TECHNICAL and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is a good choice for students who are still seeking to determine their future career path, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.

He said TVET is not a second-class course meant for dropouts or non-excellent students but actually offers career opportunities with good incomes.

“For students and parents who are at a crossroads in seeking a suitable career path, I would like to assure you that TVET is among the suitable choices,” he said when delivering his address virtually to close the TVET Expo and Summit 2021 in Kuala Lumpur today.

“In fact, local TVET institutions, both public and private, are among the best in the world.”

Muhyiddin said TVET is a pillar of human resource development as it ensures that skilled manpower can be produced, especially in new fields crucial to the country’s progress.

He said he was told that all TVET institutions that participated in the expo will be given free assistance in their digitalisation initiatives in education, via a learning management system developed with the expertise of young Malaysians.

He said this digitalisation effort is in line with the MyDigital-Malaysia Digital Economy Blueprint, which was launched earlier.

“I believe we can propel Malaysia’s development to a higher level if the digital culture is practised comprehensively in various fields, especially in education,” he said.

“With digitalisation in education, we can definitely develop quality human capital equipped with the latest knowledge and skills to boost national development and the people’s standard of living.”

He hoped that more programmes similar to TVET Expo and Summit 2021 will be organised in the future to help turn Malaysia into a TVET digital education hub. – Bernama, April 7, 2021.