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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
Higher TVET Educational Model as Basis for Global Curriculum: The UniKL Experience
Azanam Shah Hashim, Ruzainah Ali, Kamaruzzaman Ismail
(Centre for Instructional Technology and Curriculum Development, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Abstract: The tertiary education landscape in most parts of the world is undergoing a period of significant change following globalization, knowledge economy and technological advances. These have affected the DNA of graduates especially in universities’ curricular approaches and outcomes to meet the demands of shifting competencies and employability. Malaysia is no exception to this transformation as proven by the recent 2015 Ministry of Education Blueprint which highlights the critical need for global, balanced, holistic, entrepreneurial graduates cum life-long learners. Most importantly, the blueprint has elevated Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes to be at par with traditional academic offerings. For technical universities like Universiti Kuala Lumpur, the move is an opportune catalyst to its value-based higher TVET educational model as part of its transformation strategy as a globalized higher education provider.
Key words: higher TVET, global curriculum, UniKL
