Technical, vocational
education to be main pathway for post-SPM students, says minister
Minister of Higher Education
Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh says there will be more vacancies for technical
and vocational roles in the next 10 years. – The Malaysian Insider pic, August
25, 2015.
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)
programmes will become the premier education pathway for students after
obtaining their Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) by 2025.
Higher Education
Minister Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh said this was because the ministry had
forecasted that TVET programmes would grow by 8% by 2025 compared to only 3%
for the academic field.
“TVET will become the
premier route for SPM school leavers because the salary offered in the market
would be more lucrative with a minimum of RM2,500 a month after graduation.
“Parents do not have
to worry about the future of children if they fail to enter a university
because they can choose to undergo TVET programmes at community and vocational
colleges to ensure a brighter future (for them),” he said when opening the
Internship Programme Convocation ceremony at the MMC Gamuda Community College
in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Idris said that
according to a study there were some 30 million unemployed people recorded
worldwide but there were 50 million job vacancies to be filled.
“The job vacancies
mostly involve skilled labour and a lot of companies, such as those in the
construction and engineering field in the country, are in need of such
expertise.
“With the emergence
of more TVET graduates, it is expected to fill the job vacancies on offer by
most of the companies in the country,” he said. – Bernama, August 25, 2015.
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