professional standard and high quality audio and video content.
The software available to our trainees are also of the highest calibre used by specialists in professional production pipelines. Our labs feature High End Workstations for 3D Animation and Visual Effects using software such as Adobe After Effects, Autodesk Maya, Boujou and Mocha Pro, as required.
Other physical facilities include fully equipped studios for :
- – Live Stream Production
- – Performing Arts
- – Audio Recording
- – Incubator (for 3D Animation and Visual Effects on the job training)
Distance-learning trainees with limited CPU (central processing unit) capacity can benefit from our high end Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for better learning experience.
KRU MasterClass has a number of academia partners providing a variety of financial assistance - full scholarship, partial scholarship, conditional scholarship and study loan.
Our Student Services department will be more than happy to support eligible candidates to apply for such financial support to join programmes at KRU MasterClass subject to terms and conditions set by our partners.
As we do not guarantee the success of obtaining financial support, it is advisable for applicants to self-finance the tuition fees and related costs using our easy payment scheme.
