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HRD Corp Levy Calculator: How Much Training Your Levy Funds

Enter your Malaysian headcount and monthly wage bill to estimate your HRD Corp levy (formerly HRDF), and roughly how many seats on a 2-day HRDC-claimable course it could pay for each year.

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By Warren Leow, Founder, AITraining2U · Updated 17 October 2026

HRDC-funded AI training in Malaysia — employees at a hands-on AITraining2U class paid for from their HRD Corp levy

Estimate your levy

Enter Malaysian employees only. Wages means basic salary plus fixed allowances.

Number of Malaysian employees Total monthly wages (RM)

We have 5–9 employees and have registered optionally

Levy rate

Monthly levy

RM1,000

Yearly levy

RM12,000

That is roughly the fee for 3 people on a 2-day HRDC-claimable course at RM3,500 each.

An estimate only. What you can actually claim depends on your levy balance, the course’s registration and the HRD Corp Allowable Cost Matrix. Course fee shown before 8% SST.

How the HRD Corp levy works

Employers with 10 or more Malaysian employees in a covered sector must register with HRD Corp under the PSMB Act 2001 and pay a levy of 1% of monthly wages. Employers with 5 to 9 Malaysian employees may register optionally, at 0.5%. Wages here means basic salary plus fixed allowances.

For example, a company with 20 Malaysian employees and a monthly wage bill of RM100,000 pays RM1,000 a month, or about RM12,000 a year. HRD Corp was previously called HRDF (Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad), which is why many people still say “HRDF levy”. Our HRD Corp registration and levy guide covers who must register.

Turning your levy into AI training

The levy you pay sits in your HRD Corp account and can fund training from registered providers. For AI courses, the usual route is the SBL-KHAS scheme: your HR team applies for the grant before the class, and HRD Corp pays the provider directly. The Allowable Cost Matrix guide explains what each cost line can cover, and the HRDC claim guide walks through the steps.

Our public 2-day courses are RM3,500 per person through the HRDC route, plus 8% SST. For a whole team, an in-house class priced per day for the group is usually cheaper per head. Browse the HRDC (HRDF) claimable AI courses, or start with how we run AI training in Malaysia.

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Frequently Asked Questions

About the HRD Corp levy and funding AI training.

For employers with 10 or more Malaysian employees in a covered sector, the levy is 1% of monthly wages (basic salary plus fixed allowances). Employers with 5 to 9 employees who register optionally pay 0.5%.

Yes. HRD Corp was previously called HRDF (Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad). The levy, the schemes and the grant process are the same.

Yes. Instructor-led AI courses from a registered training provider can be funded under the SBL-KHAS scheme, provided the grant is applied for before the class.

It is an estimate. What you can claim depends on your actual levy balance, whether the course is registered for the scheme you use, and the HRD Corp Allowable Cost Matrix.

Employers with 10 or more Malaysian employees in a covered sector must register under the PSMB Act 2001. Employers with 5 to 9 employees may register optionally.

About the author

Warren Leow

Founder of AITraining2U. Former management consultant at Bain & Company and previously CEO of Designs.ai. AITraining2U has trained more than 1,800 professionals in Malaysia.