BMMalaysia has put technical and vocational education at the centre of its Budget 2027. According to reporting by Malay Mail, the budget sets aside RM8 billion across ministries for TVET, with the aim of improving young people’s skills and employability. The money is spread across several channels. HRD Corp receives RM3 billion to offer three […]
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At the World Technical and Vocational Education and Training Development Conference 2026 in Tianjin, Malaysia has put forward an idea that could reshape how countries cooperate on skills: a World TVET Council. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who chairs Malaysia’s National TVET Committee, raised the proposal at a meeting on 15 October […]
When Malaysia’s Human Resources Ministry launched a five-year internationalisation plan for technical and vocational education in July 2026, the headline ambition was simple: make Malaysian vocational qualifications recognised, competitive and respected around the world. For anyone following TVET Malaysia China cooperation, it is a development worth understanding. According to HRM Asia, Human Resources Minister Datuk […]
On 24 September 2026, graduates from polytechnics and community colleges in the Central Zone gathered at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) for their convocation. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi told them that technical and vocational education is no longer a second choice. He described TVET graduates as key drivers of Malaysia’s […]
On 12 September 2026, 4,155 graduates received their certificates at the 21st Youth and Sports Skills Training Institutes (ILKBS) Convocation Ceremony in Putrajaya. Youth and Sports Minister Dr Mohammed Taufiq Johari used the occasion to report a graduate employability rate of 97 per cent — and to challenge the new graduates not to stop at […]
Malaysia’s technical and vocational education sector has spent the past decade collecting memoranda of understanding. What makes 2026 different is that several of them have started producing campuses, equipment and enrolled students — and a large share of that movement sits squarely in Malaysia-China TVET cooperation. The clearest example is the Malaysia-China Institute (MCI). Announced […]
Malaysia’s technical and vocational education sector has had an unusually loud year, and the signals all point in one direction: skills training is no longer a fallback pathway. It is national policy. The clearest marker came at National TVET Day 2026 at Dataran Putrajaya, where 510,151 visitors turned up over three days — a record […]
Last week, industry voices in Sabah returned to a familiar theme: the state’s oil and gas sector needs a deeper pool of certified technical talent, and the TVET ecosystem is the mechanism to build it. Reporting on 22 August 2026 highlighted calls to strengthen Sabah’s technical and vocational training pipeline so that local workers can […]
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