They are more comfortable and knowledgable about the educational opportunities in the Klang Valley, namely by TAR College, which is run by MCA. However, they largely overlook the various other opportunities around them, just because they not packaged into their cultural medium.
In Terengganu we have Terengganu Advanced Technical Institute, which is comparable with German-Malaysia Institute which is an advanced skill training centre, producing highly-skilled workers for the industry, namely manufacturing and the petroleum industry.
Besides, we have Politeknik Sultan Mizan in Dungun and Politeknik Kota just around the corner waiting for people to enrol into their wide array of vocational courses ranging from automative engineering to cooking.
We also have Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara in Wakaf Tapai, about 20 minutes drive from town providing courses like plumbing, electrical wiring, building construction and sewing.
Not enough with that, we have Kolej Komuniti Kuala Terengganu just in the middle of the city with free vocational and enrichment courses free of charge ranging from car repair to English classes.
Graduates with vocational skills may find employment opportunities more available.
School leavers just need to be more aware of these opportunities and study locally, rather than spending their parent's hard earned money on random overrated courses in the Klang Valley which may not lead them to stable employment even when they graduate.
Today I found a new one, Terengganu Skills Development Centre (TESDEC) which offers quite a range of development courses in manufacturing, IT and management. They don't need anything, just a pass in SPM. Graduates can continue the course up to diploma level elsewhere. Sounds good to me!
Don't be so choosy, its better than nothing! Sniao gao geng, geng dio chao geng geng!
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2 comments:
Ya, agree. It's pathethic that the Chinese community does not know what's being offered to them by the government. Think mainly due to language barrier.
Cheers,
Melvin
www.trainingeguide.com/blog
I agree. Its not only the language barrier but also the cultural prejudices and ignorance.
Many chinese parents still think that vocational skills can only be learnt through life-long apprenticeship, but not through vocational institutions.
They also lack the social networks nor skills to use the internet to search for vocational skill opportunitieis.
The aggressive marketing by private colleges also gives the impression that they are better than public run ones.
They are a bit wary to go to malay-dominated institutions, just because of the different crowd and set up.
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