HISTORY

The Manpower Department (formerly known as the People’s Manpower Department) acts as a department responsible for producing skilled labor to meet the needs and demands of semi-skilled and skilled labor for the country’s industrial sector. The Taman Meru Industrial Area has been selected as the location for the construction of a skills institute that will fuel the economic vitality of the state of Perak.

Ipoh Industrial Training Institute is located in Taman Meru Industrial Area which is about 12 km from Ipoh City Centre. ILP Ipoh was completed in 1989 and was one of the earliest ILPs in Malaysia after ILPs Kuala Lumpur, Perai, Kuala Terengganu, Pasir Gudang, Labuan, Kuantan, Kota Bahru and Jitra under the administration of the People’s Energy Department at that time. In 1990, ILP Ipoh, better known as ITI Ipoh by the surrounding community, began operating with a strength of 25 staff. The first intake of students is a total of 80 people with an offer of 5 courses which are Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Courses, Electrical Technology, General Mechanics, Metal Fabrication and Arc and Gas Welding. The Inauguration Ceremony of ILP Ipoh was completed by Raja Muda of Perak, namely Raja Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Shah on 3 July 1992.

Now this institute stands majestically with the age of 3 decades of establishment to empower training based on Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVET) in producing a skilled workforce. This institute has become a symbol of pride for workers, students and the surrounding community in raising awareness of the importance of knowledge and skills. With a staff strength of 142 people, ILP Ipoh is able to train up to 950 potential national skilled workers at any one time through offering 10 full-time courses and over 800 part-time participants throughout the year to meet the country’s industrial sector in line with the country’s desire to achieve National status Advanced.