Malaysia strengthens efforts to improve TVET through 10 signed MoAs with private companies and GLCs

Deputy Minister of Human Resources Mustapha Sakmud has addressed concerns raised following the occurrence of many overlapping courses, leading to "a waste of human and financial resources".

Malaysia has signed 10 Memoranda of Agreement (MoA) with private and government-linked companies (GLCs) as part of its effort to coordinate and improve the ecosystem of the country’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

Addressing a query on the coordination of TVET training between the Ministry of Education and other ministries, Deputy Minister of Human Resources Mustapha Sakmud affirmed in a parliamentary session that the government is giving serious attention to improving the implementation of the TVET programmes. The concern was raised by Member of Parliament for Batu Pahat Onn Abu Bakar, following the occurrence of many overlapping courses, leading to "a waste of human and financial resources".

As further shared in a report by Bernama, through the initiative, GLCs and identified private companies will be involved in the implementation of the TVET programmes, in terms of the curriculum development and training materials, as well as sharing of equipment and facilities, expertise and financing.

Deputy Minister Mustapha assured this effort is to address issues such as the provision of infrastructure and training facilities, skills mismatch and unemployment among TVET graduates.

“This involves TVET institutions in various TVET provider ministries and is coordinated through the National TVET Council,“ he said.

To a supplementary question on efforts in inculcating the cores of Madani Malaysia in the TVET programmes, he said this would be carried out by updating the syllabus and learning modules in TVET institutions, with an aim to produce 35% of skilled workforce via TVET by 2030.

The deputy minister further assured that TVET programmes also focused on inculcating positive values ​​and morals, as well as technical skills.

“Apart from that, the six pillars of Malaysia Madani are used as the ‘guiding principle’ in the administration of the TVET industry, for example, to ensure the sustainability of the TVET, the industry needs to play an active role in providing the necessary machines and expertise to TVET trainees to produce Madani technocrats to lift the country’s dignity and income,“ he said.

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