A course in secretariat generally delves into the responsibilities of a collective group of individuals, the office or the department in general. Studies can include learning about those responsible for performing routine administrative and clerical tasks for an official governmental or international entity.

Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo.