Universities should not be extensions of TVET education, says group
The Malaysian Academic Movement says universities should be primarily focused on research, pedagogy and critical thinking
PETALING JAYA: Expanding technical and vocational education and training (TVET) to universities displays a misunderstanding of the purpose of university education, said the Malaysian Academic Movement (Gerak).
Responding to the government’s launch of its National TVET Policy 2030, the group said universities should not be extensions of TVET education, but must rather complement it.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in a Facebook post on Saturday he believed TVET in the country could be “uplifted and expanded in the learning sector, starting at school level up to higher education institutions”.
However, Gerak said universities should be primarily focused on research, “the dissemination of competing ideas” and pedagogy.
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