Welcome to JOTAC Academy
JOTAC Academy is a technical and vocational training institution registered with PETRONAS under License SWEC Code no: 18111500S for Safety, Survival & Specialised Skills Training & Consultancy. The Academy provides training to those seeking employment and continual improvement with courses that supports career advancement. JOTAC programs have been designed by experts to fulfill the human capital requirement of the oil and gas as well as the power, marine, water, logistics, manufacturing, and fabrication industries.
Corrosion & Inspection Certification programs offered by JOTAC in collaboration with The Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM) meet Industry Standards. JOTAC offers Welding skills programs with certification by the American Welding Society (AWS) and SIRIM.
JOTAC is committed to provide quality vocational training programs for those who have been working to further improve technological knowledge to sharpen their current skills at the work place.
Vision
To become a sort-after technical & vocational training institute which provides required skills and competencies needed in the Industry.
Mission
The driving principle of JOTAC is to provide skills and competencies to workers in the Engineering and Digital fields for conventional industries and future industries. JOTAC will offer fit-for-purpose skill competency training with Certifications that are internationally-recognised by the industries worldwide.
Co-Founders
Ir Max Ong Chong Hup
JOTAC Academy Director
Ir. Max Ong graduated from Queen Mary University of London in 1977 with B.Sc.(Hons) in Materials Engineering. He has over 40 years’ experience in Corrosion Control covering Protective Coatings, Decorative Paints, Cathodic Protection, Corrosion Monitoring & Inspection, Fire Proofing Coatings, Thermal Spray Coatings, Failure Analysis and Materials Testing & Selection, as a manufacturer, technical sales specialist, service contractor, and Corrosion Consultant. He was involved in manufacturing of Sacrificial Aluminium, Zinc and Magnesium Anodes in DIMET Singapore (1980-1982) and MPE Malaysia (1990-2005). He was involved in paint manufacturing and technical servicing in DIMET-AMERON Protective Coatings (1982-1989) and Leighs Paints (2006-2009).
Ir Max Ong also possesses the following credentials:
- Professional Engineer with Practicing Certificate (Board of Engineers, Malaysia)
- Chartered Engineer (IOM3 – Engineering Council, U.K.)
- Chartered Environmentalist (IOM3 – Environmental Society of U.K.)
- NACE Corrosion Specialist (NACE USA)
- APEC Engineer & International Professional Engineer (IEM).
- Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining U.K., (IOM3),
- Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM),
- Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM)
- Member of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society of USA (TMS).
- Co-founder of the Institute of Materials, Malaysia (IMM) initiated in 1986.
- Co-founder of the Association of Materials, Vibration & Insulation Practitioners,Malaysia ( AMVIP ) initiated in 2019.
- EXCO Member of the Malaysia Robotics & Automation Society ( MyRAS ) 2019-2020.
- Industry Advisory Panel Member for Materials Engineering degree programs at UCSI University, University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM), Universiti Malaya (UM), and Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).
He is currently a Director of JOTAC Academy Sdn. Bhd and also the Executive Director of Norimax Sdn. Bhd. (a company manufacturing Sacrificial Anodes and providing Thermal Spray Coatings & Corrosion Protection Services).
Ir Mohd Suradi Bin Imam @ Hj Mohd Yasin
JOTAC Academy Director
Ir. Mohd Suradi Yasin graduated from University of Northumberland, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK in 1979 with BSc in Mech. Engineering. He has worked for more than 40 years in oil and gas industries. He started his career in PETRONAS as offshore well-site engineer, working his way through various capacities in operations: selection of oilfield chemical treatments for production streams; engineering design of offshore production platforms and facilities; developed strategies in upgrading of crude oil terminals; development of training programs for technical staff as discipline resource person (DRP) for Corrosion, Inspection and Materials Engineering skill group; development of technical standards and engineering practices company wide; and strategizing for new oil/gas projects ie in project management consultancy (PMC), engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) for green- and brown-fields, rejuvenation of offshore platforms and gas processing plants.
His major involvement is in Material, Corrosion and Inspection (MCI) and his pet subject has always been in corrosion mitigation on surface facilities.
His professional association is with the following:
- Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (MIEM #16333)
- Registered Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (PE #10538)
- Fellow Member of Institute of Materials Malaysia (FIMM #010)
- Executive Secretary, Malaysian Offshore Contractor Association (MOCA) (2009 – 2014)
- Honorary Treasurer of Inst of Materials Malaysia – IMM (1996 –2017)
- Chairman, Oil and Gas Technical Division, The Institution of Engineers Malaysia (2004-2006)
- Member of SIRIM’s Technical Committee in developing Industrial Standards (Oil and Gas) (1998 – 2006)
- Member of Standards Committee in CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) for development of occupational standards for Protective Coatings, NDT, Rigging & Slinging and Safety & Health committee in Construction Industry. (2000 -2013)
- Industry Advisory Panel Member in Materials Engineering at University Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Politeknik Sultan Azlan Shah, Behrang.
- He is currently a Director of JOTAC Academy Sdn. Bhd