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Vocational education in Malaysia began in the late 19th century when the British introduced training programs for mechanics and fitters. The first public technical school opened in 1906. Throughout the 20th century, the Malaysian government established additional vocational schools and programs in response to economic and workforce needs. Currently, vocational education begins at the primary level and continues at the secondary level through technical, vocational, and skills training streams to prepare students for careers or further education.
Vocational education in Malaysia began in the late 19th century when the British introduced training programs for mechanics and fitters. The first public technical school opened in 1906. Throughout the 20th century, the Malaysian government established additional vocational schools and programs in response to economic and workforce needs. Currently, vocational education begins at the primary level and continues at the secondary level through technical, vocational, and skills training streams to prepare students for careers or further education.
Vocational education in Malaysia began in the late 19th century when the British introduced training programs for mechanics and fitters. The first public technical school opened in 1906. Throughout the 20th century, the Malaysian government established additional vocational schools and programs in response to economic and workforce needs. Currently, vocational education begins at the primary level and continues at the secondary level through technical, vocational, and skills training streams to prepare students for careers or further education.
1897 when the British introduced the training for Malay youths as mechanics and fitters to manage the railway lines in Malaya In 1906 the first public technical school was opened to train technicians for government sectors In 1919, the government set up a committee to review the needs for technical and industrial education In 1926, a Federal Trade School was established in Kuala Lumpur to provide full-time, three-year courses to train mechanics, fitters, machine workers and other technicians. The Education Department took over the school in 1931 to serve the needs of public departments as well as business enterprises The comprehensive education and training was introduced in 1965 and this gives an impact to the vocational education scenario. Later, 3 other trade schools were built in Penang, Ipoh and Singapore to prepare apprentices as artisans in trades In 1955, the government set up an Education Committee to review the existing education system and to formulate a new system for post-independence Malaya. The committee published the Razak report in 1956 which promoted the policy of establishing a vocational stream alongside the general secondary school system In 1960, the Rahman Talib Report led to the separation of the secondary school system into academic and vocational streams The development of education in Malaysia change due to the changes in economic, social, number of population, technology and the needs of the education development itself. Technical and vocational education under the Ministry of Education begins at the primary school level At the primary level, students are introduced to the study of pre-vocational subjects that cover various aspects of manipulative skills. The upper secondary level (Form 4 and Form 5) is the level where technical and vocational education formally begins The technical and vocational schools offer the same core subjects as normal academic schools. These cover several core subjects for the languages, mathematics, and sciences along with selected technical and vocational subjects from a group of several different options that they are required to take to Technical Vocational Skill Training Stream Stream Stream mechanical, Engineering Occupational civil and Trades, courses electrical Commerce, engineering, Home agriculture Economics science & and commerce Agriculture subjects Currently there are 89 schools in operation with student enrolments as shown below: (as at June 2003) o Technical stream : 35,349 students o Vocational stream : 26,806 students o Skill Training stream : 4,794 students
The general entry requirement is the Lower Secondary
Assessment (PMR) certificate and the duration for this stream is 2 years (Form 4 and Form 5). Upon completing 2 years of studies at this level, the technical or vocational school students are required to sit for the common public examination However students from the Skill Training stream will sit for Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia* (Malaysian Skill Certificate) after which a government skill qualification is awarded for Level 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
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