Education & Training
From The Report: Sarawak 2015
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The Malaysian government is committed to transforming the country’s education system to produce a cadre of graduates armed with the creative and critical thinking skills necessary to thrive and lead in the 21st century’s increasingly international workplaces. The approach is tailored to each area of the country. In Sarawak, which has a higher proportion of rural schools than Peninsular Malaysia, the ministry is prioritising support by providing funds for upgrades to the state’s education infrastructure, among other programmes. Policymakers and educators are clearly on course in planning for the changes Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy and other projects will bring to the people of Sarawak. Implementation is key and it is crucial that all of the state’s people gain from the private and public investment now being made in the state’s education system.

This chapter contains interviews with Professor Abdul Rahman Arshad, Chancellor of UCSI University; and Mohamad Abu Bakar bin Marzuki, Director, Yayasan Sarawak.

 

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Overview

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The Malaysian government is committed to transforming the country's education system to produce a cadre of graduates armed with the creative and critical thinking skills necessary to thrive and lead in the 21st century's increasingly international workplaces. Through an array of programmes, projects and initiatives, the aim is to begin instilling these learning values in the population as early as possible, both now and in future. To this end, early childhood education is considered as important…

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In the autumn of 2014, a learning programme was launched to beef up students’ English-language skills at 31 primary schools and two secondary schools, called the English Literacy Directions Programme for Secondary Schools and English Camp. A joint project of the Department of Education and the Sarawak Foundation, a state body in charge of educational quality, the camp is an early effort by educators to prepare students for an English proficiency test the federal government recently mandated…

Interview

OBG talks to Professor Abdul Rahman Arshad, Chancellor of UCSI University
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Interview:Professor Abdul Rahman Arshad In the context of the broader Malaysia development plan, what do you think are the most important educational policy priorities? ABDUL RAHMAN ARSHAD:Sarawak is one of the fastest-growing regions in Malaysia, thus it plays a very important role in the country’s development plan, the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016-20). For our part, the UCSI University campus in Sarawak is actively contributing to Malaysia’s Economic Transformation Programme by leading…

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OBG talks to Mohamad Abu Bakar bin Marzuki, Director, Yayasan Sarawak
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Interview:Mohamad Abu Bakar bin Marzuki What is the technical education sector doing to address growing industry demand for manpower? MOHAMAD ABU BAKAR BIN MARZUKI: One of the major challenges for the development of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) is the provision of adequate manpower for the industries present in the corridor. Not many students want to pursue technical education, and this is due in part to the perception that technical education leads to labour-intensive,…