KOTA KINABALU: Technical and Vocational Education Training is not longer considered second class education by youths, said Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister, Datuk Jainab Ahmad Ayid.
She said that the negative perception had eroded due to the recognition of governments worldwide on the importance of technical and vocational education training or TVET.
Jainab said that TVET was able to meet economic, social and environmental demands whilst encouraging fair, inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
“We should be proud of the technical and vocational sectors that we have embarked on since it has been proven that TVET is the main mover to the development of developed countries,” she said.
She added that in order to achieve the developed nation and high income status, the country requires competitive and highly qualified local workforce.
She also said that the overnment was committed to train 300,000 Malaysians from low income group or B40 starting now and until 2025.
Jainab said that the government would also train and increase the numbers of its teaching manpower in TVET and was targeting the production of 20,000 trainers.
Specialists in TVET would also be increased by another 4,000 people by 2025, she said.
Similarly, the government shall endeavor to produce 50,000 job opportunities through the TVET Bootcamp.
Meanwhile, more than 900 trainees graduated at the 2018 Giat Mara graduation ceremony which was held yesterday.