PUTRAJAYA: The Government wants the school curriculum to be more relevant to industry because this will help enhance human-capital development in the country.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the Government is developing an education curriculum that is dynamic and which can cater for the changing needs of the private sector.
"We should (also) not just concentrate on training students to be knowledge workers at the tertiary level but right from the secondary school level," he said at the 10th MSC Malaysia- International Advisory Panel summit here.
"We need to improve the knowledge infrastructure in schools — not just physically, but also to ensure that there are better teachers and courses."
Education Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein and Minister of Higher Education, Datuk Mustapa Mohamed, have been tasked to look into the matter.
"We will also seek recommendations from the private sector on what to include in the curriculum, so that we can equip students with the knowledge and skills that are needed," Abdullah said.
The Government also wants more collaboration between universities and the private sector in research and development.
He said this would help universities understand businesses and learn of the new developments in the industry, so that the students can be better prepared for the real world.
"We are now driven by a knowledge-based economy.
Malaysia needs to produce more knowledge workers because they are the ones who will move the country forward," Abdullah said.
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