He is associated with the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers and Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and was part of the ASEAN meeting and business talk with South Korea and Turkmenistan. He also participated in the 2014 Trade Finance Course organised by the Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade (American Bankers Association) in New Delhi, India which focused on new developments in international trade, and is well versed in the Foreign Exchange Administration Rules through his involvement in working with Bank Negara Malaysia in the liberalization of the Rules. Zolkifli received his Diploma in Banking from the MARA Institute of Technology (now known as Universiti Teknologi MARA).