Blueprint to ensure quality teachers KUALA TERENGGANU: Poorly trained English teachers are among the reasons why Malaysian students do not have good command of English, said Education Minister II Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh. However, the National Education Blueprint 2013-2025 will ensure that only quality teachers are selected in the future, he said. Recently, it was revealed that about 70% out of 60,000 English teachers who sat for the English language Cambridge Placement Test scored unimpressive results. “Among the criteria for those who want to become teachers is a minimum score of 7As in the SPM examination. “I believe with a better selection and better training system, we will be able to produce better teachers in the future,” said Idris, after launching the Let’s Talk and Let’s Go Global programme at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu yesterday. A total of 260 selected Form 4 students from 13 schools in Kuala Terengganu took part in the programme, organised by the university. The aim of the six-month programme is to encourage students to communicate in the English language. Idris said the programme was one example of how the merging of the Education Ministry and the Higher Education Ministry was beneficial. “For example, this programme sees a collaboration between schools and universities. “I have already received proposals from other universities which want to organise similar programmes with schools,” he said.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 15:41:54 +0000
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