The additional RM200 million allocation approved by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be distributed to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions next month, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Deputy Prime Minister told the media after the opening ceremony of the National TVET Day 2024 celebration on Saturday (June 8) that the allocation would be distributed based on the courses offered for this year's first intake of TVET students.
Ahmad Zahid, who also chairs the National TVET Committee, also said that various international companies are prepared to offer higher starting salaries to TVET graduates, recognising the industry's demand for skilled workers provided by these institutions.
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The Deputy Prime Minister told the media after the opening ceremony of the National TVET Day 2024 celebration on Saturday (June 8) that the allocation would be distributed based on the courses offered for this year's first intake of TVET students.
Ahmad Zahid, who also chairs the National TVET Committee, also said that various international companies are prepared to offer higher starting salaries to TVET graduates, recognising the industry's demand for skilled workers provided by these institutions.
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00:00 to the Prime Minister.
00:02 Thank you to the Prime Minister for announcing the additional funds of 200 million
00:09 that will be distributed through the development fund for skills.
00:14 These funds will be allocated to certain sectors,
00:19 such as electric vehicles or EVs, cyber security,
00:25 artificial intelligence, advanced materials,
00:34 electronic technology, and the development of
00:39 the combined lathe, the fabrication of wafers.
00:45 We are also considering the mechanization of the land
00:51 and the automation of agriculture and livestock.
00:54 We have set up seven sectors,
00:59 because they are in line with the automation of agriculture,
01:07 the lack of local workers,
01:11 and we have changed the name of the farmer and the coconut grower
01:18 to 'harvester', not as a normal job.
01:22 We have set a minimum wage,
01:26 and we hope that the technical training from this programme
01:31 can be started next month, because the infrastructure is already available.
01:36 The PM announced a budget of 200 million today
01:42 for Tivet courses pertaining to certain fields,
01:45 but the courses are heavy sectors.
01:49 Is 200 million enough?
01:51 To start with, of course, we have to really
01:55 muster the figures into dedicated courses.
02:02 I mentioned about seven different courses,
02:04 which I reckon we would like to work very closely with
02:09 a dedicated group of Tivet institutes.
02:14 I think we are going to start this programme by next month,
02:19 because the infrastructure is ready,
02:22 and the intake is already being shortlisted.
02:28 I think we are going to run it until the end of this year,
02:33 and hopefully at least about 15,000 will be trained
02:38 for these seven focus areas of training.
02:43 Is there a balance in terms of male and female students
02:49 for those who are enrolled in the Tivet programme,
02:52 because most of them seem to be male students?
02:56 Because the male students have 70% control over the Tivet programme.
03:02 Because for the first year students at the university,
03:06 70% of them are female students.
03:08 So the answer is, Tivet is not specifically for male students,
03:12 but we are giving them the opportunity to make their first choice through Tivet.
03:18 And the important thing is, the future promise for Tivet students,
03:24 and as I mentioned earlier, the premium salary is being fought for
03:30 for them when they reach the SKM5.
03:33 Jato Sri, previously MFF did a study,
03:36 about 40% of the students will take Tivet,
03:39 because the government will set a standard for the students to take Tivet.
03:46 That study was done by MFF,
03:50 but the reality is that industry players need skilled workers.
03:58 These skilled workers are provided through Tivet.
04:02 But MFF may see the need to provide skilled workers,
04:12 and according to the minimum wage,
04:15 the minimum wage is 1,500 rupiahs,
04:17 because we must provide the opportunity for the local workers first.
04:22 And the local workers certainly do not want only the minimum wage,
04:26 if they have passed the Tivet course.
04:28 So I mentioned that the engagement with several companies from abroad,
04:36 they are willing to give a minimum wage of 1,000 rupiahs,
04:40 which is more than 4,000 rupiahs.
04:42 And we have done a Memorandum of Agreement with the companies in question,
04:49 and the training is done according to the needs of the companies and the companies in question.
04:56 So there is no mismatch in terms of training and employment opportunities.
05:01 PM mentioned the need for values to be instilled,
05:06 because these are very vulnerable ages.
05:08 So do you think how much importance is given to values,
05:16 while reskilling and upskilling these workers?
05:20 PM mentioned that it is not only technical, employment and so on.
05:25 The important thing is values.
05:27 We have arranged that every one of the companies,
05:33 we will gather the students from the Tivet course for an induction course.
05:39 These values will be included before the actual course is done,
05:47 because we must have a mindset so that the students have good values,
05:57 not only as human values, but also the values of the state,
06:03 as is done by the state's academics now.
06:09 And we have actually arranged the module.
06:12 Thank you.
06:13 Thank you.
06:14 Thank you.
06:15 Thank you.
06:16 Thank you.
06:17 Thank you.
06:18 [BLANK_AUDIO]