GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTED BY THE MINISTRY

Training

Various skills and entrepreneurship training program implemented to enable women to develop themselves and take a chance in the job market. A total of 3,000 women entrepreneurs benefit from the program, particularly recipient Diligent National Foundation (YTN). A similar program implemented under the Entrepreneurship Program Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA), which provides training to 8000 women.

Entrepreneurship Program

Under the YTN scheme of RM200 million had been disbursed to 46 thousand women to assist them in entrepreneurial activities. Under the Special Assistance Scheme for Women Entrepreneurs of RM18.5 million was approved to 185 women entrepreneurs. These loans help them engage in information technology-based services, designers and packaging, research and development and marketing. The training program was also implemented to assist women entrepreneurs to upgrade their business to small and medium-sized industrial enterprises (SMEs). Under the Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development Programme 154 training workshops were conducted benefiting 6,238 women. As a result of this program, women have joined the agri-food industry, which generates a turnover of RM94.1 million.

Nur Sejahtera program

It was introduced to educate women about the importance of regular medical examinations and adopt a healthy lifestyle. Health Line was introduced to provide comprehensive and integrated online information on non-communicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart related diseases. The move underscores the centrality of health and early detection of cancer.

Establishment NIEW

The establishment of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for the Empowerment of Women (NIEW) is an international institution that focuses on women's empowerment through a lifelong learning approach. NIEW also served as a catalyst for NAM countries through various training and research program to strengthen south-south co-operation of the State in the empowerment and advancement of women.

The establishment of the National Advisory Council for the Integration of Women in Development (NICIWID)

It was established by the Prime Minister in 1976, aims to translate the global action plan on women in developing countries. In addition, it advises the government on matters pertaining to women in State relations.

The establishment of the Secretariat Affairs (HAWA)

In 1983, HAWA has been established to monitor and evaluate services provided by public and private sector for the benefit of women. Apart from acting as key information on women's affairs, HAWA also serve as the secretariat to the NACIWID

Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Malaysia

Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development of Malaysia (abbreviation, MECD) is a ministry under the government between 2004 and 2009, served as the lead agency for the development of Bumiputera entrepreneurs. The last minister Dato 'Noh bin Omar.

MECD role with government departments and agencies is essential to expand and accelerate Bumiputera participation in mainstream economic activity and thus help achieve the target of 30 per cent Bumiputera equity ownership in 2020. MECD and agencies under which the role is to plan, coordinate, implement and monitor entrepreneur development programs that include activities such as the following:

• Formulate policies and strategies and development programs;

• Implement, coordinate and monitor programs for entrepreneurship development at the Federal and State;

• Identify and develop business opportunities with the potential to be accompanied by an entrepreneur;

• To facilitate, guide and provide advice to entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs;

• Establish strategic partnerships and networks with government agencies, research institutions and the private sector to engage in R & D, quality, standards, management, technology transfer and marketing to develop entrepreneurs;

• Facilitating the development of the internal entrepreneurs (intrapreneurship) by agencies under MECD;

• Review the role and effectiveness of the cooperative movement as an entrepreneurial development strategy and generating economic development; and

• Formulate recommendations to ensure the establishment of SKM's financial position and operating systems are sturdy and safe society,  cooperative sector stability and promote the development of the cooperative sector are organized, transparent and sustainable.

KPNKKHEP

Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (the ministry) is now known as the Ministry of Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs (Ministry) effective June 11, 2009.

KPDNHEP was originally established in October 1990 with the aim to promote the development of domestic trade ethically while protecting the interests of consumers.

Ministry's areas of responsibility include the regulation of domestic trade, the protection of consumer rights, intellectual property protection, and registration and supervision of business.

In carrying out this responsibility, the ministry formulating and reviewing policies on domestic trade, monitor prices of essential goods and conduct enforcement activities to foster an environment conducive to domestic trade.

The ministry is also responsible for coordinating policy; licensing, regulatory and safety-related activities for the petroleum, petrochemical and gas.

The change was made due to a number of relevant agencies of cooperation that were previously placed under the Ministry of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development (MECD), now under the Ministry for MeCD been repealed.

The ministry is also responsible for the agencies which were previously located under MeCD including National Corporation (PNS), the Cooperative Commission of Malaysia (SKM), the Cooperative College of Malaysia (CCM) and the related franchise and vendor development.