Government should fully recognized the examination programme by the Chinese Independent schools

Yayasan Pendidikan Kawasan Bandar Tun Razak chairman, Mr Chew Yin Keen said with the announcement made by our Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak that students who obtained unaccredited Tunku Abdul Rahman College (TARC) diplomas and higher diplomas will now have their qualifications recognized by the Public Service Department(PSD) together for those from 800 Chinese independent schools in Malaysia.

The Government would retrospectively recognize the diploma and higher diploma encompassing more than 70 programmes with immediate effect. Government should recognize the mainstream education system practicing among the Chinese Independent schools, allocating funds for further expansions and increase the numbers of schools in future.

The funds for expansion and building of Chinese Independent Schools are mainly received from Chinese community. Therefore, government should always support whenever the needs arise.

He said that the recognizing examination programme by the Government are solely due to the timing. So far, various international professional bodies recognized their qualifications, pending only from national universities, government should give serious consideration on this issue.

He agreed that once the government fully recognized the examination programme by the Chinese Independent schools, there will be reformation on education system between the Chinese schools and Ministry of Education to further reinforce the education system in the country.

He added that the Government has launched national official dialogue to gather feedback on reviewing the education system, to come up with an Education Blueprint that covering the fair and just for all schools and to consider of abolition of foundation or pre-university class. The Blueprint is also implemented to address the problem of racial polarization in the schools.

He commented that most of the local universities admission placement is based on ethnic quota system. Only 10% is opened for non-Bumiputra and almost 100% reserved for Bumiputra in pre-university class.

Under our Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s leadership for the past 3 years which well recognized by the people, even better with the 1Malaysia plan introduced to emphasize ethnic harmony, national unity and good governance. Therefore, the Government should consider to abolish the quota system in existing education system.