Deputy Prime Ministry, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin who is also the Minister of Education revealed the overhaul of the national education policy where there will be nine areas of emphasis. The nine areas are;
1. Upholding the teaching profession,
2. Enhancing leadership in schools,
3. Enhancing the quality of schools,
4. Strengthening the curriculum and assessment standards,
5. Enhancing proficiency in languages,
6. Getting the involvemmmment of parents, and the private and social sectors as partners,
7. Making students better prepared for higher education and the job market,
8. Improving the competency and effectiveness of existing resources,
9. To build up potential and ability of the delevery system.
Beside, there will be a major shift in 11 areas where there will lead a big leap in education compared with the present system. Among the changes are;
1. Introduction of more stringent entry requirements to the profession,
2. Setting up of an Education Delivery Unit,
2. Setting up of an Education Delivery Unit,
3. District education offices to play greater role in implementation of policies,
4. Emphasis of dual language proficiency, mainly Bahasa Malaysia, English and a third language,
5. There will be only two pulic examinations - UPSR and SPM,
6. PMR will be abolished.
7. There will be 11 years of compulsory eduaction for all including five years in secondary school.
Details of the Master Plan will be unveiled by the DPM on Tuesday, 11 Sepetember 2012.
Source: NST, 9 September 2012, Main Page and p.12-14.
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