In line with our nation’s strive towards human capital development, TM has been playing a major role in contributing to the country’s socio-economic development goals through a variety of platforms which include Yayasan Telekom Malaysia (YTM), training and staff development programmes as well as the establishment of Multimedia University.

Yayasan Telekom Malaysia (YTM) was established in 1994 and has since provided scholarships & financial support valued at over RM350 million to more than 10,070 students.
These scholarships and loans were awarded to students to follow academic programmes at Preparatory, Diploma, First Degree and Post-Graduate levels in recognised local and overseas institutes of higher learning. The financial support provided also included that for 700 needy secondary school students in government schools under YTM's Minor Secondary School Scheme which identifies deserving students for financial assistance to continue their studies up to SPM level.

Multimedia University (MMU), a tertiary education institution, was set up in 1997 by TM at a cost of more than RM800 million. As a research university, MMU serves to benefit the nation by grooming students to be part of a talent pool of human resources specializing in various industries such as creative multimedia, information technology, management and engineering. With a current student enrolment of over 21,000 and 26 centres of excellence since its establishment, MMU is now a major player in research and development with 96.0% of graduates gaining employment within 6 months of graduation.