Malaysia: Überarbeitung von Berufsbildungsprogrammen

Das malaysische Bildungsministerium will die Programme für berufliche Aus- und Weiterbildung im Land reformieren, sagt Generaldirektor Datuk Dr. Amin Senin.

The Education Ministry wants to reform the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes in the country, says its director-general Datuk Dr Amin Senin.

Amin said that this was why several TVET programmes were halted for a while to give time for the Malaysian Qualifications Agency and Department of Skills Develop­ment to evaluate its curriculum to ensure TVET meets the quality benchmark set by the government and industrial needs.

The claims made by some that certain TVET programmes have been discontinued are false.

"The ministry only wants to ensure certification and industry standards are met and used as reference in terms of marketability, improving skills, and in making curriculum improvements," he said in a statement yesterday.

Dr Amin said that the ministry started the Vocational Education Transformation programme in 2012 to create an opportunity for students, who are interested in technical and vocational subjects to gain education to meet the country’s industrial needs.

This, he said, meant that the ministry needed to ensure that the programmes provided by institutions involved were of high quality and based on the coordination of operational policies, development of physical infrastructure and the provision of facilities, and the continuous development of professionalism for teachers and officers.

"After seven years of the programmes being introduced, it is high time that the programmes offered gave importance to a higher standard of education, in line with (the government's) wishes of producing trainees of the highest quality," he said.

He added that steps taken to make the programmes better were taken in line with views from stakeholders, including the National Union of the Teaching Profession (NUTP).

"The majority of stakeholders are supportive of the ministry's wishes to make relevant improvements for the benefit of students and the country," he added.

He said that the steps to improve the programmes, offered by vocational colleges, were taken after having had discussions with stakeholders since May 2018.