KUALA LUMPUR: For the first time, recognition of the Unified Examination Certificate (UEC) has been included in the election manifesto of Barisan Nasional.
The coalition has pledged to let UEC holders enrol in public universities, provided they obtain a credit in Bahasa Malaysia and a pass in History in the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations.
The same condition applies to citizens with overseas examination certificates that are equivalent to SPM and the Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia examination.
The UEC is issued to graduates of Chinese independent high schools and the United Chinese School Committees’ Association of Malaysia (Dong Zong) has been pushing for it to be recognised by the Government.
MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai welcomed the inclusion of UEC recognition in the Barisan manifesto.
In a statement, he said he hoped that the Chinese community would empower MCA in the general election so that it could work towards making the recognition a reality.
At present, UEC school-leavers can apply for the National Higher Education Fund Corporation loans for their tertiary studies, as well as enrol in local teachers’ training colleges and local private colleges and universities.
In Sarawak, UEC holders can work in the state civil service and enter the public universities there.
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