Farizul Jaafar

TVET Senior Lecturer · Polymer & Composite Engineering Technology Specialist

TVETMARA Masjid Tanah · Melaka, Malaysia

Professional Technologist, MBOT Graduate Engineer (Process), BEM

About

Senior Lecturer and polymer-composite engineering technology specialist with over 18 years of experience in TVET education, composite manufacturing, aerospace composite processes, technical training, curriculum development, assessment verification and accreditation support.

Strong practical background in injection moulding, lay-up, vacuum bagging, infusion, compression moulding, pultrusion, resin transfer moulding, filament winding and composite repair — with professional contributions to MBOT/TTAC accreditation, JPK verification, portfolio assessment and applied industrial projects across Malaysian TVET institutions.

18+Years in TVET

10Courses & competency areas

5Innovation awards

7+Accreditation panels

Experience

MA

Senior Lecturer

Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) · TVETMARA Masjid Tanah

2008 – Present · Melaka, Malaysia

Teach diploma students in polymer composite processing and aerospace composite manufacturing. Develop teaching materials, assessment instruments, rubrics and competency-based workshop activities; deliver technical training in composite manufacturing, repair, tooling, mould fabrication and process coordination; support programme quality assurance, external verification and accreditation preparation.

SB

Associate Researcher

Advanced Material Research Centre (AMREC), SIRIM Berhad

2007 – 2008 · Kedah, Malaysia

Research on phenolic-resin and aramid-fibre composite materials for high-impact applications, including laboratory processing, testing, analysis and documentation.

R&D Engineer

BT Automotive System Sdn. Bhd.

2006 · Malaysia

R&D and troubleshooting for injection-moulded plastic parts used in the central switch of PROTON vehicles, supporting corrective actions and process improvements aligned with TS 16949.

Education

UT

Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Master of Manufacturing Engineering (Advanced Materials)

US

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Polymer Engineering

Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran

Advanced Diploma in Composite Manufacturing Technology

Licences & Certifications

Professional Technologist — Material Science Technology, Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT) · PT18070156
Graduate Engineer (Process) — Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) · G1191907A

Skills

Composite Manufacturing Aerospace Composite Repair Resin Transfer Moulding Vacuum Bagging & Infusion Pultrusion Filament Winding Compression Moulding Injection Moulding Composite Tooling & Mould Fabrication Polymer Materials TVET Curriculum Development Competency-Based Training Assessment & Verification MBOT TTAC Accreditation JPK Panel & Portfolio Assessment

Accreditation & External Appointments

Year	Role	Scope
2026–2028	Penasihat Luar	Kolej Vokasional Datuk Seri Mohd Zin — Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
2026	Ahli Panel Penilai Akreditasi	MBOT TTAC — Diploma in Engineering Technology in Aerospace Composite Manufacturing, DRB-HICOM University
2026	Pegawai Penilai / PP-PPT	JPK portfolio assessor, Pembuatan Komposit (MT-011-2:2014), ADTEC Taiping
2026	Panel Penilai Projek Diploma	UTeM FTKIP — Pertandingan Inovasi Rekabentuk
2024	Panel Pentauliahan	JPK programme renewal, ADTEC Taiping
2023	External Verifier	Aircraft Structure Maintenance (Composite), IKBN Pekan
2022–2023	WIM Development Panel	Aerospace Composite Structure Repair Operation & Inspection (C331-016-3:2021), JPK
2019–Present	Evaluation Panel	Technology and Technical Accreditation Council (TTAC), MBOT

Projects

2018 – 2019

Airbus A320 Spoiler & Underwing

Development and fabrication using the Resin Transfer Moulding process for Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (AMIC).

2017

Airbus A320 Spoiler Wedges

Development and fabrication using the Pultrusion process for Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (AMIC).

2007 – 2008

High-Impact Composite Research

Applied research on phenolic-resin and aramid-fibre composite materials at AMREC, SIRIM Berhad.

Honours & Awards

Year	Event	Award	Awarded By
2025	Infineon Week — Self-Healing Epoxy Coatings	1st Runner Up	UTeM / Infineon
2024	iCompex 2024	Gold	Ministry of Higher Education
2020	Green Technology Innovation Competition	Best Project	Kolej Universiti Islam Malaysia
2018	iCompex 2018	Gold	Ministry of Higher Education
2018	International Eureka Innovation Exhibition	Bronze	UniKL

Professional Training

Basic Composite Repair for Technicians — AIRBUS Training & Flight Operations, Toulouse, France (2016)
RTM and Infusion for Aeronautics — Institut de Soudure Group, France (2020)
Closed Mould Technology (RTM, Light-RTM) — MVP Ltd, United Kingdom (2011)
Composite Processing: Filament Winding — SIRIM Berhad (2025)
Aerospace RTM Prototype Manufacturing — AMIC (2019)
Scientific Injection Moulding — German-Malaysian Institute (2018)
Composite Repair Technique — Malaysia Institute of Aviation Technology (2010)
Digital Lean Application Using Collaborative Robot — IKTBN Sepang (2024)

Contact

Email mfarizul@mara.gov.my

Institution TVETMARA Masjid Tanah, KM 1, Persiaran Paya Lebar, Ramuan China Besar, 78300 Masjid Tanah, Melaka, Malaysia