Ensuring polytechnics and community colleges stay on track


There should be a policy to incentivise industry players to collaborate with agencies that train students, says Prof Mohd Ismail.

TECHNICAL and vocational education training (TVET) seems to have faced a tough road recently.

Its issues include the cutting of the Skills Development Fund Corporation (PTPK) for private TVET institutions and the voicing of concerns by teachers over unemployment due to the outdated syllabus.

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