Eduspec plans to implement STEM programmes

Eduspec CEO Lim Een Hong (pic) said the main objective of this collaboration was to raise the awareness and increase the exposure of STEM education in Malaysia.

KUALA LUMPUR: Eduspec Holdings Bhd will implement science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programmes for primary and secondary schools.

Eduspec said it had signed a collaboration agreement with Matlamat Wawasan Sdn Bhd (MWSB) to implement STEM programmes with computer science for primary schools and STEM with robotics for secondary schools under the Education Ministry.

MWSB, which is involved in providing educational hardware and software across Malaysia, had obtained a letter of approval from the ministry to provide STEM education programmes to schools under the ministry.

MWSB would be working together with Eduspec to customise the STEM programmes to be in line with the ministry’s curriculum.

Eduspec, an IT education provider for kindergarten to year 12, said under the agreement, it would exclusively provide a learning management system (LMS) that comprises curriculum resources and complemented by assessment in curriculum.

It would also offer STEM educator training programme to ensure the teachers are certified and well-equipped to teach the STEM programmes.

As for MWSB, it would select pilot schools and recruit suitable and qualified STEM educators to be part of the STEM programmes.

Eduspec CEO Lim Een Hong (pic) said the main objective of this collaboration was to raise the awareness and increase the exposure of STEM education in Malaysia.

“This synergistic partnership allows both parties to leverage on each other’s expertise to achieve this goal. The STEM programmes have been successfully deployed across many schools in South-East Asia.

“We are glad that the government has approved for the programme to be deployed in Malaysian schools. This is not only a positive development for Eduspec but more importantly also for the students, ” he said in a statement.

Matlamat Wawasan chairmn Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom said with MWSB’s track record and Eduspec’s expertise, “we believe that the implementation of STEM programs would be successful”.

“This also bodes well with our nation’s emphasis on STEM in order to keep up with future workforce demands. In addition, once we get the momentum going, we are optimistic that this would lead to more opportunities in the future.”

The STEM programme with computer science for primary schools aims to teach students how to use programming to learn problem solving and thinking skills to solve everyday problems.

As for the STEM programme with robotics for secondary schools, it would use the students’ skills with robotics to engage students in problem solving and exploratory learning.