Zahid: Strengthen agriculture sector through TVET
He stated that the move was crucial to ensuring food security, including in the dairy sector, to meet the domestic market's needs.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Rural and Regional Development Minister, said that the National TVET Council was prepared to channel assistance and collaborate with agricultural training institutions nationwide to implement the initiative, particularly through high-tech courses aimed at attracting the interest of young people.
"The existing modules are good, but in my view, integrating the Internet of Things (IoT) and modern teaching pedagogy into TVET is essential.
'Learning should comprise only 30% classroom sessions, with the remaining 70% conducted in the field to give students real-world exposure to agriculture," said Ahmad Zahid, who is also National TVET Council chairman.
He said this at a press conference after opening the groundbreaking ceremony of the Selangor Agricultural Development Corporation's (PKPS) "Ehsan Dairy Farm" Dairy Cattle Complex here on Sunday (Aug 10). – Bernama
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