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A strong TVET workforce with
high-value and specialised skills
will improve innovation and
productivity of industries which
will be integral to Malaysias
transformation into a highincome nation by 2020
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NKEA EDUCATION
MINISTERS MESSAGE
Q&A
Dato Seri
Idris Jusoh
Minister of
Education II
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EDUCATION
As this NKEA
continued to prime
Malaysia to be
one of the worlds
best education
hubs, from early
childcare to tertiary
education and
beyond, the country
has achieved
marked progress
in developing its
education sector,
benefiting local
students while
attracting a growing
number of foreign
students.
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NKEA EDUCATION
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT
2015 Outlook
Efforts in the coming year will continue
focusing on improving Malaysias
reputation as a quality education hub,
expanding partnerships and moving into
new growth areas, especially the games
development cluster, healthcare, hospitality
and tourism.
The Malaysian Qualifications Agency
(MQA) and EMGS will play key roles in
maintaining the high quality of education
institutions, its programme offerings and its
students. Having achieved much in 2014,
EMGS will undertake an expanded role in
reaching out to more quality international
students, as well as improving the lifestyle
facilities and courses offered in institutions
in Malaysia. The MQA has also set stricter
guidelines to elevate the standards of
Malaysian education for international
students to enter Malaysian Higher
Education Institutions (HEIs).
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KPI (Quantitative)
Achievement
No.
KPI
Target
(FY)
Actual
(YTD)
Method 1
%
EPP #1
EPP #2
EPP #5
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485,232
421,863
87
145,785
145,265
100
700
209
30
33,000
42,526
129
100%
100%
100
500
1,355
271
30%
30.1%
100
Method 2
%
87
100
30
100
100
100
100
Method 3
0.5
1.0
0
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
NKEA EDUCATION
INDUSTRY SNAPSHOT
EDUCATION NKEA
KPI (Quantitative)
Achievement
No.
KPI
Target
(FY)
Actual
(YTD)
Method 1
%
EPP #7
EPP
#10
EPP
#11
EPP
#12
EPP
#13
EPP
#14
EPP
#17
(i) 8,200
(i) 13,607
(ii) 100
(ii) 91
(i) 2,500
(i) 3,314
Method 2
Method 3
128
100
1.0
126
100
1.0
113
100
1.0
108
100
1.0
(ii) 20,000
(ii) 23,972
2,500
2,822
(i) 110,000
(i) 135,502
(ii) 30,000
(ii) 27,812
1,000
1,300
130
480
499
104
261
262
100
116%
100
100
100
94%
1.0
1.0
1.0
89%
Exhibit 10.1
Method 1 Scoring is calculated by a simple comparison against set 2014 targets. The overall NKEA composite
scoring is the average of all scores
Method 2 Scoring is calculated by dividing actual results against set 2014 targets with an added rule:
If the scoring is less than 100%, score #2 is taken as the actual percentage
If the scoring is equal or more than 100%, score #2 is taken as 100%. The overall NKEA composite
scoring is the average of all scores
Method 3
Scoring is calculated by dividing actual results against set 2014 targets with an added rule:
If the scoring is equal and less than 50%, score #3 is indicated as 0
If the scoring is more than 50% and less than 100%, score #3 is indicated as 0.5
If the scoring is equal or more than 100%, score #3 is indicated as 1
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
Much of the work this year was focused
on improving the quality of pre-schools,
especially through the development of
a more robust self-assessment tool,
and increasing the participation of
pre-schools in the self-assessment
programme. It is hoped that this
improved tool will enable the MoE
and the ECCE Council to better assess
private pre-schools, allowing for the
provision of training and guidance for
lower-performing schools to meet the
necessary standards.
The fee assistance programme offered
by the Government will continue to
provide children from low- to midincome families access to quality
private pre-schools while encouraging
unregistered pre-schools to register
with the MoE and contribute to the
growth of the sector.
Moving forward, the MoE will step
up its efforts to identify unregistered
pre-schools and help them in obtaining
operating licences. To achieve this, the
MoE organised an awareness campaign
(Program Jom Daftar) to encourage
the registration of these pre-schools,
bringing together various agencies
whose approvals are required, i.e.
local council, Fire Department and the
Health Ministry to answer any queries
operators might have.
NKEA EDUCATION
EPP 1 EPP 3
EPP
KEY TAKEAWAYS
A lack of accredited teachers in
private ECCE institutions remains a
concern. Recognising the absence of
a requirement for formal qualifications
as one of the major deterrents for
educators to pursue the required
Diploma courses, the MoE is currently
looking into policy measures to boost
the number of pre-school teachers with
formal qualifications.
Furthermore, the construction of
the ECCE Hub in Kota Kemuning is
expected to increase the capacity for
teacher training courses, and thus,
improve the standards of educators
at this level.
EPP
Scaling up of
International Schools
There are now 106 international schools
in Malaysia, already surpassing the
Governments initial target of 87 schools
by 2020. Part of the reason for this
success is the continued increase of
local students enrolling in international
schools. Of the 45,050 students enrolled
in international schools in Malaysia,
25,014 are local students and 20,036
are international students.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
International schools in Malaysia
continue to thrive due to continued
demand from both local and
international students. The challenge,
now, however, is to maintain the
momentum of growth of student
enrolment, while maintaining a high
quality of education standards.
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EPP
Expanding Private
Teacher Training
This year saw intensive efforts in
training new teachers and upskilling
existing teachers, particularly in
subjects such as English where there
are shortages in quantity and quality
teachers. For 2014, the achievements
of the 200 pre-service English teachers
who had completed Semester 4 of
Bachelor of Education following their
four-year training in private institutions
were monitored. The teachers sat for
their IELTS examinations at the end of
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Moving forward, efforts under this
EPP will focus on HEIs training
teachers for the private/ international
school market. This follows increased
demand by international schools for
local teachers who are familiar with
international school curriculums.
EPP
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NKEA EDUCATION
EPP 4 EPP 5
Deputy Minister of Human Resources, Datuk Haji Ismail Abdul Muttalib with the Malaysian
delegation during the award ceremony for Asian Skills Competition in Hanoi, Vietnam. Malaysia
was placed second overall behind the host nation, Vietnam, winning nine gold, five silver and four
bronze medals. This was the best achievement since the first competition held in 1995.
Malaysias Achievement
Year
Host
No of
Countries
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Medals
2008
Malaysia
10
25
2010
Thailand
10
15
2012
Indonesia
14
25
2014
Vietnam
10
17
34
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
Although still in its early stages, TVET
will be a key growth area in the coming
years, especially with the start of the
ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
2015, which would increase mobility
of skilled workers from neighbouring
countries, and in turn spur the growth
of TVET institutions.
Following the strong potential shown in
2014, 2015 will see further exploration
and expansion of TVET programmes
being offered to international students,
particularly in working with IACs,
EPP
202
KEY TAKEAWAYS
In terms of structural support, EPP
7 will be focus on collecting more
accurate data to track both supply
and demand data to ensure that the
outcomes from this EPP are datadriven and industry-relevant.
NKEA EDUCATION
EPP 7 EPP 9
EPP
Building a Health
Science Education
Discipline Cluster
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Following delays caused by reviews on
development plans which is crucial to
the success of this EPP, construction of
the hospital has begun and operations
are expected to commence in 2016.
This project will be monitored closely to
ensure that the timeline is adhered to.
EPP
203
EPP
10
Building a Hospitality
and Tourism Cluster
P. Kamalanathan, Deputy Education Minister II (left) officiating the launch of Politeknik Merlimau as MyCenTHEs fifth cluster leader while Datuk
Peter Ng, founder of UCSI University and champion of EPP 10 (right) and YB Datuk Wira Hj. Yunos bin Husin, State Exco for Education, Higher
Education, Science and Technology, Green Technology and Innovation (middle) look on
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NKEA EDUCATION
EPP 10 EPP 11
KEY TAKEAWAYS
EPP
11
EduCity@Iskandar
EduCity is the first fully contained,
education-centric hub in Malaysia in
an effort to transform Malaysia into
a world-class education hub. It is
located in Iskandar, Johor, which has
been seeing aggressive development
over the years as it is set to become
Southern Peninsular Malaysias most
developed region.
This state-of-the-art stadium with modern athletic track and 6,000 seating capacity, together with an
Aquatic Centre with Olympic size pool and an Indoor Arena, make up the EduCity Sports Complex
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
Moving forward, EduCity is gearing for
a higher intake of students through
stronger partnership with institutions
EPP
12
Championing Malaysias
Education Brand
Education Malaysia Global Services
(EMGS) was formed to support
Malaysias aspiration to be an
international education hub and its
key objectives includes managing the
applications, processing and renewals
of international student visas to
Private Higher Education Institutions
(PHEIs) to enhance the management
of international student welfare and
engagement.
EMGS has received a total of 84,018 new
applications from international students
interested to study in PHEIs in Malaysia.
In 2014, 54,728 applications from 147
countries were submitted through
EGMS online Student Application and
Registration System (STARS) to study at
238 PHEIs in Malaysia. This represents an
87 per cent growth in applications from
2013. From the total new applications
received in 2014, 47,564 Visa Approval
Letters (VAL) were issued, exceeding the
2014 target of 36,000 letters.
EMGS also implemented significant
operational and service enhancements
in meeting its objectives during the year,
including:
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NKEA EDUCATION
EPP 12 EPP 13
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The success of EMGS is reflected not only
in the number of student applications,
but also in the various technological
and process-related improvements that
were implemented this year.
The following enhancements are
planned for 2015:
Expansion of EMGS services
to cover Language Centres
EPP
13
KEY TAKEAWAYS
PPP is integral as both the Government
and private sector are natural partners
in human capital development.
PPP will be able to improve learning
outcomes by leveraging on the expertise
of private sector education providers to
inject experience, methodology as well as
resources into Malaysias public school
system to increase access to quality
education for students nationwide.
Proactive steps must be taken by
the Government to improve private
sector outreach to drive private sector
participation. The MoE is preparing a PPP
framework in place that will be rolled out
in 2015. It is aimed to guide private sector
players to establish and expedite PPP
establishments with the Government.
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EPP
14
Building a Games
Development Cluster
Animex International Festival for Computer Games and Animation 2015 (SEA) speakers with P. Kamalanathan, Deputy Education Minister II and
Prof. Khong Yoon Loong, KDU University Vice-Chancellor during the festival launch
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NKEA EDUCATION
EPP 14 EPP 15
KEY TAKEAWAYS
The main challenge of this EPP is to
improve the perception of the local
game development industry, which is
seen not so much as a career path as it
is a hobby. This is especially so among
secondary school counsellors who
are seen to be wary of such outreach
programmes as well as parents.
To that end, MyGameDev will continue
its efforts in organising such outreach
events across the country, and further
develop its online portal to bring the
gaming community closer together and
attract investments in the field.
3D Character Modeling by Year 2 Student
Andrejo Chong Carreon
15
Establishment of
Branch Campuses
In September 2014, Heriot-Watt
University (HWU) Malaysia moved
into their new campus in Putrajaya
with 454 students, of which 18 per
cent are international students. The
Edinburgh-based university, which
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
HWU has had a fruitful year in 2014
and with new courses in the pipeline
that will commence in 2015 and some
pending approval, HWU is poised for
growth in student enrolments in the
following year.
VIP party at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Campus launch. From left to right: Professor Robert Craik, Y Bhg Datuk Seri Ir Dr. Zaini Ujang, Frances
Cairncross, Y Bhg Tan Sri Datuk Seri Aseh Haji Che Mat, Professor Steve Chapman, YB Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, HE Vicki Treadell, Y Bhg Tan Sri Datuk Seri
Yeoh Tiong Lay, Y Bhg Datuk Azlan Abdul Karim, Y Bhg Tan Sri Abdul Rahman Arshad, Y Bhg Datuk Ishak Imam Abas and Y Bhg Datuk Dr Hamzah Kassim.
EPP
16
Establishment of Not-For-Profit
Education Institutions
In 2014, the Asian Women Leadership
University (AWLU) Project continued
engagement with MoE to explore
further options towards successfully
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NKEA EDUCATION
EPP 16 EPP 17
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Due to the moratorium in effect, a new
licence application for a University to
be set up in Pagoh or EduCity, Iskandar
where the moratorium does not apply,
is unlikely to be considered. Therefore,
a viable option is for AWLU is to acquire
an existing university college licence.
EPP
17
Transforming Malaysia
into a leading Accountancy Hub
This EPP seeks to transform Malaysia
into an accountancy hub with Sunway
TES Sdn Bhd taking the lead in this
initiative. In 2014, 262 graduates with
professional accounting qualifications
were produced by EPP 17 champion,
Sunway TES. This is targeted to increase
to 700 students in 2015. By 2020, this
EPP, comprised of several professional
accounting providers, is expected
to produce 7,000 new professional
accountants in Malaysia.
Collaborations were made with
International Islamic University
Malaysia (IIUM), Universiti Sains
Malaysia (USM) and University of Malaya
(UM) to enable accounting students
to pursue professional accounting
qualifications such as ACCA and ICAEW
while still completing their degrees.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
One of the key issues faced in developing
this EPP was convincing public
universities to collaborate with Sunway
TES. Many universities wished to pursue
accountancy training programmes on
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
Discipline Clusters to
Support NKEAs
The Education NKEA is developed
around discipline clusters which
shape the ETPs human capital needs
in accordance with global industry
requirements and trends. These
include Islamic finance, health sciences,
ENABLERS
Raise Quality through
Regulatory Reforms
The aim is to amend policy frameworks
that will encourage all private sector
colleges and institutions to enhance
their programmes. A key initiative
involves implementing the Malaysia
Quality Evaluation System for Private
Colleges (known as MyQuest),
which is an instrument to evaluate
the current performance of private
colleges in Malaysia. The evaluation
of private colleges is aimed at driving
improvements towards quality education
through developmental approaches,
ratings and self-assessments.
The MoE also uses the Rating System
for Higher Education Institutions in
Malaysia (D-SETARA). D-SETARA
measures the quality of teaching
and learning at level six of the the
Malaysian Qualifications Framework
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NKEA EDUCATION
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES AND ENABLERS
Pursuing degree/postgraduate in
SETARA Tier 5 Institutions
RM33.6 billion
Additional Jobs
535,000
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ON THE GROUND
WITH CIVIL SERVICE
Boosting
Employability with
Skills Development
Datuk Dr. Pang
Chau Leong
Director General of Department
of Skills Development (DSD)