Kuala lumpur: The government will restructure the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum, known as TVET 2.0, which is poised to strengthen the high-technology sector, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, TVET 2.0, set to be launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim next month, will focus on high-technology subjects and high-impact skills to meet the needs of future industries. The new curriculum will maintain existing traditional courses while reinforcing areas such as robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), renewable energy, and other fields that are in high demand in the market.
Ahmad Zahid emphasized the expansion of opportunities for gig workers, particularly food and parcel delivery riders, as well as those in the film industry and other support sectors, including the arts and culture. He spoke to reporters after officiating the Perak Aim TVET Roadshow and the Aim TVET Skills Club at Bulatan Azlan Shah. Deputy Education Minister Wong Kah Woh and Perak Education, Higher Education, Youth and Sports Committee chairman Datuk Khairudin Abu Hanipah were also present at the event.
The Deputy Prime Minister highlighted the government's focus on high-potential areas, including animation, amid growing global industry demand. He noted the shortage of talent in the animation sector and expressed hope that TVET 2.0 will encourage more people to enter this field.
Moreover, Ahmad Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, mentioned the government's consideration of proposals to introduce a TVET Act and establish a TVET Commission to empower the country's skills ecosystem. The proposed Act and Commission have not yet been submitted to the Cabinet for policy approval, with engagement sessions currently underway involving 12 ministries coordinated under MTVET, the TVET Council.
He added that the government will engage with states to gather feedback through these sessions, to identify how the Act and Commission can drive TVET development not only towards 2030 but beyond 2050. Ahmad Zahid expressed confidence that, by then, Malaysia will be a developed nation with the largest pool of skilled talent in the ASEAN region, and the TVET Act would further consolidate the existing education system.