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Sijil Kemahiran VS Degree – 3 Kelebihan setiap Persijilan

August 14, 2020SKM, TVET/Skills courses, TVETuniDegree, EBIM, executive bachelor, executive degree, sijil kemahiran, Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia, SKM, URise programadmin

Topik Sijil Kemahiran Vs Degree ni hangat dibincangkan 2 hari lalu di Facebook apabila sebuah syarikat ‘media sosial’ menghasilkan video yang kandungannya seolah-olah terlalu menyanjung tinggi sijil kemahiran dan merendahkan pemegang Ijazah Sarjana Muda@Degree. Namun, jika anda dengar betul-betul dan tenangkan diri, ia cuma pendapat pengacara tersebut (nasib baik dia tak claim dia pakar ni ke pakar tu).

Baik, kita kaji dengan fakta ya, jangan cakap kosong je.

Apa tu sijil kemahiran?

Dalam konteks ni, kita gunakan standard kebangansaan punya la ya, Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia.

Persijilan Kemahiran Malaysia menawarkan lima (5) tahap persijilan:

Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia 1 (SKM Tahap 1)
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia 2 (SKM Tahap 2)
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia 3 (SKM Tahap 3)
Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia (DKM) Tahap 4
Diploma Lanjutan Kemahiran Malaysia (DLKM) Tahap 5

Rata-ratanya, budak kemahiran belajar selama setahun hingga tiga tahun (bergantung kepada program) untuk memperolehi kemahiran serta Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia bidangnya.
Pembelajaran program kemahiran adalah 20-30% teori & 70-80% amali (berbanding dengan program akademik, rata-ratanya 60% teori & 40% amali (biasanya kurang daripada tu)

Cuma sebilangan kecil sahaja yang sambung ke Tahap 4 & 5 (DKM & DLKM), iaitu 11.57% sahaja setakat Disember 2017 (Sumber: Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran Malaysia)

Seperti ramai netizen yang telah komen, pemegang sijil kemahiran adalah lebih kepada pelaksana. Merekalah yang akan melaksanakan kerja-kerja di pelbagai industri seperti perkilangan, perladangan, perhotelan dan sebagainya.

Jadi, apa kelebihan ambil sijil kemahiran?

1. Kebolehpasaran graduan kemahiran adalah lebih tinggi berbanding dengan graduan universiti (diploma/degree/masters/PhD)

83.1 peratus graduan KV mendapat pekerjaan mengikut bidang pilihan dalam tempoh tiga bulan selepas graduasi, sekali gus membuktikan mereka menerima pengiktirafan daripada industri.
Pengarah Bahagian Pendidikan Teknik dan Vokasional (BPTV), Zainuren Mohd Nor

21 public-sector universities and 38 private-sector universities produce something like 51,000 graduates a year, but nearly 60% remain unemployed one year after graduation, according to a study in 2018 conducted by the Minstry of Education Malaysia’s Graduate Tracer Study.
(Source: www.nst.com.my)

2. GAGAL SPM pun boleh menjana pendapatan sehingga RM20,000 sebulan

Disebabkan kemahiran teknikal pemegang SKM mendapat permintaan tinggi di industri (terutamanya di sektor tertentu seperti minyak & gas (O&G)), adalah tidak mustahil untuk pemegang SKM juga boleh mendapat pendapatan melebihi 5 angka sebulan, walaupun bekerja dengan orang lain sahaja. Antara contohnya adalah kimpalan bawah air (underwater welding) dan perpaipan (jurugegah). Ramai juga yang jadi tauke/majikan menjalankan perniagaan sendiri di mana pendapatannya mungkin mencecah sejuta setahun (contohnya bidang kecantikan dan rambut yang buka francais, penternak yang mengusahakan ladang perikanan/udang dsbgnya)

3. Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia diterima di industri dan luar negara.
Ni adalah maklum balas daripada graduan kemahiran yang pernah mohon kerja di luar negara seperti UAE (Dubai), China (Beijing), Perth (Australia) dll.

Walaupun degree yang ada MQA juga diiktiraf di banyak negara, tetapi saya rasa jika dibandingakan dengan Jata Negara Malaysia, min rasa Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia kita ni lebih senang diterima/dikenali di luar negara kot.

Degree / Ijazah Sarjana Muda

Sebaliknya, kumpulan pemegang ijazah adalah mereka yang pemikirannya lebih tajam diasah/ada kemahiran fikiran kritikal yang lebih tinggi berbanding dengan graduan sijil kemahiran (secara amnya).

Mereka ini lazimnya adalah pembuat keputusan, memikirkan dan merancang dulu segala aspek kerja dengan teliti (termasuklah Akta, Peraturan & SOP) dan bukan laksanakan tugasan tanpa memikirkan dan merancang terlebih dahulu.

Apa pula kelebihannya ambil ijazah sarjana muda/degree holder?

Belajar di IPT untuk program ijazah sarjana muda dapat mengasah lagi secara mendalam pemikiran kritikal, kemahiran komunikasi, menganalisis dan beberapa soft skills yang lain. (Walaupun elemen ASK – Attitude, Skills & Knowledge tu wujud di peringkat Sijil Kemahiran, namun ia tidak begitu ditekankan dan mendalam)

Contohnya: Budak kemahiran mungkin pandai pasang penghawa dingin tetapi kebanyakkannya mungkin tidak begitu pentingkan/tahu aspek lain seperti bahan pendingin yang digunkan serta kesannya kepada alam sekitar sekiranya tidak dikendalikan dengan baik. Maka, pihak Jabatan Alam Sekitar (yang min rasanya terdiri daripada kumpulan perancangan) telah mewajibkan semua juruteknik, pengeluar sektor penyejukbekuan dan penyaman udara memiliki tauliah pengendalian bahan pendingin di bawah Akta 127.

Lagi satu contoh yang lebih mudah dikaitkan dengan kehidupan anda sekarang. Pada pendapat anda, petugas baris hadapan (frontliner) dan mereka yang membuat perancangan strategik untuk mengurus dan mengekang penularan wabak COVID-19 ni, anda rasa mereka ni pemegang sijil kemahiran ke degree (atau lebih tinggi)?

Namun, usaha membendung penularan wabak ini adalah hasil semua pihak, pengurusan (degree holder), kakitangan sokongan (ada yang pemegang sijil kemahiran, ada yang degree), pelajar-pelajar kemahiran (Kolej Vokasional, ILP, Politeknik) yang menghasilkan PPE untuk petugas baris hadapan serta seluruh rakyat Malaysia (ada pemegang sijil kemahiran, ijazah sarjana muda & yang tiada sijil :-P)

rote learning vs. critical thinking - CollegeHippo — Sistem pembelajaran negara kita kekurangan pemikiran kritikal,
hanya semasa pendidikan tinggi/Universiti sahaja baru mula diperkenalkan.

2. Dengan adanya Degree, anda biasanya akan merancang, menyelia atau mengurus kumpulan pelaksana (pemegang sijil kemahiran) untuk melakukan tugasan, sesetengahnya mungkin dianggap 3D (Dirty, Difficult & Dangerous). Kebiasaanya juga gaji adalah lebih tinggi berbanding dengan gaji pemegang sijil kemahiran.

3. Peningkatan status sosial / kebanggaan keluarga

Masyarakat kita rata-ratanya masih memandang rendah terhadap juruteknik/pekerja kemahiran dan menganggap kalau tidak belajar di menara gading, masih ada kekurangannya.

Anda akan rasa megah dan bangga sekiranya ada degree (kalau ada kemahiran teknikal lagi bagus!) dan tak rasa rendah diri bila bersama graduan-graduan IPT, tak kira di tempat kerja ataupun kehidupan sosial.
# Namun, ini semua adalah bergantung kepada anda. Jika keyakinan diri tinggi, tanpa degree pun ok je kan?

Kesimpulannya? Sijil Kemahiran VS Degree, Mana Lebih Bagus?

Sebenarnya, ia tidak boleh dibandingkan begitu sahaja. Masing-masing ada kelemahan serta kelebihannya tersendiri, ada kegunannya tersendiri, seperti yang telah dibincangkan di atas.

Kedua-duanya saling melengkapi.

1. Kalau dah ada sijil kemahiran, berusahalah untuk sambung degree. Ijazah Eksekutif @ Executive Bachelor pun jadilah, kalau sekadar kerja di sektor swasta.

Nak tahu lebih lanjut? Baca di URiseProgram atau
Nak daftar? Isi Borang Permohonan Di Sini

a. Dapat naik pangkat (rata-ratanya sektor swasta tak perlukan degree MQA untuk kenaikan pangkat)
b. Dapat tingkatkan status sosial dan membanggakan ahli keluarga serta role model kepada anaka-anak anda kelak. Ilmu itu penting. Dan ilmu yang bermanfaat boleh bawa hingga ke penghujung hayat.
c. Dapat juga sambung ke Degree atau Masters (MQA) masa depan jika berminat.

Kalau perlukan Degree Teknikal dari MTUN ataupun yang ada pengiktirafan MQA, boleh je mohon masuk IPT guna APEL A.

2. Kalau dah ada Degree, baik juga kalau dapat belajar kemahiran teknikal (jangka pendek/panjang) ataupun persijilkan melalui pengalaman kerja terdahulu (PPT).

Mengapa ada Degree pun masih nak kemahiran teknikal? Lihat apa yang MP Permatang Pauh, Nurul Izzah ulas.

Misalnya ketika saya menggunakan penerbangan MAS, dalam pesawat baru Airbus, tandas tiba-tiba tidak berfungsi. Dan pramugari sibuk mencari juruteknik untuk membaikinya.
Kenapa? Kerana jurutera seperti saya tidak akan dapat membaiki apa yang perlu dibaiki.
Nurul Izzah, anggota parlimen Permatang Pauh serta bekas pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pemerkasaan TVET

Jadi, harap graduan dari kedua-dua aliran saling hormat-menghormati. Masing-masing ada peranan dalam industri dan kehidupan harian kita.

Pada pendapat min, paling best ada kedua-duanya sekali, mengapa nak pilih Sijil Kemahiran Vs Degree?

Jika anda nak sambung/mohon:

1. Degree/executive degee: URiseProgram
2. Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia melalui pengalaman kerja: SKM-PPT
3. Kursus TVET/kemahiran: KursusTVET

HELLO. CANNOT. What You CANNOT do if no SPM certificate

July 28, 2020TVET/Skills coursesAPEL A, fail SPM, HELLO. CANNOT., Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) atau Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia (DKM), skills training, SKM, TVET coursesadmin

No SPM certificate?

Now, since GSC admin said this phrase “HELLO. CANNOT.” and popularized by netizens, let’s see what you CANNOT do if you don’t have SPM certificate.

1. Generally, you are not able to work in any government agency@appointed to any government position as most of it requires a min pass in SPM or equivalent, except for very few positions that only require PMR/PT3 or talents.

2. You CANNOT further your study directly to an MQA accredited diploma program in higher education institutions if no SPM certificate. However, there are few other options for you to further study, to be shared later.

3. You CANNOT be an air stewardess/steward@cabin crew@flight attendant. As I know, SPM is a MUST (or at least it’s equivalent eg: GCE O-Level)

4. Your chances of employment in Singapore is at a disadvantage as the government of SG requires a min in SPM or equivalent for employers to hire you at a lower levy. Here are some figures for you (2016 data)
If foreign workers account for 25-40% of your company, and if you don’t have SPM, then the levy would be S$700. 10-25% would bring it to S$550, and those below 10% would be S$420. (With SPM, the amount would be cut by S$100, and so on) – according to Verna Ling, a Malaysian’s experience working in Singapore.

How to Overcome It?

1. Well, if you really insist to be in the public sector@government servant, you only have one choice. Resit for whichever paper that you failed in your SPM (usually it is BM or Sejarah). My personal opinion, just forget about it. Be a freelancer, self made entrepreneur or join the private sector. Work harder in the field that you like, it should be more rewarding than being a ‘clean’ government servant.

2. This is the core of this website’s focus, skills/TVET education. Further study options if you fail SPM in BM version can be found here. So, what can you do if no SPM certificate?

a) Take up a skills/TVET program that you have interest/good at.
Eg. you may like cooking, repairing electronic items at home, heavy interest with cars and it’s mechanics. So naturally, courses that suits you could be culinary, industrial electronics and automotive technicians respectively.

And if you’re into more IR4.0 courses, you can also consider mechatronics, application development, drone piloting and so forth.

You could still have a good career, if not brighter than those academic graduates.

b) So what’s next after getting skills certificate@Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM)? Good news is that you can also further to an executive degree or academic Bachelor or Masters degree later in life.

c) With SKM, the world is yours. Not just Singapore, you will be surprised that it’s widely accepted worldwide, by countries like UAE, China, Australia (basically Commonwealth countries)

d) If you don’t intend or have the heart to study now, no problem. You may work for few years first to gain industry experience and when ready to further study, you may take up APEL A examination to gain entry to study Bachelors (21 yeas old and above) or Masters Degree (30 yeas old and above) at selected Universities.

Prasekolah & Tadika Dibuka 1 Julai 2020. Adakah Anda Dah Bersedia?

June 24, 2020TVET/Skills courses, TVETunikursus asuhan permata, kursus pendidikan awal kanak-kanak, prasekolah, tadika, Unirazak, Universiti Tun Abdul Razakadmin

Setelah hampir 3 bulan PKP & PKPB, akhirnya semua prasekolah dan tadika dibuka (akan dibenarkan kembali dibuka bermula 1 Julai ini), menurut Menteri Kanan (Kluster Keselamatan) Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

Keputusan itu melibatkan 6,216 prasekolah di bawah Kementerian Pendidikan dan 7,887 buah milik swasta, serta 1,781 tadika di bawah Kementerian Perpaduan Negara dan 8,530 tadika kemas di bawah Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar.

Terkejut dengan angka ni?

Ni yang min nak kaitkan dengan TVET. Peluang kerjaya dalam bidang pra-sekolah dan pendidikan awal kanak-kanak memang cukup banyak. Nanti kita bincang pula apakah yang diperlukan untuk berkecimpung dalam industri ini serta kelayakkannya di penghujung artikel.

PRA SEKOLAH & TADIKA DIBUKA 1 JULAI 2020

SOP termasuk sewaktu pelajar datang dan pulang, cara bermain dalam tadika, waktu makan semua lengkap. Namun, SOP yang terperinci akan diumumkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan.
Menteri Kanan (Kluster Keselamatan) Ismail Sabri Yaakob

Persoalannya, adakah anda, sebagai ibu bapa kepada anak-anak tersayang anda, telah bersedia untuk menghantar mereka, walaupun prasekolah atau tadika akan dibuka minggu depan (1 Julai 2020)?

Sememangnya banyak arahan yang dikeluarkan mengelirukan rakyat.

Pembukaan sekolah menengah 24.6.2020 dikaburkan dengan persoalan kehadiran guru sekolah rendah.
Arahan dan saranan Kementerian bercanggah dengan arahan JPN dan PPD. Mengapa pula bukan pelajar sekolah menengah bukan kelas peperiksaan didahulukan dulu atau murid yang berada dalam Tahap Dua sekolah rendah berbanding murid prasekolah dan tadika?
Seolah-olah kenyataan tidak berpaksikan kepada satu sumber yang mutlak.

Namun, min berpendapat semua ini dilakukan untuk mudahkan ibu bapa yang bekerja untuk tinggalkan anak mereka di prasekolah & tadika.

Apapun, kerajaan telah buat keputusan. Sekarang terserah kepada:

1. Pihak pengurusan prasekolah dan tadika untuk memastikan kanak-kanak mengikut SOP yang ditetapkan untuk pastikan tiada jangkitan berlaku.

2. Cikgu-cikgu prasekolah dan tadika serta kakitangan yang terlibat dapat mematuhi SOP yang ditetapkan dan bimbing anak-anak kecil untuk mengikut SOP juga. Anak-anak kecil ni perlu dibimbing dan diawasi agar kebersihan diri mereka dijaga dengan baik.

3. Ibu bapa boleh buat persediaan awal

Bercerita dan berlatih (role play)

Social distancing – apa dan bagaimana, kenapa diperlukan dan sebagainya
Basuh tangan dengan cara yang betul. Ajar anak-anak untuk basuh tangan setiap kali sebelum dan selepas makan.
Cara bersin/batuk yang betul.
Elak daripada sentuh hidung dan mata (ni memang susah :-P)

Ini adalah norma baru dan memerlukan masa serta latihan yang berterusan. Jadi digalakkan ibu bapa dapat membuat persiapan lebih awal.

Hmm, mungkin juga anda sebagai ibu bapa rasa nak tukar bidang setelah menjaga & mendidik anak selama 3 bulan ni di rumah? Mari kita lihat kelayakkan apa yang diperlukan untuk menjadikannya sebagai kerjaya.

Kelayakkan apa yang diperlukan?

Kursus Asuhan Permata yang diluluskan oleh Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM).

Anda juga digalakkan (mungkin wajib kelak) untuk mengikuti kursus pendidikan awal kanak-kanak yang menawarkan persijilan berikut:

Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia 3* dalam Pengasuhan dan Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak (T982-001-3:2017) (program setahun) atau setara, jika anda ingin menjadi pengasuh/pendidik awal kanak-kanak atau pemilik taska.

Anda tidak perlu kelulusan SPM tetapi cuma kemahiran 3M (Membaca, Menulis & Mengira) dan umur minima 16 tahun.
Bergantung kepada institut yang anda pilih, kursus diajar dalam BM atau English)

ATAU

Kursus Diploma in Early Childhood Education (2.5 tahun), jika ingin mengajar di tadika.

Syarat kemasukkan:

3 Kredit dalam SPM atau setara; atau
2 Kredit dalam SPM dan pengalaman kerja dengan anak-anak kecil selama 3 tahun; atau
1 Kredit dalam SPM dan pengalaman kerja dengan anak-anak kecil selama 5 tahun
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia 3 atau Sijil Kolej Komuniti (Tahap 3, MQF) dalam bidang berkaitan dan lulus SPM dengan sekurang-kurangnya 1 Kredit dalam satu (1) subjek
Kemasukkan melalui Accreditation of Prior Learning Experience (APEL): 1 Kredit dan 5 tahun pengalaman kerja/pembelajaran yang berkaitan

Peluang Kerjaya:

Pengarang Buku Kanak-Kanak
Pengajar Pendidikan Seni
Penyiar TV Kanak-kanak
Pembangun Kuikulum
Perunding
Wartawan
Pensyarah (Perlu ada Bachelor Early Childhood Education jika nak ajar Diploma Early Childhood Education)
Pemasaran
Jurulatih Keibubapaan
Pembangun Produk
Jurulatih Eksperimen
Pengurusan Acara
Pendidik
Penghibur
Pengajar
Instructional Designer
Penyelidik
Pekerja Sosial
Cikgu / Pengetua
Bakat Suara

Sumber: Berita Harian, Majalah Pama, Kolej Schwin, Kolej Dika, Universiti Tun Abdul Razak @ Unirazak

**Nota: *Sekiranya dah ada SKM3 bidang ni tetapi ingin Ijazah Eksekutif yang boleh membolehkan anda layak sebagai graduan Universiti dalam masa yang singkat (9 bulan), sila rujuk sini.**

Kerjaya Underwater Welding – Lumayan & Cerah Tetapi Bukan Calang-Calang

June 23, 2020TVET/Skills coursesIKTBN, Kursus Bakeri, kursus digital marketing, kursus elektrik, kursus kulinari, kursus mekatronik, kursus pastri, kursus pendidikan awal kanak-kanak, kursus pengurusan hotel, kursus perakaunan, underwater welder, underwater weldingadmin

KIMPALAN bawah air (underwater welding) antara kerjaya dalam bidang kimpalan yang mempunyai jaringan pekerjaan luas di serata dunia turut membabitkan industri seperti minyak dan gas, pembaikan kapal, perpaipan saluran minyak dan sebagainya.

Sesuai dengan namanya, kerjaya ini memerlukan mereka yang berani, minat mendalam, sihat, tahan lasak dan memiliki kemahiran dalam kedua-duanya iaitu sebagai jurukimpal dan penyelam komersial.

Tidak dinafikan pendapatan yang diterima adalah lumayan sekitar RM50,000 sehingga ratusan ribu ringgit setahun.

Jumlah pendapatan bagi kerjaya ini adalah subjektif kerana dibayar berdasarkan kepada projek, kaedah dan kedalaman selaman serta keadaan persekitaran.

Ketua Jabatan Kimpalan, Institut Kemahiran Tinggi Belia Negara (IKTBN) Pagoh, Muar, Johor Wan Mohd Zafrulizan Wan Draman berkata, untuk menjadi seorang ‘diver-welder’, seseorang perlu mempunyai sijil dalam kemahiran mengimpal dan memiliki lesen sebagai penyelam komersial.

Bagaimanapun, katanya buat masa ini kursus ‘underwater welding’ tidak dijalankan di Jabatan Kimpalan IKTBN Pagoh tetapi hanya fokus kepada kursus kimpalan.

“Terdapat beberapa pusat latihan di Malaysia yang menjalankan kursus ini dan mengeluarkan sijil yang diiktiraf badan antarabangsa.

“Kursus untuk ‘underwater inspection’ juga sudah ada dijalankan di Malaysia ketika ini berbanding sebelum ini hanya boleh diikuti di luar negara.

“Kos untuk menjalani kursus bagi menceburi bidang ‘underwater welding’ ini sememangnya tinggi dan mencecah puluhan ribu ringgit bergantung kepada pusat latihan berkenaan.

“Namun wang yang dilaburkan berbaloi kerana latihan turut membabitkan penggunaan peralatan mahal serta pengalaman yang bakal diperoleh bukan calang-calang dan amat diperlukan sebelum layak digelar jurukimpal bawah air (‘diver-welder’), ” katanya.

Mengulas mengenai risiko kerjaya itu kata Wan Mohd Zafrulizan, ia adalah tinggi dan ada yang membawa maut.

Risiko seperti kejutan elektrik dan letupan juga boleh terjadi apabila hidrogen serta oksigen digunakan ketika proses mengimpal.

“Bagaimanapun, terdapat prosedur operasi standard (SOP) yang perlu dipatuhi setiap jurukimpal bawah air sebelum, ketika dan selepas selesai kerja.

“Amalan standard ini boleh mengelakkan bahaya dan kejadian yang tidak dingini daripada berlaku,” katanya.

Pada masa sama, bidang kimpalan ditawarkan di IKTBN Pagoh pada 2003.

Selepas hampir 17 tahun beroperasi lebih daripada 2,000 graduan dilatih di peringkat sijil dan diploma.

Purata kadar kebolehpasaran untuk bidang ini dari 2016 sehingga 2019 amat memberangsangkan apabila lebih 90 peratus graduan berjaya mendapatkan pekerjaan di pelbagai sektor dalam tempoh enam bulan selepas tamat pengajian.

Kata Wan Mohd Zafrulizan, permintaan industri kimpalan adalah tinggi dan konsisten untuk penempatan pekerjaan.

Graduan sangat bertuah kerana bidang ini boleh dikatakan fleksibel walaupun mereka beralih arah ke pekerjaan di industri berlainan. Perkembangan industri sekarang adalah pesat terutama dari segi teknologi.
Tidak dinafikan sesetengah teknologi adalah asing kepada pelajar mahupun tenaga pengajar. Ini antara salah satu mengapa On Job Training (OJT) di industri menjadi perkara wajib kepada pelajar.
Semua pelajar SKM (Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia) dan DKM (Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia) perlu menjalani OJT selama tiga bulan pada semester akhir pengajian. Secara tidak langsung didedahkan dengan cara kerja dan teknologi baharu.

Wan Mohd Zafrulizan – Ketua Jabatan Kimpalan, Institut Kemahiran Tinggi Belia Negara (IKTBN) Pagoh

Sumber: hmetro.com.my/akademia

Komen: Sekiranya anda rasa kerjaya ini tidak sesuai untuk anda, banyak lagi kerjaya kemahiran mempunyai prospek yang cerah dan tidak begitu merbahaya. Antara kursus kemahiran yang membolehkan anda memiliki kerjaya yang ada banyak peluang pekerjaan termasuk (tapi tidak terhad kepada):

Kursus kulinari
Kursus bakeri/pastri
Kursus elektrik
Kursus pendidikan awal kanak-kanak
Kursus perakaunan
Kursus mekatronik
Kursus pengurusan hotel
Kursus multimedia/pereka grafik
Kursus IT (komputer sistem/rangkaian komputer/pembangunan aplikasi@programming)
Kursus VTO (Vocational Training Operation)

Sekiranya anda tidak tahu kursus kemahiran apa lagi yang ditawarkan, boleh isi butiran anda di sini (pusat latihan swasta sahaja) ataupun whatsapp untuk bertanyakan kursus kemahiran (swasta sahaja)

Jika anda dah ada Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia/Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia/Diploma Vokasional Malaysia dan ingin meneruskan ke peringkat Ijazah, boleh baca sini.

Pemegang Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) Dapat Gaji Lebih Tinggi (Berbanding SPM sahaja) Untuk Perlantikan Ke Perkhidmatan Awam?

June 9, 2020TVET & Vocational Training - Malaysian News, TVET/Skills coursesGaji SKM lebih tinggi, Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia, SKM, SPAadmin

Betul ke gaji lebih tinggi dengan adanya Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM)*?

Kalau anda tak percaya, bacalah sendiri dari laman web Suruhanjaya Perkhidmatan Awam Malaysia.
* Namun, semua jawatan masih memerlukan kelayakan Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). Tetapi jika anda kerja di sektor swasta, tak perlu risau sangat pasal SPM.

Takut anda tak tahu, pemegang Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) juga mendapat permintaan tinggi dari industri dan juga syarikat di luar negeri.

Gaji Lebih Tinggi untuk pemegang Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) berbanding SPM sahaja

Berikut adalah contoh salah satu daripada 63 jawatan yang menunjukkan kelayakan Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) mempunyai gaji permulaan yang lebih tinggi.

PERINGATAN

Bagi tujuan pelantikan ke perkhidmatan awam, calon yang memohon jawatan yang mensyaratkan kelayakan masuk Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia perlu memiliki sekurang-kurangnya keputusan berikut:

lulus enam mata pelajaran termasuk Bahasa Melayu, dengan dua daripada mata pelajaran adalah di peringkat Kepujian dan selebihnya peringkat Lulus dalam satu peperiksaan; atau
lulus enam mata pelajaran termasuk Bahasa Melayu, dengan dua mata pelajaran adalah di peringkat Kepujian dan selebihnya peringkat Lulus yang dikumpulkan dalam dua peperiksaan dalam tempoh tiga tahun berturut-turut; dan
memenuhi syarat kelayakan Bahasa Melayu iaitu Kepujian dan subjek-subjek tertentu seperti mana yang disyaratkan dalam skim perkhidmatan.

Calon yang memiliki Sijil SVM adalah layak dipertimbangkan pelantikan ke jawatan dalam Kumpulan Pelaksana yang bersesuaian yang mensyaratkan SPM/SVM. Bagi tujuan memenuhi syarat lulus atau kepujian Bahasa Melayu untuk pelantikan ke Perkhidmatan Awam, calon hendaklah memperoleh pencapaian dalam mata pelajaran Bahasa Melayu (Kod 1104) seperti berikut:

SYARAT KELULUSAN BAHASA MELAYU UNTUK PELANTIKAN KE PERKHIDMATAN AWAM	SYARAT PENCAPAIAN DALAM MATA PELAJARAN BAHASA MELAYU (KOD 1104)
Kepujian	Sekurang-kurangnya Gred ‘C’
Lulus	Sekurang-kurangnya Gred ‘E’

Syarat Lantikan/Gaji/Deskripsi Tugas untuk jawatan lain boleh dirujuk di Portal RasmiSURUHANJAYA PERKHIDMATAN AWAM MALAYSIA

Sekiranya anda cuma pemegang SPM dan tidak berpeluang melanjutkan pendidikan ke mana-mana IPTA, Kolej Komuniti atau Politkenik dan juga gagal rayuan permohonan UPU, anda masih cuba mohon untuk belajar kursus kemahiran di:

1. Institusi Latihan Kemahiran Awam (ILKA)
2. Institusi Latihan Kemahiran Swasta (ILKS)

GAGAL PERMOHONAN UPU? TAK TAHU KE MANA LEPAS NI?

June 3, 2020TVET/Skills courses, TVETunigagal permohonan UPU, Institut Pengajian Tinggi Swasta (IPTS), IPTS, Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia, SKM, SVM, TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)admin

Gagal Permohonan UPU – Apa Boleh Buat?

Anda (ataupun adik-beradik ataupun rakan-rakan yang) gagal dalam permohonan UPU (rayuan fasa 1 dan fasa 2) termasuklah permohonan rayuan? Ataupun anda masih tak tahu keputusan anda? Boleh buat semakan keputusan UPUONLINE dengan merujuk kepada url yang diberi dalam infografik di bawah ataupun terus di http://upu.moe.gov.my/

Anda jangan fikir dah tak dapat tawaran UPU, masa depan anda dah musnah tau. Banyak lagi alternatif lain sebenarnya selain dapat tawaran UPU.

Tingkatan 6

STPM menawarkan dua aliran iaitu kesusasteraan dan sains. Anda boleh pilih aliran mana yang anda minat. Tempoh pengajiannya pun tak lama, hanya satu tahun setengah sahaja dan kemudian anda dah berpeluang untuk melanjutkan pelajaran ke menara gading. Yuran pengajian pun murah tau.

Kaedah pengajiannya juga terbahagi kepada dua dan bukan hanya fokus kepada intensif peperiksaan sahaja. STPM juga ada penilaian yang berorientasikan tugasan.

Ramai orang kata yang kalau ambil STPM ni, sebelah kaki anda dah ada kat Universiti. Takkan anda tak nak kan?

Institut Pengajian Tinggi Swasta (IPTS)

Melanjutkan pelajaran ke peringkat tinggi samada di universiti awam (UA), institut latihan kemahiran awam (ILKA) atau IPTS adalah pilihan buat pelajar lepasan SPM/STPM. Menyambung dan memilih tempat untuk melanjutkan pengajian tinggi bukanlah satu perkara yang mudah buat pelajar masa kini.

Negara kita berlambak dengan IPTS yang tawarkan pelbagai jurusan dan bidang. Selain tu, ada yang kata yuran kat IPTS tu mahal gila. Betul kah? Secara realitinya, yuran untuk melanjutkan pegajian ke IPTS memang agak mahal berbanding dengan pilihan-pilihan lain yang ada. Namun, tidak salah rasanya jika kita melabur untuk mendapatkan sesuatu ilmu yang sangat kita dahagakan kan? Lagipun, mana tahu ilmu serta sijil yang anda dapat daripada IPTS ini lah yang membuatkan kehidupan kamu lebih berjaya pada masa akan datang. Siapa tahu kan?

Namun, banyak kelebihan juga belajar di IPTS.
Anda boleh belajar dengan lebih fokus dan teratur sebab pelajar IPTS pada kebiasaannya tidak ramai berbanding IPTA/UA. Jadi anda tak perlulah risau tentang mendapat gangguan orang lain semasa sesi pembelajaran dijalankan.

IPTS juga biasanya lebih berasaskan industri, banyak menerapkan ilmu praktikal yang dapat memberi tahap kefahaman yang lebih tinggi kepada anda berbanding dengan teknik menghafal, membaca dan sebagainya. Tujuan IPTS lebih menumpukan praktikal adalah untuk melahirkan anda menjadi graduan yang lebih proaktif dan memenuhi permintaan pasaran pekerjaan pada masa kini.

Antara IPTS yang terkenal adalah Limkokwing University, Universiti Multimedia (MMU), Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UniRazak), Univesiti Teknologi Petronas, Management & Science University (MSU) dan banyak lagi.

Gagal permohonan UPU - Senarai IPTS Berdaftar Terkini Di Malaysia (Nama Dan Alamat) — Klik untuk Senarai IPTS Berdaftar di Malaysia (Sehingga 31 Okt 2019)

Kat sini min nak berikan sedikit tips untuk anda membuat semakan terhadap kursus yang anda minat. Sebelum anda nak memasuki IPTS, anda kenalah tengok dulu semak dulu samada program tu telah diakreditasi oleh MQA ke belum. Anda boleh tengok rujuk di sini untuk buat carian.
Namun, sekiranya anda tak pernah terfikir nak kerja di sektor awam atau syarikat Government Linked Company (GLC), boleh juga pertimbangkan persijilan tanpa MQA.

* Jika anda lepasan SPM dan ada Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM), min nak syorkan program diploma profesional atau ijazah eksekutif yang diwujudkan khas untuk lepasan Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM)/Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia (DKM) dan Siijl Vokasional Malaysia (SVM). Banyak juga kelebihannya berbanding dengan diploma/ijazah sarjana muda biasa. Nak tahu lebih lanjut?
Sila isi borang tunjuk minat di sini (kalau ada SVM / SKM / DKM atau sebarang sijil teknikal)

Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) / TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training)

Selain institut latihan kemahiran awam yang boleh dimohon melalui UPU, anda juga boleh mengambil sijil kemahiran di institusi latihan kemahiran swasta. Terdapat pelbagai jenis kursus kemahiran yang ditawarkan seperti kursus kulinari/penyediaan makanan, kursus pastri, kursus elektrik, kursus komputer, kursus penyediaan awal kanak-kanak dan banyak lagi.
Lepasan Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) ini mendapat sambutan tinggi dari industri, dalam dan luar negara.

Tapi ramai orang kata yang kursus kemahiran adalah untuk mereka yang gagal pendidikan akademik. Masih ramai yang ada pandangan negatif terhadap aliran kemahiran ini. Kalau ambil sijil kemahiran ni mesti tiada masa depan dan susah untuk bersaing dalam industri. Betulkah?

Anda mungkin pernah dengar tentang kisah viral mengenai seorang perempuan pertama Malaysia yang bekerja sebagai seorang jurukimpal kan? Kalau anda nak tahu, Nurizzati Athirah Mohamad Yusoff ataupun lebih dikenali sebagai Athirah yang berusia 22 tahun telahpun mula menceburi bidang kimpalan bawah air ketika dia seorang pelajar di Kolej Vokasional Taiping di Kamunting, Taiping, Perak.

Ni kisah beliau: Jurukimpal Wanita Dalam Air Bertaraf Antarabangsa Memecah Dominasi

Kalau Athirah boleh buktikan pada satu Malaysia tentang kerjaya kemahiran yang dia ceburi bukanlah satu pekerjaan yang sia-sia mengapa anda tak boleh pulak kan?

Anda kena teruskan usaha dan jangan terlalu mudah mengalah, hidup memang selalu mencabar!

Dalam hidup ni tidak ada satu benda pun yang mudah sebenarnya. Apabila anda gagal hari ini (permohonan UPU), ia tidak bermaksud anda akan gagal seumur hidup tau. Anda kena bijak merancang perjalanan hidup sendiri di samping berusaha dengan gigih agar kejayaan yang anda impikan tu dapat dikecapi pada suatu hari nanti. Dan yang paling penting adalah anda kena percaya dengan kebolehan yang ada pada diri sendiri.

Expect a recession in 4 to 6 months, says chief statistician

May 31, 2020Kursus Induksi PP-PPD/PP-PPT/PPL, TVET/Skills coursesaccounting course, digital marketing skills, early childhood education course, glove manufacturing, Hartalega, industrial automation, mechatronics, recession, recession proof, reskilling, Top Glove, TVET courses, upskillingadmin

Recession

A recession is a macroeconomic term that refers to a significant decline in general economic activity in a designated region. It had been typically recognized as two consecutive quarters of economic decline, as reflected by GDP in conjunction with monthly indicators such as a rise in unemployment.

SINGAPORE: The Malaysian economy is about to feel the full impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the country’s top statistician.

After posting its slowest growth since the global financial crisis, the economy is set to slip into a recession in the next four to six months, according to a report by Mohd Uzir Mahidin, the chief statistician.

With its borders shut to foreigners and a standstill in commerce around the world, industries including tourism and aviation have been crippled, adding uncertainty to a rebound in trade in the first quarter.

The expected decline comes as the country’s gross domestic product grew marginally at 0.7% in the first three months of the year, the lowest since the third quarter of 2009, he said.

That growth rate is significantly less than the 3.9% to 4.2% expansion expected, with losses of RM22.8 billion (US$5.3 billion) in economic output because of a countrywide lockdown, he said.

Countries across the world began the “Great Lockdown” in March.

“From the early indications in April and May 2020, the economic environment is foreseen to be unfavourable for Malaysian businesses,” according to the report, entitled the Malaysian Economic Statistics Review.

With the global lockdown, “this unprecedented situation has caused a sharp contraction to the economy like never before.”

Source: Bloomberg.com

Comment: Is your job secured in this coming recession? This time around, things are a bit different. Even traditionally recession-proof career like early childhood educator might be at risk, due to the lockdown. Otherwise, it is relatively recession-proof. You should consider either upskilling or reskilling if your current skills are going to be less relevant or totally obsolete post-MCO/CMCO.

Among the skills that I highly recommend is to brush up your digital marketing skills as digitalisation is a must in the new norm.
And if you really hate to deal with screen and IT-related kinds of stuff, here are some other options:

– Accounting course if you love numbers
– Industrial automation if you like robotics & machinery (great prospect especially in the glove manufacturing industry during this pandemic)
Baking & Culinary if you like baking & cooking (Just like early childhood industry, F&B industry may look bleak in this year or until a vaccine for Covid-19 is found).

There are many other TVET courses that lead to jobs/careers that are not only recession-proof but also in high demand.

So, what is your interest?
What course would you like to study?
If you’re unsure or know what you want to study but don’t know where, just state your interest here.

People Are Becoming Millionaires (or unemployed) During This Economic Collapse…Are Your Skills Ready For It?

April 13, 2020TVET/Skills coursesdigital marketing, E-Commerce, F&B, information technology, Instagram, online content creators, programming, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), skills, Skills for Post Covid-19, social media skills, web development, Youtubeadmin

Skills to overcome economic collapse/unemployment or even thrive!

Digital Marketing is probably the best skills for you to overcome economic collapse (includes programming, social medial skills like FB, Instagram & Youtube, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO), Google Analytics etc)

Web Development

Information Technology

If you are really serious in changing your live, having a good career or even surviving your business, you should seriously consider in taking up courses that prepare you for it.

Following is part of the above video’s transcript

During this economic collapse, we have seen people lose their businesses, their life savings, and their jobs.

In fact, since the collapse started, searches for unemployment applications on google have increased by roughly 4700%.

And just last week alone, 6.65 million people in the United States filed for unemployment. That’s about 2% of the entire population. And to put that in perspective, only about 155 million people in the united states are in the workforce…meaning that last week alone will hike the unemployment rate by about 4.2%. This means that we have likely already surpassed the unemployment levels of the worst parts of the 2008 Financial Crisis.

Yet, despite all of this doom and gloom, there have been some people that have been able to take advantage of this situation. In fact, many Millionaires, Multimillionaires, and even billionaires might be being created right before our very eyes. So who are these people? And could you do anything right now to help bolster your financial future? Well, let’s start off by asking ourselves, why do some businesses go through a boom during a crisis. A perfect example of this is Mcdonalds during the Financial Crisis.

In 2008 and 2009, as businesses were collapsing, unemployment was nearing 10%, and millions of people were losing their jobs…Mcdonalds actually saw an increase in revenue and profits by about 4.5% per year. So why did this happen? Well, think about it.

When millions of people have their incomes drastically reduced, they look for ways to cut costs in order to survive. One of which is food. And in 2008, Mcdonalds had a pretty long list of items on its dollar menu. Meaning that it was cheaper in many cases for a family to go and buy food from Mcdonalds for a few dollars than it was to get fresh food from a grocery store. This is one example of a business that was in the right place at the right time while going through a recession.

But today is a completely different economy than it was 12 years ago. In 2008, only about 22% of the world were regularly on the internet, meanwhile, about 60% of people today are regularly on the internet. And the results of this have been staggering. A recent Nielsen report showed that streaming on these platforms has spiked by over 22% since the lockdowns were implemented. And that’s one of the reasons why creators like myself and many other influencers, have actually seen substantial increases in viewership, subscriber counts, and revenue during this time…as opposed to many other businesses that are seeing decreases across the board. In fact, there are some genres of online content creation that are seeing 50, 100, or even up to a 500% increase in revenue since the lockdowns. Those are videos that have to do with at-home meditation, cooking, home workouts, and DIY videos. Largely things relating to stuff people can do at home.

And depending on the creator, this might mean an extra few hundred dollars a month, to tens of thousands of dollars in additional revenue per month. And out of all the industries I mention in this video, I can guarantee you that this crisis will create more wealth in the social media space than it will in most other industries.

And what’s crazy is that there has been such an influx of online viewership, that the largest online video companies like Amazon, Youtube, Netflix, and Disney, have all agreed to reduce the bitrates on their platforms, in order to make sure that their websites and applications don’t slow down or crash.

This has led to an explosion of online industries like E-Commerce and Social Media. And that brings us to the first business that has been going through a boom recently. Online Content Creators.

Because of global lockdowns, more people are being forced to stay home and try to entertain themselves. So, many of these people are turning to platforms like Netflix, Disney Plus, Youtube, and other streaming services in order to kill the time. Transcript too long. End here.

How to Make Bread – Without Breadmaker in 7 Easy Steps (Home Baking)

April 5, 2020TVET/Skills coursesbaking at home, baking course, breadmaker, home baking, how to make bread, how to make bread without breadmaker, pastry production course, Skills courses, TVET coursesadmin

Baking bread (and bun) without breadmaker (video)

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full time bakery or pastry course, you may leave your details here

Here’s another version of baking bun without breadmaker -11 year old Malaysian girl

Baking bread at home is simple and fun, you can learn And if you/your children intend to make a career out of baking or pastry production, there are proper skills/TVET courses that you/they can consider to pursue.

Eg. Pastry production course provides students the contemporary skills and techniques to prepare and present a wide variety of baking and pastry items suitable for a bakeshop, café or patisserie kitchen.

Successful graduates have a proven track record of succeeding in various industries ranging in top dining outlets, hospitality and food production, to manufacturing, vocational education and retail businesses, and even international competitions!

Baking bread without breadmaker (Instructional steps)

This is an easy, basic recipe for bread that does not require much skill.

There are many ways to make bread and this is one of them (and in my opinion, a very simple way). Remember, bread making is not an exact science.

Step 1: Baking bread – Tools, Equipments & Materials (TEM)

You will need:

Yeast – 2 Tbsp
Hot-ish* water – 2 cups
Bread flour – 5 cups total, 2 for the sponge and 3 for later. (NOT regular flour)
Sugar – 2 Tbsp.
Salt – 2 tsp.
Oil – 2 Tbsp.
3 loaf pans
Quick-read thermometer
Oven pre-heated to 375

*Hot-ish means between 95 and 115 degrees F. much colder and it won’t activate, much warmer and it will kill the little guys.

Step 2: Make the Sponge

This recipe uses what I call a “sponge.” The sponge will activate the yeast and get things started; getting the yeast warm, happy, and ready to go

Start by mixing the hot water and the flour. Then, add 2 Tbsp. sugar, 2 Tbsp. oil, 2 Tbsp. yeast, and 2 tsp. salt.

Let this sit for about 8 or 10 minutes. Assuming your water was hot enough, it should be nice and bubbly.

Step 3: Add Some Flour and Knead It

Now you need to add about 3 more cups of flour. I added a little less this time, it really depends on the humidity and how exact your measurements were in the sponge step.

Once it gets too tough to stir, flip it onto a clean floured surface. Now, knead away, adding flour as you do so.
Knead the dough for 8 or 9 minutes. As my Mother says, it should be the texture of your earlobe when it’s done kneading.

When you finish this part put it back in the bowl and cover it with a slightly damp towel.

Step 4: Let It Rise…

let the dough rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes to an hour. the dough should be about doubled in size by the time it’s finished.

Step 5: Into the Pans

Punch the dough down (Yes, punch it. Beat the heck out of it. Just don’t make a mess), then divide it into 3 parts. Spray the pans and put the dough in. Let it rise again in the pans (covered) until it looks like the second picture.

Step 6: Into the Oven

Preheat your oven to 375 F and put the loaves in.
Bake them for about 25 minutes. Your quick read thermometer should read between 180 and 190 degrees. Pull the loaves out and place them on their sides on a rack, after a few seconds slide them out of the pans and onto the rack. Let them cool.

Step 7: Eat!

Credit: https://www.instructables.com/

Inspired to baking bread on your own? There are many instructional videos and articles on the web.

But if you/your children would like to take it up as a career, invest in a good program with a proper TVET college/institute.

Recession-proof TVET Jobs/Business With Early Childhood Education Course

March 31, 2020TVET/Skills courses, TVETjobearly childhood eduation, early childhood education course, early childhood education course Malaysia, ECCE, ECE, JKM, KAP, kindergarten, Pengasuhan dan Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak, preschool teaching, recession proof, Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) atau Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia (DKM), SKM, tadika, taska, Unirazak, Universiti Tun Abdul Razakadmin

Early Childhood Education Course Malaysia

We believe that early childhood education course (ECE) or also known as early childhood and care education (ECCE) (Pengasuhan dan Pendidikan Awak Kanak-kanak – T982-001-3:2017) & Preschool Teaching (Pendidikan Pra Sekolah – ET-012-3:2012) is a good choice, as a recession-proof career or business.

There is always a need

In a good economy, people send their children to preschool and early childhood education centre because they have some disposable income and have a need for child care and be educated, regardless of whether or not they’re a dual-income family. Conversely, if the economy is in a downturn, families that may not have been dual-income earners may suddenly need full-time child care due to a parent returning to the workforce. So the bottom line is, there is always a need.

The ability to grow regardless of the state of the economy

Not only is early childhood education and care a recession-proof business, but it also offers excellent growth opportunities. If you work hard to be found by parents searching for exceptional early childhood education and care, and give them a reason to entrust you with their children, then you will always be successful.

Introduction

Early childhood care and education (ECCE)

In Malaysia, it is divided into two age groups, which is 0-4 years and 4-6 years old.

The first group (0-4 years), comes under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (MWFCD) which coordinates national programmes on the growth and development of children. Through its Department of Social Welfare, MWFCD keeps a register of all childcare centres (also known as taska) in the country.

Pre-school education for the second group (4-6 years) comes under three ministries/agencies, i.e. the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, and the National Unity Department.

The Malaysian government places a strong emphasis on early childhood care and education (ECCE) and has formulated the National Policy for Early Childhood Education. Under this policy, programs have been introduced to meet the diverse needs of the crucial early years of newborns until the age of six. These programmes provide a solid foundation for healthy growth and development which expose them to activities in nation-building and enhance their readiness for primary school education. The government’s involvement in early childhood care and education (ECCE) is evident from its numerous initiatives to make early childhood programmes more accessible especially for less fortunate children and those in rural areas. A significant amount of funds is also allocated for early childhood care and education (ECCE) every year.

Types of early childhood education and care Institutions

ECCE programmes in Malaysia are offered by two types of institutions, namely:

Childcare centres or nurseries or taska
Preschools or kindergartens or tadika

(A) Childcare Centres or Nurseries (Taska)

Childcare Centre Act 1984 has been reviewed and passed by the Parliament giving rise to the Childcare Centres (Amendment) Act 2007. Government-supported community childcare centres, subsidised workplace childcare centres and Quality Improvement Accreditation System (QIAS) have also being implemented.

In Malaysia, a legislative-approved childcare centre is defined as a premise at which four or more children under the age of four years from more than one household are received to be looked after for reward.

Childcare centres in Malaysia fall into four categories:

Government-owned childcare centres (Taska dalam komuniti since 2006)
Workplace childcare centres
Institution-based childcare centres with 10 children or more
Home-based childcare centres with fewer than 10 children

Under the law, all childcare centres need to be registered with the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) or more popularly known as Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Malaysia (JKM) under the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (MWFCD). MWFCD is responsible for the approval and establishment of childcare centres in the country whilst JKM serves as the main regulator and coordinator of ECCE programmes.

In the plantation sector, childcare centres are provided free under the Standard Act, Minimum Housing and Workers Facilitation 1990 and monitored by the Ministry of Human Resources.

Categories of Childcare Centres

Workplace Childcare Centres
With more and more women are engaged in active employment, MWFCD has been promoting the setting up of childcare at the workplace. For example, the government provides incentives in the form of a RM80,000 grant for the renovation and furnishing of childcare centres set up within government offices. Also, to encourage working mothers to utilise these centres, a subsidy of RM180 per month is given to government servants with monthly salaries below RM2000 who send their children to these centres.

MWFCD also encourages the private sector to provide childcare facilities at the workplace for their employees. Incentives include 10% tax exemption on the cost of building the childcare centres for a period of 10 years.
Community Childcare Centres
MWFCD has been setting up community childcare centres in urban and rural areas with the objective of providing quality childcare services that is more accessible and affordable to the local community. It aims to set up 10 new community childcare centres throughout the country every year. The centres use a curriculum set by MWFCD and is based on the active participation of the local community, parents, children, governmental agencies as well as private organisations. MWFCD has also proposed that every parliamentary area set up a community childcare centre.

Families who send their children to community childcare centres would receive a monthly subsidy of RM180 per child if the family’s income is below RM2000 or RM1200 in urban and rural areas respectively. A grant of RM55,000 will also be given to those interested in setting up a community childcare centre.
Permata Negara Early Childhood Education and Care Centres
The Permata Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) programme was initiated by YABhg. Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor and was introduced after it was approved by the Cabinet on 21 June 2006 with a grant of RM20 million. Themed ‘Every Child a Jewel’ (Setiap Anak Permata), the Permata Negara pilot project was launched at 14 locations in 2006, with at least one in each state- with the curriculum and teacher training spearheaded by Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris.

(B) Pre-schools or Kindergartens (Tadika) for children aged 4 to 6

Early childhood education for children aged 4-6 years comes under three ministries, i.e. the Ministry of Education; the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development; and the Department of National Unity. The pioneer in the setting up of preschools is the Ministry of Rural Development which began in the early 1970’s. There are currently 8307 preschools set up by this ministry which are commonly known as the KEMAS preschool. KEMAS preschools are located in rural or suburban areas and are set up based on requests by local authorities.

Under the Department of National Unity, PERPADUAN preschools were established in urban areas where ‘Rukun Tetangga’ (a friendly neighbourhood scheme) existed. At present, there are 1496 PERPADUAN preschools. In 1992, the Ministry of Education (MOE) started setting up preschools as an annex to existing primary schools through a pilot project. This was extended to the entire nation in 1993 and currently, there are about 5905 of such preschools. Other providers of preschool education include also the State Religious Department and ABIM (Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia).

Table 1.1 : The Three Main Types of Public Preschools in Malaysia (as at 2007)
Types of preschool	KEMAS preschools	MOE preschools	PERPADUAN preschools
Number of classes	8307 classes	5905 classes	1496 classes
Percentage (by class)	52.9%	37.9%	9.5%
Enrolment	198,275	147,625	38,952

What Qualifications Do You Need?

Basic childcare course (Kursus Asuhan Permata) approved by the Department of Social Welfare (JKM).

You are also encouraged (soon maybe compulsory) to pursue an early childhood education course that has the following qualifications:

Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia 3 in Early Childhood Care and Development Education (T982-001-3:2017) (1 year program) or equivalent, if you want to be an early childhood educator or taska owner.

You do not need SPM but basic 3M skills (Membaca, Menulis & Mengira is required and min age is 17 years old.
Depending on institution that you select, lectures may be delivered in BM or English)

OR

Diploma in Early Childhood Education Course (2.5 years program), if you want to teach in kindergarten

Entry Requirements:

3 Credits in SPM or equivalent; or
2 Credits in SPM and 3 years of working experience with young children; or
1 Credit in SPM and 5 years of working experience with young children
Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia 3 or Sijil Kolej Komuniti (Level 3, MQF) in a related field and pass in SPM with at least credit in one (1) subject
Admission through Accreditation of Prior Learning Experience or APEL: 1 credit and 5 years related learning/working experience

Career Prospects:

Author of Children’s Books
Au Pair
Art Instructor
Children’s Television Broadcaster
Curriculum Developer /Trainers
Consultant
Journalist
Lecturer
Marketing
Nutritionist
Parenting Coach
Product Developer
Experimental Coach
Event Management
Educator
Entertainer
Instructor
Instructional Designer
Researcher
Social Workers
Teacher / Principal
Voice Talent

Source: Schools of Malaysia Directory 3rd Ed, Unirazak, Dika College

Note: The demand is so high that we are also getting enquiries for colleges (IPTS) that is going for sale that offers early childhood education course.