Leading motor vehicle standards in the automotive industry (L-R) Teoh Jiun Ee, Carsome Co-founder and Carsome Academy Director and YBhg Dr Ts. Ruminah Binti Muhammad Zain, Director of Deparment of Skills Central Region, Ministry of Human Resources Carsome Academy, the education arm of Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome, was recently appointed as an accredited Recognition for Prior Achievement (RPA [1] ) test centre by the Department of Skills Development (JPK [2] ). In its first step towards becoming the center of excellence for industry gold standard, this appointment allows the Academy to award the Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM [3] ) Level 3 in Motor Vehicle Inspection to experienced technical workers in the automotive industry. The RPA is a special program to award government- and industry-recognized certification to technical workers who do not have formal qualifications, but are able to demonstrate skills that have been outlined in the Nationa
