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Thu, 09/29/2011 - 17:40
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MALAYSIA PROMOTING VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PUTRAJAYA (Malaysia), Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nor Mohamed Yakcop has urged parents to discard their negative perception of vocational and technical education as second class, saying it now provides lucrative jobs throughout the world.
The minister said the government is taking steps to attract more bright students to pursue vocational and technical education like in developed countries.
"It is no longer second-class education but has become mainstream education, especially in the developed countries. The government wants more students to take up this field," he said after the launch of the second phase of the 1Malaysia Training Scheme here on Thursday.
Nor Mohamed said the government is providing greater opportunities for school leavers in the vocational and technical fields to further their studies to the equivalent of the Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees.
"Students are exposed to vocational subjects and can choose the field as early as age 13 when they are in Form One," he said.
He said studies show that only 10 per cent of school students in this country choose vocational education, which is a small proportion compared to other countries like Germany at 59 per cent, Australia (62 per cent), the Netherlands (68 per cent), Indonesia (51 per cent), Thailand (41 per cent) and South Korea (28 per cent).
Earlier in his speech, he said 3,000 graduands are attending the 1Malaysia Training Scheme which is managed by 26 government-linked companies (GLCs) including TM, TNB, Sime Darby and Bank Negara.
He said the first phase received good response, resulting in the
implementation of phase two which was extended to the private sector.
"Phase two involves 2,200 graduands and the participation of eight of the GLCs from phase one and 23 private companies," he added.
The minister said the government is taking steps to attract more bright students to pursue vocational and technical education like in developed countries.
"It is no longer second-class education but has become mainstream education, especially in the developed countries. The government wants more students to take up this field," he said after the launch of the second phase of the 1Malaysia Training Scheme here on Thursday.
Nor Mohamed said the government is providing greater opportunities for school leavers in the vocational and technical fields to further their studies to the equivalent of the Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees.
"Students are exposed to vocational subjects and can choose the field as early as age 13 when they are in Form One," he said.
He said studies show that only 10 per cent of school students in this country choose vocational education, which is a small proportion compared to other countries like Germany at 59 per cent, Australia (62 per cent), the Netherlands (68 per cent), Indonesia (51 per cent), Thailand (41 per cent) and South Korea (28 per cent).
Earlier in his speech, he said 3,000 graduands are attending the 1Malaysia Training Scheme which is managed by 26 government-linked companies (GLCs) including TM, TNB, Sime Darby and Bank Negara.
He said the first phase received good response, resulting in the
implementation of phase two which was extended to the private sector.
"Phase two involves 2,200 graduands and the participation of eight of the GLCs from phase one and 23 private companies," he added.
