Govt should focus more on micro-credential courses for youth, says Syed Saddiq 

KUALA SELANGOR - Compared to countries abroad, education system in Malaysia seems backwards, which risks the fate of students.

It is believed that fresh graduates earned more than the existing workers with degree.

Speaking on the solutions that needed to be done quickly in terms of education, Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) president Syed Saddiq highlighted three important things, among them was to prioritise technical and vocational education and training (TVET)

“The government should priortise an early Tvet education.

“Students as early as 15-years-old should already have the flexibility to choose the Tvet or University path,” he said.

Commenting further, Syed Saddiq urged the government to shorten university’s education period.

“Government has to transition away from the long time taken to get a University degree, as high as six years which makes no sense.

“Therefore, subjects which are unimportant should be optional,” he stressed.

Not only that, Syed Saddiq opinionated that government should start focusing more on micro-credentials courses like programming and culinary art (short courses as low as six months).

“Instead of taking degrees for a long period, the government should subsidise courses.

“This is because most of the youths or students have no time to spend long years in studies as some of them have family and self commitments,” he said.

Syed Saddiq said this during Muda’s mega talk at Tanjong Karang, yesterday.