NILAI: The private tahfiz school student intervention programme is a strategic approach that will bring new dimensions to the education stream in the country.
Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said it would provide opportunities for tahfiz students who will sit for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations, to have formal and systematic teaching and learning at the Ministry of Education (MOE) schools.
“MOE provides mainstream education to the private tahfiz students so that they can sit for SPM and learn with teachers in KPM schools.
“This is the first phase and is also a pilot programme… until the end of this year, we will focus on this pilot programme,” he said.
He said this after officiating the intervention programme at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Desa Cempaka here today.
He added that the intervention programme was an intensive and systematic education initiative for registered private tahfiz students aged 17 to 18 years old in preparation for the SPM examination.
“In this regard, MOE provides formal education to the private tahfiz students through the teaching and learning of six core subjects delivered by ministry teachers at MOE premises as space and opportunity for them to be in the mainstream education system,” he said.
He hoped this intervention programme would receive the right cooperation from all parties involved in the MOE and the private tahfiz schools as this programme had a very positive impact especially on the confidence of the access to quality education at MOE schools.
The first phase of the programme would be held at SMK Bekok, Segamat and SMK Benut, Pontian in Johor, as well as SMK Desa Cempaka Nilai and Maahad Tahfiz Al-Quran An-Najihah, Nilai in Negeri Sembilan.
In a separate development, Maszlee also called for community leaders including village heads to engage their community with lifelong learning at community colleges offering short courses.
“I also encourage the Chinese and Indian communities to join courses at community colleges that would only involve minimum and non-burdensome fees,” he said. – Bernama
