TVET as a Driver of Economic Development

Initiatives encouraging local students to specialise in TVET and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses are intended to generate competent employees per the country's industrial demands.

Local knowledge is required to meet the challenges and capitalise on the possibilities presented by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) through the application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and robots.

TVET is crucial from a different standpoint as an alternative to postsecondary education, which may be riddled with many impediments to the student's future. School leavers are forced to choose between pursuing their education and working to support themselves and their families.

The Statistics Department issued a study earlier this year showing that around 390,000 out of 560,000 SPM candidates, or 72.1%, opted to enter the labour field after taking the exam. On the other hand, only 170,000 students expressed a desire to continue their education.