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Skill
Training Programmes (Technical & Vocational)
The Ministry of
Education
Technical Vocational Schools at Secondary School Level
(Form 4 and Form 5)
Technical and vocational education under the Ministry of
Education begins at the primary school level. At the
primary level, students are introduced to the study of
pre-vocational subjects that cover various aspects of
manipulative skills. As the students progress into the
lower secondary level, pre-vocational education is
continued through a Living Skills subject, which
provides students further exposure to various areas of
simple vocational skills. The upper secondary level
(Form 4 and Form 5) is the level where technical and
vocational education formally commences, as mentioned
earlier. Here, the technical and vocational schools
offer the same core subjects as normal academic schools.
These cover several core subjects for the languages,
mathematics, and sciences but in addition the students
are required to take selected technical and vocational
subjects from a group of several different options.
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Streams / Types
Secondary Technical Vocational School has 3 streams
for selection:
– Technical Stream (mechanical, civil and electrical
engineering, agriculture science & commerce
subjects)
– Vocational Stream (Engineering Trades, Commerce,
Home Economics and Agriculture)
– Skill Training Stream (Occupational courses)
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Student Enrolment
Currently there are 89 schools in operation with
student enrolments as shown below: (as at June 2003)
– Technical stream : 35,349 students
– Vocational stream : 26,806 students
– Skill Training stream : 4,794 students
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Entry Requirements and SPM Examination
The general entry requirement is the Lower Secondary
Assessment (PMR) certificate and the school fee is
RM35 per year, for a duration of 2 years (Form 4 and
Form 5). Upon completing 2 years of studies at this
level, the technical or vocational school students
are required to sit for the common public
examination called the Malaysia Certificate of
Education or Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
examination similar to those academic school
students from the secondary academic schools.
However students from the Skill Training stream will
sit for Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia* (Malaysian Skill
Certificate) after which a government skill
qualification is awarded for Level 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5.
(Note: The above information may not be up-to-date. It
merely serves as a guide. Kindly refer to the relevant government
agencies for the latest ruling and requirements.)
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