{"id":6515,"date":"2026-01-27T17:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propp.my\/?p=6515"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T09:50:27","slug":"malaysia-needs-future-oriented-tvet-graduates-who-create-value-not-just-wait-for-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/malaysia-needs-future-oriented-tvet-graduates-who-create-value-not-just-wait-for-jobs","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia needs future-oriented TVET graduates who create value, not just wait for jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6515\" class=\"elementor elementor-6515\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ccc9a38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"6ccc9a38\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c2ebe6b\" data-id=\"3c2ebe6b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f99773 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f99773\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>ARAU, Jan 25 \u2014\u00a0Malaysia needs \u201cFuture-Oriented\u201d Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates who not only wait for jobs but also create value, aligning with the country\u2019s efforts to strengthen the MADANI Economy Framework and the 13th Malaysia Plan (MP13).<\/p>\n<p>Department of Skills Development deputy director-general (Operations and Management) Dalila Sharingat said they must not only know \u201cHow To Operate,\u201d but also know \u201cHow To Improve,\u201d and are not just able to use the system but are also capable of questioning, improving and innovating it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTVET is not just a producer of workers, but TVET is a catalyst for national productivity. TVET is not just about skills certification, but TVET is a ticket to social mobility. TVET is not just technical training, but it is the foundation of economic competitiveness,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Dalila said this during the opening ceremony of the Northern TVET Convocation Series 2024\/2025 at Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) here yesterday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the ceremony, a total of 126 graduates received their certificates and diplomas, comprising Malaysian Skills Certificates (SKM), Malaysian Skills Diplomas (DKM), Malaysian Advanced Skills Diplomas (DLKM) and instructor certificates from various fields.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, she invited the graduates to continue their lifelong learning.<\/p>\n<pre><i>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaymail.com\/news\/malaysia\/2026\/01\/25\/malaysia-needs-future-oriented-tvet-graduates-who-create-value-not-just-wait-for-jobs\/206723\">https:\/\/www.malaymail.com\/news\/malaysia\/2026\/01\/25\/malaysia-needs-future-oriented-tvet-graduates-who-create-value-not-just-wait-for-jobs\/206723<\/a><\/i><\/pre>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe SKM is just the beginning. 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You can pursue the Malaysian Skills Diploma (DKM) route, a Bachelor\u2019s degree through the MQA (Malaysian Qualifications Agency\u2019s) route, an international route, Professional Certification or Micro-Credentials,\u201d she added. \u2014 Bernama<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[116],"tags":[115],"class_list":["post-6515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-tvet"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6515"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9119,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6515\/revisions\/9119"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propp.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}