Federal help, teacher training essential for pilot STEM project to succeed

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Educationists welcome Johor MB Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s plan to advance state’s education system but caution against ignoring the obstacles.   Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/08/06/federal-help-teacher-training-essential-for-pilot-stem-project-to-succeed/   Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #FederalGovernment #TeacherTraining #Johor #STEM #EducationSystem

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00:00Johor needs to collaborate with the federal government to ensure the success of its plan

00:07for selected schools to focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics, says

00:13an educationist.

00:15This follows Johor Mundribasar on Hafez Ghazi's announcement that the state plans to designate

00:20two primary and two secondary schools to focus on STEM subjects and English in a pilot project.

00:26Association of Science, Technology and Innovation President Yunus Yassin said for Johor's plan

00:31to be effective at a macro level, the education ministry might need to review how the education

00:36system is structured and consider decentralizing it.

00:40He pointed out that Malaysia's education system is currently centralized under the

00:44ministry unlike in the U.S. where each state and district within a state can introduce

00:49its own syllabus.

00:51Yunus said Johor may struggle to scale up the program given its likely high costs and

00:55will need to ensure it had enough capable teachers.

00:58Meanwhile, Parent Action Group for Education Chairman Nur Azima Rahim believed the program

01:04will help generate a highly skilled workforce in Johor.

01:08She said students of the school stand to gain an edge in job marketability and lead in scientific

01:12and engineering advancements after graduating.

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