SHARING MALAYSIA EXPERIENCESZANARIAH AHMAD | Technical & Vocational Education Division| Ministry of Education

STANDARDISATION IN TVET AND THE ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR

OECD Southeast Asia Regional Policy Network on Education and Skills "Better Connecting the Skills System to the World of Work”

Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia (ESSSA) and GIZ/ RECOTVET Policy Dialogue

7-8 October, 2015Sokha Angkor Resort, Siem Reap, Cambodia

7th Annual Expert Meeting of the Initiative on Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia (ESSSA)

TVET AGENDA

Chapter 5DEVELOPING AND RETAINING A FIRST-WORLD TALENT BASE

Chapter 5ACCELERATING HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOR AN ADVANCED NATION

REVAMPING THE EDUCATION SYSTEM TO SIGNIFICANTLY RAISE STUDENT OUTCOMES

RAISING THE SKILLS OF MALAYSIANS TO INCREASE

EMPLOYABILITY

Mainstreaming and Broadening Access to Quality Technical Education and Vocational Training

Vocational Education Transformation

Improving the Perception of TEVT and Attracting More Trainees

Developing Highly Effective Instructors

Upgrading and Harmonising TEVT Curriculum Quality in Line with Industry Requirements

Streamlining Delivery of TEVT

60% of the 1.5 million jobs that will be created will require TVET-related skills

Creating More Jobs and Maintaining Full Employment Improving Legislations and Institutions to Transform the

Labour Market

Mainstreaming and Broadening Access to Quality TVET Programmes

Upskilling the Workforce Through Lifelong Learning Improving Education Delivery Through

Better Access and Quality

TVET PROGRESSION IN MALAYSIA

7 Ministries oversee public TVET institutions

A big shift in the TVET delivery was the conversion of vocational schools into Vocational Colleges, under MoE for post-lower secondary students (as early as 16 years old) and graduate with a diploma.

TVET ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

This has been attributed as one of the reasons that have hindered the effectiveness of training in meeting industry requirements

MQADSD

PROGRAMME ASSESSMENT BY BCG

Technical Teaching College

MALAYSIAN QUALIFICATION FRAMEWORK

MQA - Malaysian Qualifications AgencyDSD - Department of Skills Development

Vocational College Standard Curriculum (VCSC) complies :i. National Occupational Skills Standard; and

ii. Malaysian Qualifications Agency

INDUSTRY-BASED CURRICULUM

Vocational Colleges

VSVC70%

20%

10%

Skilled Workers (Skills Level 4)

Further Study

Entrepreneur/ Technopreneur

(accredited by Department of Skills Development )

VOCATIONAL COLLEGE

FULL TIME PROGRAMME

( 4 YRS )

MALAYSIA VOCATIONAL

DIPLOMA (MVD)

• Vocational College, MOE

• Public Skills Training Institutions (Collaboration)

• Private Training Institutions

(Buying Places)

APPRENTICESHIP( FLEKSIBEL ~ 2 YEARS )

MODE DNTS( MSC 2-3 )

PROGRAMME

INDUSTRY( 70 % )

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING( 4 MONTHS )

VC – 4 YEARS VC (TEORY) – 30%

Dual National Training System(DNTS)Malaysia Skills Certificate (MSC)

TEACHING PROFESSION IN PUBLIC SECTOR

APPOINTED BY THE EDUCATION SERVICES COMMISSIONER, MALAYSIA

CRITERIA DEGREE IN EDUCATIONOR DEGREE IN RELATED FIELD; AND DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION

TVET PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING BY MOE

• TVET Teacher • TVET Leader

In-service training Upskilling - Public/Private Training Institutions (Minimum Skills - Level 4)- industry- international certification Industrial attachment

Pre-service Requirement Minimum Skills Level 4 Minimum 3 years industrial experience Opened Market

Proposed Requirement Certified Vocational Training Manager Business Minded Proactive Innovative and creative

by the year 2020

CERTIFICATION BY INDUSTRY

• LINK PROJECT[Industrial Training for Welder]

Award Received: ‘CEO HSSE & Special Performance Awards’

Welding activities by trainees of Link Project

In 1990, 3 teachers were trained by Sarawak Shell Bhd in the field of Arc Welding [ Theory and Practical ] for a period of 6 months in the Training Centre in Shell Lutong, Miri.The LINK PROJECT course has been operating for nearly 25 years.

The first intake began in 1991. Since then, the LINK PROJECT has produced 958 welders in the field of oil and gas industry. Ninety percent [90%] of the trainees succeeded in obtaining jobs overseas and locally in the oil and gas industry. The remaining ten percent [10%] were attached to other fields including the field of business.

The syllabus used was prepared by Shell, Sarawak with a few adjustments in accordance to current needs. Emphasis was on - Practical : 70% and Theory : 30%

CERTIFICATION BY PROFESSIONAL BODY

EXPECTATIONSExchange on

technical expertise &

technologies

Conduct international networking platforms

Create and expand common

standard to facilitate

movement of talents

Sharing best practices on

governance and administrative of

TVET

Research on TVET

Regional exchange of students for

industry practical

Quality of TVET Leadership