PETALING JAYA: Ramssol Group Bhd has entered into a business collaboration with Impiana Hotels Bhd for the provision of Human Resources Development Corp (HRDC) training-certified programmes for Malaysia’s workforce.

       In a joint statement, the parties said under the two-year partnership, Ramssol will conduct and manage HRDC’s training programmes physically and virtually, with participants given full access to the company’s in-house employee engagement mobile application, Feet’s, for one year.

       Training sessions in turn will be held at Impiana’s hotels across three locations in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Senai.

       Impiana will provide the hospitality services such as venues and food and beverage for on-site physical training to participants. For the virtual sessions, Impiana will be extending its hospitality services offline by providing premiums to the participants.

       Ramssol and Impiana are targeting approximately RM100mil in training value over the collaboration period.

       Ramssol group managing director and chief executive officer Cllement Tan Chee Seng said he expects many organisations to partake in training programmes physically instead of virtually as the pandemic is on its way to recovery.

       “Impiana wants to take the initiative to integrate with our training and bring it to a physical platform to encourage the transition back to having physical events as the pandemic recovers.

       “This comes at a perfect time as interstate travel has been lifted and will mark the rejuvenation of the hotel industry,” he said.

       Impiana executive chairman Datuk Seri Ismail @ Farouk Abdullah said the training programmes offered are unique and relevant to the current recovery stage where people need to equip themselves with the skills and knowledge for work.

       “To ensure we remain relevant in the current environment, we intend to reinvigorate our hospitality business through many means; and this partnership with Ramssol is one of them.

       “We welcome the government’s initiative to open up the economy and the tourism sector, therefore, we are taking a proactive step in initiating this move with products and packages that we hope will be one of the platforms for the future growth of our group in this challenging industry,” he added.