Cert in Sijil Perikanan  

This certificate-level course is introduced by the Department of Fisheries Malaysia and taught at the Malaysian Fisheries Academy. It gives students a broad grounding in the fisheries industry, centred on capture fisheries, aquaculture, biosecurity and post-harvest product management. Learners build subject knowledge and technical fishery skills, and they also develop personal character and entrepreneurship abilities. The curriculum follows national qualification standards and holds full accreditation from the qualifications agency. Its stated goals are to supply skilled workers to public and private fishery employers, to nurture creative people who support change in the sector, and to train future fishery entrepreneurs. The semester plan covers fish biology, fish handling, fishing technology, health management, processing and quality, plus general university subjects and English, and ends with a semester of industrial training.