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HRDC-registered training provider

50 programs.
One standard
of excellence.

One provider, one campus of capability. Akademi Nova runs 50+ HRDC-claimable programs across leadership, digital and AI, sales, soft skills and compliance - delivered by practitioners, in English and Bahasa Malaysia.

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50+

Programs on offer

12,000

Professionals trained

98%

HRDC claim success

4.9/5

Average rating

Teams that train with Akademi Nova

Meridian Bank Teras Energy Borneo Logistics Selasih Group Nusantara Tech Harta Property Cahaya Health
"We moved our entire management curriculum to Nova. The HRDC claims cleared without a hitch and our supervisors actually use what they learned."
HNHana N. · Group L&D, Meridian Bank
"The GenAI program was the first tech training my ops team didn't zone out in. Practitioner trainer, real tools, immediate use on Monday."
RJRidzuan J. · Head of Ops, Teras Energy
"One provider for 50 programs means one point of contact and one consistent standard. The ROI report made my budget renewal easy."
MCMelissa C. · HR Director, Selasih Group

Four tracks, one campus

Everything your people need to grow

Every Akademi Nova program lives inside one of four disciplines. Scroll through the tracks - each one is HRDC-claimable, practitioner-led, and delivered in English or Bahasa Malaysia.

Track 01 · Leadership & Management

Turn managers into leaders

The jump from doing the work to leading the people who do it. Standards, one-on-ones and coaching that hold up when you leave the room.

  • Leading High-Performance Teams - set standards, run one-on-ones, coach for output.
  • Executive Presence & Influence - gravitas and stakeholder trust that move decisions.
Browse leadership programs
Facilitator leading a leadership session

2 programs

Intermediate to Advanced

Track 02 · Digital & AI

Make AI useful on Monday

ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot pointed at real work - briefs, reports, decisions - with safe team guardrails from day one.

  • Generative AI for Managers - real management tasks, safe guardrails.
  • Data Storytelling with AI - from messy spreadsheet to one-line decision.
  • Prompt Engineering for Business - a reusable prompt library your team shares.
Browse digital & AI programs
Workshop participants collaborating with laptops and sticky notes

3 programs

Foundation to Intermediate

Track 03 · Sales & Negotiation

Close bigger, keep longer

Stop pitching, start diagnosing. Frameworks that uncover real needs, claim value under pressure, and grow the accounts you already have.

  • Consultative B2B Selling - question to uncover, shorten the cycle.
  • Negotiation Mastery - anchor, trade and close larger deals.
  • Key Account Growth - turn a supplier relationship into a partnership.
Browse sales programs
A participant receiving a certificate to applause at a training session

3 programs

Intermediate to Advanced

Track 04 · Soft Skills & Compliance

The human skills that scale

The everyday skills that make a team work - reading the room, saying the hard thing clearly - plus the compliance habits that keep you safe.

  • Emotional Intelligence at Work - self-awareness and empathy under stress.
  • Confident Business Communication - clear, kind, and to the point.
  • Workplace Safety & PDPA - OSHA essentials and Malaysia's data-protection rules.
Browse soft skills programs
Participants working together in a soft-skills workshop

4 programs

Foundation to Intermediate

The full catalog

One campus, every capability

Filter by discipline. Every program is HRDC-claimable, run by a practitioner, and delivered in English or Bahasa Malaysia.

12 programs shown

Intermediate HRDC

Leading High-Performance Teams

Turn a group of individuals into an accountable team - set standards, run one-on-ones, and coach for output that holds without you in the room.

2 daysLeadership
Advanced HRDC

Executive Presence & Influence

Command the room without raising your voice. Build the gravitas, clarity and stakeholder trust that move decisions in your favour.

2 daysLeadership
Foundation HRDC

Generative AI for Managers

Put ChatGPT, Claude and Copilot to work on real management tasks - briefs, reports, planning - and set safe team guardrails on day one.

1 dayDigital & AI
Intermediate HRDC

Data Storytelling with AI

Turn messy spreadsheets into a decision. Use AI to find the signal, then build a clean chart and a one-line narrative leaders act on.

2 daysDigital & AI
Foundation HRDC

Prompt Engineering for Business

Write prompts that produce reliable, on-brand output every time. Build a reusable prompt library your whole department can share.

1 dayDigital & AI
Intermediate HRDC

Consultative B2B Selling

Stop pitching, start diagnosing. A questioning framework that uncovers real needs and shortens the enterprise sales cycle.

2 daysSales
Advanced HRDC

Negotiation Mastery

Claim and create value under pressure. Anchor, trade and close larger deals while protecting the long-term relationship.

2 daysSales
Intermediate HRDC

Key Account Growth

Grow the accounts you already have. Map the buying unit, build a joint plan, and turn a supplier relationship into a partnership.

1 daySales
Foundation HRDC

Emotional Intelligence at Work

Read the room and regulate under stress. Build the self-awareness and empathy that make collaboration and feedback land well.

1 daySoft Skills
Foundation HRDC

Confident Business Communication

Say the hard thing clearly and kindly. Structure messages, present with poise, and write email that gets a fast, clean reply.

1 daySoft Skills
Foundation HRDC

Workplace Safety & OSHA Essentials

Meet your duty of care with confidence. Hazard identification, risk assessment and the everyday habits that keep a team safe.

1 dayCompliance
Intermediate HRDC

PDPA & Data Governance

Handle personal data the right way. Consent, retention and breach response mapped to Malaysia's PDPA - practical, not theoretical.

1 dayCompliance

Inside the room

Real training, real outcomes

Not slides in an empty hall. Working sessions, hands-on collaboration, and people who leave with something they use.

A facilitator presenting to a full room of corporate learners

Practitioner-led

Every facilitator still does the work they teach.

Learners collaborating over sticky notes in a hands-on workshop

Hands-on by design

Workshops built around your work, not generic case studies.

A participant receiving a certificate to applause from peers

Certified & claimable

HRDC-claimable, with a certificate that counts.

The standard behind every program

Why teams switch to Nova

HRDC paperwork, end to end

We prepare the grant, register the trainer, and file the claim so your levy does the work. A 98% first-time approval rate speaks for itself.

Practitioner trainers only

No career slide-readers. Every facilitator still does the work they teach, so the room gets real answers to real questions.

Post-training coaching

The workshop is the start. Follow-up coaching calls turn day-one energy into a habit that survives contact with the real job.

Bilingual delivery

English or Bahasa Malaysia, or a natural blend of both. Content lands the same because your people learn in the language they think in.

In-house customization

We rebuild the case studies around your industry, your systems and your terminology, so nothing feels borrowed from another company.

Measurable ROI reports

Pre and post assessments, manager scorecards and a clean summary for your board - proof the spend moved the needle.

Meet the faculty

Practitioners at the front of the room

SR

Dr. Suraya Rahim

Leadership & Executive Coaching

Two decades building leaders across banking and GLCs. Turns anxious new managers into steady, trusted operators.

AH

Aidan Ho

Generative AI & Data

Ships AI tools by day, teaches them by weekend. Makes the frontier feel practical for non-technical teams.

FM

Farah Musa

Sales & Negotiation

Carried a regional quota for 12 years. Teaches the exact moves that grow enterprise accounts, not the theory.

KL

Kevin Lai

Communication & EQ

Former newsroom editor turned facilitator. Gets quiet experts to speak up and loud rooms to actually listen.

Open for enrolment

Upcoming public intakes

Public cohorts across the country, plus live online. Prefer in-house? We run any program on your site, on your date.

Program Date Venue Availability
Generative AI for Managers 14 Aug 2026 Kota Kinabalu 2 seats left
Leading High-Performance Teams 21-22 Aug 2026 Kuala Lumpur 5 seats left
Consultative B2B Selling 28-29 Aug 2026 Penang 14 seats
Prompt Engineering for Business 4 Sep 2026 Live Online Open
Negotiation Mastery 11-12 Sep 2026 Kuala Lumpur 6 seats left
PDPA & Data Governance 18 Sep 2026 Penang 3 seats left

Dates and venues are illustrative for this concept demo.

Before you ask

Frequently asked

Are all programs HRDC-claimable?
Yes. Every Akademi Nova program is HRDC-registered, and we handle the grant application, trainer registration and claim filing for you. Our first-time claim approval rate is 98%.
Can we run a program in-house?
Absolutely. Any program in the catalog can run on your site, on your date, with case studies rebuilt around your industry and systems. We also run public cohorts across the country and live online.
What languages do you deliver in?
English, Bahasa Malaysia, or a natural blend of both. Your people learn in the language they think in, so the content lands the same either way.
Who are the trainers?
Practitioners only. Every facilitator still does the work they teach, so the room gets real answers to real questions - not slides read from a deck.
What happens after the workshop?
The workshop is the start. Programs include follow-up coaching calls, plus pre- and post-assessments and a manager scorecard so you can prove the training moved the needle.
How do we book?
Message us on WhatsApp with your team, your goal and a rough date. We map the right programs, handle the HRDC grant, and confirm a practitioner for your room.

In-house or public

Bring Nova in-house

Tell us the team, the goal and the date. We map the right programs, handle the HRDC grant, and put a practitioner in your room.