Over 30,000 e.MAS vehicles are on Malaysian roads. PRO-NET certifies its first 37 Level 2 EV technicians
When Malaysians shop for an electric vehicle, the first questions tend to be about range, charging speed and public chargers. As the EV population grows, however, another part of the ownership equation becomes more important: who is trained to work safely on the high-voltage systems behind these cars?
PRO-NET has recognised its first cohort of 37 Level 2 certified e.MAS technicians through a programme conducted with TVETMARA. The technicians represent 25 authorised Proton e.MAS dealerships nationwide.
The number is modest compared with the size of a national service network, but the timing matters. PRO-NET says more than 30,000 Proton e.MAS vehicles were already on Malaysian roads by July 2026.
That means Malaysia's EV story is increasingly moving beyond vehicle launches and charging infrastructure. Aftersales capacity, diagnostic skills and trained technicians now have to grow alongside the installed vehicle base.
Seven modules, including high-voltage training
To achieve Level 2 status, participants completed seven training modules covering key EV competencies, including high-voltage system training, followed by technical assessments of their knowledge and practical abilities.
The certification programme was verified by TVETMARA Masjid Tanah. PRO-NET plans to run Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 certification programmes annually, creating a progression route from foundational EV competencies to more advanced technical expertise.
The significance is not that 37 technicians suddenly solve Malaysia's EV servicing needs. It is that an automaker-led service network is beginning to formalise the skills pipeline required to support a growing EV fleet.
A service centre is only useful if the skills are there
Proton e.MAS currently lists a nationwide ecosystem of 58 dealerships, 45 service centres and 10 Body & Paint centres.
Physical coverage matters, but EV aftersales also depends on the people inside those facilities. Battery systems, power electronics, electric motors, insulation safety and EV-specific diagnostics require a different skills mix from conventional internal-combustion vehicles.
That does not automatically make an EV more difficult to repair. It means the service workforce has to adapt as the vehicle architecture changes.
The next useful indicators will therefore be how many qualified technicians each service centre can deploy, how Level 3 and Level 4 responsibilities are defined, and whether training capacity keeps pace as more EVs remain on the road for longer periods.
Localisation also means technical people
PRO-NET is also developing local EV production at the PROTON EV Plant in Automotive High Tech Valley, Tanjong Malim. Its media material says the facility currently supports 391 employees.
For Malaysia, EV localisation will ultimately mean more than local assembly. Engineering, diagnostics, parts, aftersales and technical training all determine how much of the ecosystem can be built locally.
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Malaysia's first phase of EV growth was dominated by questions about vehicle prices, tax incentives, range and chargers. Once the market accumulates tens of thousands of vehicles, aftersales skills become part of the same infrastructure story. Thirty-seven technicians are a starting point, not an end state. What matters more is whether the L2-to-L4 pathway becomes a repeatable pipeline that can scale with the number and age of EVs on Malaysian roads.
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