Category Archives: TVET

343,836 Jobs in Six Months: Why TVET Malaysia China Cooperation Is Arriving at the Right Moment

Malaysia’s technical and vocational education sector is having a moment that can actually be measured. Between January and June 2026, employers advertised 343,836 TVET-related job opportunities through the MYFutureJobs portal at an average advertised salary of RM3,658 a month, Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan announced in late July. Demand stretched across engineering, electrical […]

Malaysia’s TVET Push Goes Global — With China as a Key Partner

Malaysia’s technical and vocational education sector is having an unusually busy year, and two threads of it are worth reading together: the drive to make Malaysian skills qualifications recognised abroad, and the deepening TVET partnership with China. In July 2026, the Human Resources Ministry launched the Department of Skills Development (JPK) Internationalisation Action Plan 2026–2030 […]

Malaysia’s TVET Sector Delivers Nearly 344,000 Jobs in Just Six Months

Malaysia’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector just posted one of its strongest showings yet. According to Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri R. Ramanan, TVET-related vacancies advertised on the MYFutureJobs platform between January and June 2026 totalled 343,836 — a figure that underscores how central skills training has become to the country’s labour […]

Malaysia’s TVET Talents Head to Shanghai: A Showcase of Skills and Malaysia-China Ties

KUALA LUMPUR — As Malaysia sharpens its push to make technical and vocational education and training (TVET) the backbone of its industrial workforce, nine young Malaysians are preparing for a stage that captures exactly why TVET Malaysia China cooperation matters: WorldSkills Shanghai 2026. The TVET@KKDW contingent — comprising participants from MARA TVET, Universiti Kuala Lumpur […]

Beyond Trade: How Malaysia and China Are Deepening Governance, Culture, and Education Ties

On July 10, officials, political leaders, and scholars from Malaysia and China gathered in Kuala Lumpur for a symposium titled “Promoting Exchanges on Governance and Advancing Common Development between China and Malaysia,” hosted by the Chinese embassy and organized by the Malaysia Friends of Silk Road Club. It was a timely reminder that the Malaysia-China […]