Can an individual claim HRD Corp claimable courses themselves?

No. The HRD Corp Claimable Courses scheme lets a registered employer claim back training costs from their own levy. There is no self-claim route for an individual or an unemployed person. The free route for individuals is e-LATiH.

How much HRD Corp levy does an employer pay?

Employers with 10 or more Malaysian staff must register and pay a levy of 1% of employees' monthly wages. Employers with 5 to 9 staff are optional; if they register, the levy is 0.5%.

Is the HRD Corp levy deducted from my salary?

No. The levy is an employer cost, not a deduction from your wages. You pay nothing for a claimable course your employer sponsors.

HRD Corp claimable: can an individual claim it? (the honest answer)

HRD Corp claimable courses are claimed by your EMPLOYER from their levy, not by individuals. But there is a free route for you — e-LATiH. Here's how it really works.

The kerjaya team·10 July 2026·3 min read

HRD Corp claimable is claimed by the employer, not the individual

A lot of people misread "HRD Corp claimable courses". They think they can register and "claim" a free course for themselves. That isn't right — and it's worth understanding why before you waste time.

The good news: there is a real free route for individuals. It's just not that one.

What HRD Corp and the levy are

HRD Corp (formerly HRDF) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Human Resources. It's funded by a levy paid by employers:

Employers with 10+ Malaysian staff: must register, levy of 1% of employees' monthly wages.
Employers with 5–9 staff: optional; if they register, the levy is 0.5%.

This levy is an employer cost — it is not a deduction from your salary.

"Claimable" means the employer claims it back

The "HRD Corp Claimable Courses" scheme lets a registered employer claim back training costs from their own levy — up to 100% of the cost for HRD Corp-approved courses.

So: the employer claims the money back; the employee gets training at no cost to themselves. It's a benefit managed by the employer.

Can an individual claim it themselves?

No. A job seeker or an individual employee cannot "claim" the levy directly. The scheme is designed to help employers reskill their own staff. There is no self-claim route for an unemployed person or an individual who walks in alone.

So what's your free route?

e-LATiH (elatih.hrdcorp.gov.my) — HRD Corp's free online learning platform. Any Malaysian can register a personal account and take courses for free. It's listed on the government portal under the career/skills category for individuals.

In short:

If you're employed: ask your employer/HR to sponsor you through a Claimable Course — the money is already sitting in their levy pool. This is the best-value path.
If you're unemployed or self-employed: your free route is e-LATiH, not a levy claim.

Two free training routes in Malaysia: employed workers through employer-sponsored HRD Corp Claimable Courses, individuals and the unemployed through the e-LATiH platform — Your route is set by your employment status, not by your qualifications. Employees go through the employer's levy; everyone else goes through e-LATiH.

The scheme also splits by employer size — which decides whether your workplace even holds a levy pool to sponsor you from:

HRD Corp levy by employer size: employers with 10 or more Malaysian staff must register and pay a 1% levy, while employers with 5 to 9 staff may register optionally at 0.5% — If your employer has fewer than 5 staff, or is a 5–9 firm that never registered, there may be no levy pool to sponsor you from — in which case e-LATiH is your route.

If your goal is an industry-recognised certificate rather than just a short course, a different route applies — we cover it in Malaysian Skills Certificate (SKM).

What we don't know

The number of courses on e-LATiH varies by source (one government portal says 2,000+ free courses; the e-LATiH site itself says "160,000+ content items"). We point you to the platform; we don't assert an exact number.
The scheme was historically called "SBL-Khas"; HRD Corp now brands it "Claimable Courses". We treat both as the same scheme.

Common questions

Can an individual claim HRD Corp claimable courses themselves?: No. The HRD Corp Claimable Courses scheme lets a registered employer claim back training costs from their own levy. There is no self-claim route for an individual or an unemployed person. The free route for individuals is e-LATiH.
How much HRD Corp levy does an employer pay?: Employers with 10 or more Malaysian staff must register and pay a levy of 1% of employees' monthly wages. Employers with 5 to 9 staff are optional; if they register, the levy is 0.5%.
Is the HRD Corp levy deducted from my salary?: No. The levy is an employer cost, not a deduction from your wages. You pay nothing for a claimable course your employer sponsors.
What is e-LATiH?: e-LATiH (elatih.hrdcorp.gov.my) is HRD Corp's free online learning platform. Any Malaysian can register a personal account and take courses at no cost, without going through an employer.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure on this page is traceable to a primary source. If we could not verify something, we say so.

HRD Corp — Claimable CoursesHuman Resource Development Corporation — claimable courses scheme (SBL-Khas)https://hrdcorp.gov.my/hrdcorp-claimable-courses
HRD Corp — Levy guideHRD Corp — levy rates, which employers must registerhttps://supportcentre.hrdcorp.gov.my/portal/en/kb/articles/hrd-levy
MyGovernment — HRD Corp e-LATiHmalaysia.gov.my — free e-LATiH learning platform for individualshttps://www.malaysia.gov.my/en/categories/career/improving-skills/hrd-corp-e-latih

How these numbers were checked

Written and checked by The kerjaya team. Last checked against official sources: 10 July 2026.

The key figures in this article were checked against HRD Corp — Claimable Courses and HRD Corp — Levy guide and 1 other official sources.

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