4 days ago
- Business
- New Straits Times
5 initiatives for armed forces personnel
KUALA LUMPUR: The Defence Ministry, through Yayasan Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera (Yayasan LTAT), has introduced five educational initiatives for armed forces personnel, their children and family members.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said these initiatives were introduced to ensure their wellbeing by focusing on education and skills development.
"The first initiative is the e-Perkasa Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2025 Programme, a collaboration between Yayasan LTAT and Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris involving 652 students who are children of armed forces personnel attending schools outside military camps.
"Through this programme, each student has been provided with a laptop for free, sponsored by BHIC AeroServices Sdn Bhd, Boustead Petroleum Marketing Sdn Bhd and the Malaysian Armed Forces Trading Corporation," he said at the launch of Yayasan LTAT's 2025 Educational Initiatives here yesterday.
Khaled said the second initiative was the SPM Elite Touch Programme, where 658 students from six in-camp schools would benefit from tuition classes, workshops and career guidance programmes.
"The third initiative is the Armed Forces Family Skills Programme, which extends education and skills development for armed forces personnel, including members of the Armed Forces Family Welfare Association and their children.
"Those pursuing studies in Mara institutions in the field of technical and vocational education and training or equivalent will receive tuition sponsorship of up to RM3,000 per person."
The fourth initiative, Khaled said, was the Madani Education Savings Programme, a collaboration between Yayasan LTAT and the National Higher Education Fund Corporation.
The fifth initiative is the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Programme, where Yayasan LTAT has formed a strategic partnership with Talent Corporation Malaysia Bhd (TalentCorp) and Universiti Sains Malaysia.
