Community colleges to undergo rebranding exercise
Those who are not cut out for higher academic enrollment e.g. degree can alway choose to go to community colleges around the country. The problem is, they are always considered ‘2nd class’ with little to promise on the employment and job prospect.
But this will change as the malaysia government is taking an initiative to rebrand community colleges to improve job prospect opportunities for students enrolling in the colleges. It is targeted that the employment rate will improve from 57% to 80% under the new rebranding exercise.
The crux of the rebranding will involve collaboration with private companies and the over 30 courses offered will be customized to tailor the job market needs. These companies, which also include government-linked companies will provide inputs on which courses suited to their needs as well as providing trainings and internships.
Diploma courses will also will be added, and as many as 25 new community colleges will be opened to cater for this.
14,000 students pursued the 21 full-time courses offered at the colleges last year. During the same period, 71,684 people attended the short-term courses offered at the colleges.Â
The rebranding exercise was officiated by the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, witnessing the signing of memorandum between Ministry of Higher Education and over 30 companies involved in the collaboration in Kepala Batas.Â
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