KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 — A total of 10 main fields will be offered as a start for the implementation of the Technical Vocational Education Training programme specifically for women.
“We have higher learning centres that are directly involved in this programme such as Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka and University College Agroscience Malaysia which is under Risda. She also expressed confidence that the quota of 15,000 admissions for the programme would be fulfilled as announced by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi last month.
Meanwhile, Umno Women’s Professional Secretariat is of the view that this special initiative will give the opportunity to women who are interested in the male dominated blue-collar fields.