KUALA LUMPUR – The Education Ministry will extend the intake of candidates for the bachelor of teaching degree programme to include STPM, STAM and Matriculation Programme graduates starting this year.
In a statement today, the ministry announced that this initiative would provide opportunities for more candidates interested in becoming teachers to apply for admission to the teaching degree programme.
It added that the objective was to ensure the best candidates were selected for the programme.
“This initiative demonstrates the ministry’s continuous commitment to addressing the shortage of teachers while ensuring the selection of the best teacher candidates who can contribute to the national education reform agenda,” the statement said.
The ministry stated that selected candidates would undergo training at the Institute of Teacher Education Malaysia in various specialised fields in a four-year course. – April 13, 2024