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Some 30 pages – more than most other sectors detailed in the report – are dedicated to developing quality students and graduates from school to tertiary level.

But can the 12MP bring our education system forward? StarEdu caught up with academicians and educationists to hear what they have to say.The challenges facing the education sector, Malaysian Association of Private Colleges and Universities president Datuk Dr Parmjit Singh said, are multifaceted. “If these issues weren’t serious enough, the pandemic has turned our labour market on its head, resulting in critical challenges surrounding economic recovery, affordability, unemployment and the fear of similar debilitating events in the future.

“The outcomes at each level must flow continuously and seamlessly into the next level towards producing skilled, resilient and highly employable talent who will propel our economy. This is because almost half of the country’s talent are produced in private higher education institutions and are a major contributor to the country’s gross domestic product, he added.The 12MP initiatives, National Association of Private Educational Institutions president Elajsolan Mohan believes, covers all aspects of the country’s education system to bring it to the right path.Funding, he said, is a main concern.

“We are finding it difficult to get school-leavers to take up skills programmes. More than 25% of SPM graduates do not enrol into any form of post-secondary programme.Failing to solve this issue will lead to the loss of talent and this skills shortage will result in our continued dependence on foreign labour,” he said, while calling on the government to reveal the implementation details of the 12MP.

“There is also a need for a comprehensive entrepreneurial development plan to upskill and reskill our graduates, especially those from the social sciences and humanities background as they are the majority of our unemployment statistics,” he said.The 12MP is a challenging plan to implement, especially in the current climate of the pandemic, National STEM Movement chairperson Datuk Prof Dr Noraini Idris said.

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