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GAGAL PERMOHONAN UPU? TAK TAHU KE MANA LEPAS NI?

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Gagal Permohonan UPU – Apa Boleh Buat?

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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/

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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

Gagal Permohonan UPU - Tingkatan 6 (Form 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.

kursus kulinari
kursus pastri dan bakeri
kursus automotif
kursus elektrik

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.

Empowering TVET among priorities of HR Ministry

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Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran gives a speech at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre November 19, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana
Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran gives a speech at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre November 19, 2019. — Picture by Miera Zulyana

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 18 — Empowering Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) by developing a more relevant new policy in implementing TVET’s agenda in line with industry needs was part of the Ministry of Human Resources’s plan throughout 2019.

This was outlined in the Ministry of Human Resource’s 2019 achievement report to strengthen the various sectors under the ministry led by M. Kulasegaran, while also committed to championing the rights of workers in the country.

Touching on issues related to workers including skills upgrading, TVET education, security, law and others in the 32-page report card, the Ministry of Human Resources is committed towards improving every aspect in line with fulfilling the promises contained in the Pakatan Harapan’s manifesto.

With a RM5.9 billion allocation via the 2020 Budget to place TVET in the main stream in the country, the ministry has begun to take step by establishing the TVET Single Quality Assurance System to be used by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and the Department of Skills Development (JPK) for the purpose of coordinating, monitoring and strengthening the TVET sector.

According to Kulasegaran, the new system is responsible for accrediting TVET programmes offered by public and private TVET institutions based on the Second Edition Of The Malaysia Qualification Framework (MQF 2.0) which was approved at the MQA Council Meeting in December 2017.

“The implementation of TVET quality assurance programme by MQA and JPK will be made based on the TVET Programme Accreditation Code of Practice approved by the Cabinet Meeting on Jan 31, 2019,” he said.

In line with the latest trend of Industrial Revolution (IR) 4.0 education or 4.0 era education, Kulasegaran said 35 National Occupational Skills Standards (NOSS) related to IR 4.0 were developed in 2018.

“To date, there are 42 NOSS related to IR 4.0 as a result of TVET’s National Master Plan Development Study towards a developed nation and the direction until 2030 will be used by policy makers in the process of reforming TVET implementation in Malaysia,” he said.
The efforts to empower the TVET field did not stop there when the ministry took the initiative to expand its field of study by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Private Secondary School (SUWA) on May 23, 2019 at Kolej Universiti New Era in Kajang.

“The collaboration between the two entities led to the ministry’s involvement in allowing SUWA students to attend training programmes at 32 Department of Human Resource Training Institutes (ILJTM) and enabling the ministry to consider loan applications or scholarships to eligible students for further study in TVET programmes, Vocational Training Officers (VTO) and so on,” he said. — Bernama

Malaysia’s TVET courses used as reference by Sri Lankan’s Ministry of Technical, Vocational, Education & Training (TVET)

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GOALS

  • Increase TVET certificate holders from 79,200 to 144,000, which will result in 40% of the 360,000 students per annum. 
  • Transform unskilled labour contribution of the labour force into skilled labour contribution of the labour force by reducing the current unskilled labour from 225,600 i.e. 62.8% of all students per annum to 36,000 i.e. 10% of all students per annum. 
  • Create opportunities for students and adult learners to acquire skills, knowledge and values for employability and lifelong learning. 
  • Develop and continuously revise training standards, skills training and the certification system.

ACTION PLAN

1. Rebrand TVET to be an attractive learning choice by producing a dedicated brand guideline.

2. Enhance the quality of programmes to improve graduate and foreign employability, by enabling industry professionals to lead curriculum development.

3. Implement 0% Corporate tax and 0% VAT on TVET education. Corporate tax and VAT rates to be guaranteed for the next 25 years to aid building private TVET universities.

4. Introduce new TVET courses after evaluating those available in India, Germany and Malaysia to match job market demand.

5. Build a fully equipped TVET Centre in each district, with qualified lecturers for all NVQ certification levels, to increase TVET certificate holders from 79,200 to 144,000 which will result in 40% of the total 360,000 students per annum.

6. Upgrade existing technical education centres in collaboration with world-class institutions.

7. Introduce short courses in the TVET curriculum based on 4 hours, 6 hours, 12 hours, 20 hours, one day, one week and one month.

8. Introduce additional TVET courses in logistics stream catering to the job market demand. 

9. Increase the number of TVET courses available for women. 

a. Courses in office management, computer operator, programming assistant, tour and travel assistant, etc. 

b. In addition, introduce short courses (1 to 2 weeks) in hair care, facials, nail art and sewing garments.

10. Introduce ‘Train the Trainer’ courses for TVET instructors to enhance their skills.

11. Ensure availability of free online language courses to all citizens.

12. Implement an online skill assessment portal for individuals to assess their current skill levels and to identify areas for improvement. 

13. Implement a job bank where unemployed citizens are geo-tagged and directed to jobs matching their skills. This would also monitor new students until they have been employed. 

14. Initiate a dedicated plan on district-wise job creation. 

a. Tourism related jobs. Training courses for tour guides, retail, homestay operations, beach club operations, bartenders, waiters and receptionists, etc. 

b. Hotel sector job creation through online hospitality courses. 

c. Training videos for homestay hotel operators. 

d. Nursing training courses. 

e. Provide funds to conduct courses on handloom, traditional crafts and handicrafts, etc.

15. Launch a dedicated website for TVET students with information on: 

a. Technical colleges available in the area. 

b. Courses available based on location. 

c. Career guidance. 

d. Job availability in the area. 

e. Video-based TVET course learning. 

f. Video-based personal and soft-skill development with grooming tips.

16. Increase intake of students in nursing colleges.

Source:   Based on Sri Lankan’s business leader Dhammika Perera’s recently revealed ‘Economic Growth Strategy and Action Plan to increase GDP Per Capita from $ 4,000 to $ 12,000’

Dual certification in digital marketing

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Students undergo experiential learning at the ICT lab and
gain technical skills in digital marketing at BTVET College.

DIGITAL marketing is essential in the growth and development of any business today. In fact, it is so essential that it may help you overcome the looming recession due to Covid-19.

With that, BERJAYA TVET College (BTVET), through its Centre for Technology and Innovation (CTI), officially launched its first certified training programme in Digital Marketing.

BTVET’s Digital Marketing Certification Programme is said to be power-packed with intensive modules that incorporate real-world “DigiM-Technopreneur” experiences and successful business case studies. It is designed to equip SPM school leavers with practical skills in becoming professional digital marketers.

The Certificate in Digital Marketing programme was made possible through the collaborative efforts between BTVET and Digital Marketing Consultant (DMC). The programme which runs for 12 months includes a four-month internship placement. “Upon completion of this programme, students will receive dual certification from both organisations. These enhance job employability in this current digital era and propels a student in becoming digital entrepreneurs,” said BERJAYA TVET College president, Kanendran T. Arulrajah.

Additionally, the CTI offers other TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training) programmes, which include the Certificate (Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia) in Information Technology and Diploma Kemahiran Malaysia in Web Development. These are recognised by the Ministry of Human Resources. The programmes focus on experiential learning and use the “Vocational-Industry Connectivity” approach, which teaches pragmatic skill-based enhancement modules at both Certificate and Diploma levels.

There is also the Advanced Diploma in IT and Support Systems, City and Guilds (UK), which encompasses 16 months of study and eight months of internship. This course is globally recognised and provides students with the opportunity to pursue Degree programmes abroad.

Aditionally, there is the Skills Proficiency Certificate in Office Applications for IT, City and Guilds (UK), for those seeking vocational training, ideal for working adults seeking international certification. The course is open to special needs’ students, who will then be offered IT courses according to their interests, gradually.

BTVET also collaborates with Orade, a “smart partners”, and incorporates Orade modules in its curriculum. This helps develop students in becoming “skill-based techno-practitioners”, in demand in the IT industry.

At last year’s Malaysia Abilympics Competition, BTVET was represented by three students who competed in three different IT categories. Adam Abd Rahman, aged 19, took home the first prize in Data Processing while Mak Sai Wah came in second in Word Processing. The competition was organised by The Malaysian Council for Rehabilitation (MCR).

Source: https://www.thesundaily.my

Comment: In case you’re unaware, qualified students (esp from B40 category) can apply for loan from Perbadanan Tabung Pembangunan Kemahiran (PTPK).

Should you require more information about courses offered by Berjaya TVET@BTVET, you may reach us at 012-3123430 or email us at tvetuni@gmail.com or reqister your interest here for other TVET courses.

Malaysia has what it takes to attract MNC investments: GE Malaysia CEO

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has all the key ingredients to attract multinational companies (MNCs) to invest here but more could be done in terms of providing skilled labour, said General Electric (GE) Malaysia CEO Datuk Mark Rozario (pix).

“Talent, particularly new graduates, that’s probably one area that could improve but that’s not unique to Malaysia. If you think about university education, what’s lacking are things like critical thinking. The kind of skills that are required by industries are normally never fulfilled by just doing a university course.

“But the government is doing a lot in that area as well, they’ve got things like TVET (Technical and Vocational Education and Training), vocational training, internships; so continue doing that. The other thing that probably needs to be done is for the country to move away from the reliance of cheap labour, which the government is also doing,” he told SunBiz in an interview.

Rozario was one of the speakers at the recent 2018 APCAC Business Summit, which was hosted by the American Malaysian Chamber of Commerce. Themed “Charting a Bold Future: US Businesses in the Asian Century”, the event shed light on US investments in Malaysia and the region.

For GE, which has been here since 1975, the environment in Malaysia is very conducive and all its key businesses, namely, aviation, power, oil and gas and healthcare, are present here today.

“We have invested in things like iCentre (monitoring and diagnostics centre) that we described just now, which is the only one in Asia Pacific for GE; one for the oil and gas industry and the other for power. The one for oil and gas is a global centre and is one of three centres, with the other two in Florence, Italy, and Houston, US. The centres operate in eight-hour shifts,” said Rozario.

He said the reason iCentre is sited in Malaysia is because of the infrastructure that is available here, such as broadband with good coverage and skilled labour, while cost of talent is competitive compared with the rest of the region.

“When you talk about Industry 4.0, one of the first jobs that would go are those semi-skilled jobs. Here in GE, we don’t have any requirement for unskilled labour. All our employees here have to be quite highly skilled.”

According to him, GE’s aircraft engine workshop in Subang employs 300 staff, all of whom are Malaysians. He said the facility, which is a global business servicing more than 40 airlines, used to have expatriate staff but with the transfer of technology and skills over the years, it now has 100% Malaysian staff.

The facility overhauls jet engines and is the only facility outside the US with the capability for GE’s latest LEAP jet engines, which is for the Airbus A320neo and the Boeing 737 MAX.

“Again, why is it sited here? Because we have the infrastructure, the logistics ability for the engines to be sent here by cargo. The engines are taken off the aircraft and flown over to the workshop. We have the logistics, we have the availability of talent. I think the environment here is very conducive for multinationals to have their operations here,” he added.

GE’s main businesses in Malaysia are aviation, power, oil and gas, and healthcare.

Source: http://www.thesundaily.my