In Malaysia, the Administrative and Diplomatic officers (Malay: Pegawai Tadbir dan Diplomatik or PTD) are civil servants from the Management and Professional groups who hold a university degree and receive training at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN).
[1][2] Graduates who hold at least a bachelor's degree, must obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management (Malay: Diploma Pascasiswazah Pengurusan Awam or DPA) from INTAN before becoming an officer.
The duties of an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer as referred to in the Public Services Commission of Malaysia (SPA) website are: "Planning, formulating and implementing public policies on human and organizational resource management, financial resources, economy, regional/district/local/land administration and development, social planning and administration, international relations and foreign affairs (including foreign service), national security/resilience and information technology management."
Appointment requirements to become an Administrative and Diplomatic Officer: For those who want to hold this position, they must apply to the SPA and then must appear for the online examination for Administrative and Diplomatic Officers.
Starting in 2014, the SPA has introduced an online examination system for candidates for Administrative and Diplomatic Officers.