PUTRAJAYA: A National Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Coordinating Body will be established to combine various sectors into a single system.
Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said the body will be established to make sure that TVET, in the future, will be seen as a single entity.
"This is in line with the government's hopes to make TVET a mainstream choice, instead of an alternative," he said at the launch of the National TVET Campaign, here, today.
Also present at the event was Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran.
Maszlee said the establishment of the body and its objectives will be announced later.
He said the establishment of the body was among five cores of TVET revolution which will help create a skilled workforce by 2030.
"We will be focusing on a financial model to make sure funds are sufficient for TVET, the Shared Ownership Model, strengthening TVET Certification and a National Singular TVET Brand," he said.
He said the five cores were the way forward and they will provide solutions to all issues pertaining to TVET.
"Among the issues are accreditation, lack of facilities and the TVET system. We are confident that all these problems can be addressed."
Maszlee said that in order for TVET to be further empowered, a change of mindset was needed.
"We have to involve more industries to strengthen dual-training programmes. We need to shift from industry participation to industry partnership before it can eventually become an industry-led TVET," he said.
The ministry has set seven strategies to achieve these goals.
"The first strategy is to change from 'train and place' to 'place and train' educational concept; while the second one is to introduce a co-ownership model between the government and industries for equipment technologies, expertise and innovation.
“The third strategy is to establish an industry-based centre of excellence (CoE), while the fourth strategy is about introducing the TVET Valued Industry Partners (TVET VIP) to encourage industries to empower TVET.”
The remaining three strategies involve mobilising flat mobility of expertise to ensure coordination between industries and TVET institutes; creating employment oppurtunities and a level wage to make sure TVET graduates are paid well with good career prospects; and to set up Industry-led Competency Certification Bodies.