But unlike their counterparts in academia, TVET providers are still trying to adopt digital tools to teach skills that require hands-on experience.
“The issue of misalignment between training systems and the labour-market needs also continues to persist, and is exacerbated by the constantly changing pace of IR 4.0 developments. Echoing her views, Bumiputra Private Skills Training Institution action committee chairman Nordin Abdul Malek called on the authorities to accredit TVET courses that include e-learning elements in their curriculum as there are fears among parents and students that unaccredited courses would prevent them from securing jobs in the future.
Still, he added, private institutions were able to conduct “some form” of online teaching by June 2020, about three months into the first MCO. He said it would be difficult for the educators to utilise IR4.0 technology in their teaching as they lacked the knowledge to use these tools.