Johor South Small and Medium Enterprise Association advisor Teh Kee Sin said that it would be unfair to diploma and degree holders if employers started paying RM3,000 to TVET graduates.
Teh said a majority of Malaysian parents still associated TVET training with those who did not excel academically in schools and so industrial training was their second choice. He said industrial training was important for the country and not only for TVET graduates, if Malaysia wanted to become a high-income nation.
“Diploma and degree graduates also deserve a better starting salary, and not just TVET graduates,’’ said Sivakumar.
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