Malaysia-Unesco To Jointly Review Malaysian Education Policy

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 18 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to review the Malaysian education policy at all levels from pre-school to higher education. The Secretary-General of the Education Ministry, Dr Rosli Mohamed said the review was initiated to ensure that every Malaysian could realise their potentials, as well as preparing future work force with the required skill set in line with various government transformation programmes to achieve a developed and high income economy by 2020. "The objective of the review is to evaluate the policies, strategies and achievements of the Malaysian education system. The review is expected to focus on priority areas such as curriculum development, technical and vocational training, information and communication technology (ICT) in education, teacher training as well as school-based assessment and examination. "In this regard, I am confident that Unesco will be able to complement our efforts in formulating a comprehensive and holistic education policy to cater for the current and future needs of Malaysians," he said at the MoU signing ceremony between both parties, here on Friday. Also present were the Deputy Director of Unesco Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, Bangkok Office, Etienne Clement and Education Director-General Abdul Ghafar Mahmud. Rosli said the study would also serve as valuable inputs to the education policy review exercise which was currently being undertaken by the ministry. He said the effort between both parties was another important milestone in line with the quest to meet the targets of Education for All (EFA), as well as Malaysia's aspiration to achieve a world-class education system that was on par with the other developed nations. Meanwhile, Clement said the involvement of Unesco in the review would bring a global prospect and recommendations, where they could share their experiences and lessons learned from other parts of the world. -- BERNAMA Malaysia