Rm70mil to retrain jobless grads
Minister: Govt aims to make the unemployed more marketable
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‘He said the grant would be used to train them in skills like communication, language and creative thinking.’
"Some have good qualifications but their hurdle is language. So, we want to train them in English,” he said.
He added that the training courses would be carried out over a period of two to three years.
“We want to make our unemployed graduates more marketable,” he said.Yet, we are still having second thoughts about teaching Science and Mathematics in English.
I would support those who suggested that we should revert back to making English, in addition to Bahasa Malaysia, compulsory for SPM. It will be for their own good. Don't underestimate students' ability to learn languages. Blame it on our policy makers.
Just imagine having to study for a course in university, knowing full well that you will be lacking in communication, language and creative thinking skills. Why can't we provide them with the full works?
I still cannot get over the 'good qualifications but their hurdle is language' part.
I'm sure the dumbing-down of school-going kids has been a deliberate process dating back to Mahathir's stint as education minister. They wanted semi-skilled workers, executives & technocrats for their industrial vision - not independent-minded troublemakers like you & me. Still, we all went through school. I survived the mangle! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Antares, for including me as fellow troublemakers! I'm honoured.
ReplyDeleteWhat we are interested in is basically right people running the country in a fair and equitable manner. Only self-interested and corrupt people will consider us as such.
With grown up children, fighting for proper education is for others and future generations. What I see seems senseless sometimes even if it is so obvious to me.