PUTRAJAYA: The government plans to conduct a major mapping exercise on Malaysia’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes to enable it to meet the industry standards and standards set by professional accreditation bodies.
Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said the exercise would ensure that the graduates could “hit the workplace running”.
Dr Maszlee speaks during the National Industry Dialogue 2018. — Bernama photo
“TVET is the ministry’s key priority as it plays a major role in the development of a highly-skilled workforce and the government will continuously strive to provide education and training that is in line with global industry standards.
“All of this is to ensure that young Malaysians from all walks of life find employment in fulfilling jobs and that they are competitive in the global job market,” he said in his speech at the National Industry Dialogue 2018, Living Skills in the 21st Century: TVET Empowerment here yesterday.
Maszlee also said that the government’s goal was to ensure that technical and vocational schools would be on par with other streams so that they were a primary choice amongst students.
He said the TVET committee led by Permatang Pauh Member of Parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar would conduct research across all six ministries that provide TVET education and training and make recommendations on how to improve Malaysia’s TVET system.
“This includes a review of our current laws in TVET education and training as well as the idea of setting up a TVET Commission,” he added. — Bernama