New legal certification course expected to begin by 2029 latest
KUALA LUMPUR: The New Bar Course (NBC), which will replace the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination, is expected to be implemented in 2028, or, at the latest by 2029.
The New Bar Course (NBC), slated to succeed the Certificate in Legal Practice (CLP) examination, is slated for implementation in 2028, with a latest target of 2029, according to Datuk Sri Azalina Othman Said, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform). On April 27, the Legal Profession Qualifying Board established a task force to create the operational framework for the NBC.
Currently, the board, along with the NBC task force, is diligently working towards the course's implementation. Discussions with S. Kesavan (PH-Sungai Siput) revealed that the NBC preparations include developing course content, question banks for the Conversion Course (CC) and Legal Practice Postgraduate Certificate (LPPC), procuring learning management systems, and computer-based assessments.
The board is also formulating academic regulations for both CC and LPPC, and enhancing its organizational structure and workforce to manage these programs. Additional preparations involve enhancing the skills of question setters, examiners, and assessors, and establishing criteria for course providers to conduct the LPPC. Given the ongoing preparations and the necessary policy formulation, the NBC is anticipated to commence by 2028 or at the latest by 2029.
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