Tvet institution unit to be set up for better coordination - Ahmad Zahid

KUALA TERENGGANU - A Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Tvet) Institution Unit will be established to coordinate student recruitment and courses offered by 1,260 Tvet institutions across the country.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the unit will also ensure that there is no competition between Tvet institutions leading to the same courses being offered.

"With large allocations provided by the government, we need to ensure that there is a unit that acts to coordinate aspects of recruitment, courses and learning sessions of Tvet institutions so that there is no overlap and competition between them.

"This will ensure a more efficient administration of Tvet institutions in line with the large allocation provided by the government for the skills programme, which will definitely be able to further increase the marketability of Tvet graduates," he said.

Ahmad Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, told reporters this after witnessing the signing of a memorandum of agreement (MoA) to empower the development of Tvet in the Ketengah Region between Kolej Ketengah Sdn Bhd, Eastern Steel Sdn Bhd and Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur here today.

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