KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 (Bernama) -- The government will launch a high-profile "Teach for Malaysia" programme to attract the best and brightest graduates to teach for two years at underperforming or rural schools.
According to the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, the measure is to increase the graduate teachers from 89.4 per cent in 2009 to 90 per cent by 2015 in secondary schools and from 28 per cent in 2009 to 60 per cent by 2015 for primary schools.
Under the programme, top graduates under corporate sponsorship will be encouraged to participate in the programme prior to returning to work with their employers.
They will enter a fast-track training programme where they will receive intensive training in the latest teaching methods.
To ensure a higher minimum quality for new teachers, guaranteed placement for teacher trainees in Institutions of Teacher Education (ITEs) and public universities will be removed.
Currently the teacher trainees are guaranteed placements in schools regardless of how they have performed.
There are currently 175,000 applicants to become teachers and every year, up to 20,000 new teachers are placed into schools.
However, many applicants do not have the right aptitude and attitude for becoming teachers, 10MP noted.
Measures to improve teacher training:
* Postgraduate teaching course will be extended from one year to one-and-a-half years
* State education departments will coordinate the practicum programme
* Experienced teachers in qualifying schools will be provided with mentoring courses to upgrade their capabilities
* The quality of the practicum training provided will be linked to the performance evaluation of the school and mentor teachers
According to the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP) tabled in the Dewan Rakyat on Thursday, the measure is to increase the graduate teachers from 89.4 per cent in 2009 to 90 per cent by 2015 in secondary schools and from 28 per cent in 2009 to 60 per cent by 2015 for primary schools.
Under the programme, top graduates under corporate sponsorship will be encouraged to participate in the programme prior to returning to work with their employers.
They will enter a fast-track training programme where they will receive intensive training in the latest teaching methods.
To ensure a higher minimum quality for new teachers, guaranteed placement for teacher trainees in Institutions of Teacher Education (ITEs) and public universities will be removed.
Currently the teacher trainees are guaranteed placements in schools regardless of how they have performed.
There are currently 175,000 applicants to become teachers and every year, up to 20,000 new teachers are placed into schools.
However, many applicants do not have the right aptitude and attitude for becoming teachers, 10MP noted.
Measures to improve teacher training:
* Postgraduate teaching course will be extended from one year to one-and-a-half years
* State education departments will coordinate the practicum programme
* Experienced teachers in qualifying schools will be provided with mentoring courses to upgrade their capabilities
* The quality of the practicum training provided will be linked to the performance evaluation of the school and mentor teachers
From: BERNAMA
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