COUNTRY REPORT – MALAYSIA BY NATIONAL UNION OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION (NUTP) MALAYSIA

 Introduction – NUTP Malaysia  Education System In Malaysia  Teacher Education System  NUTP’s Contribution to Improve Education  Proposal for ASEAN-KOREA Teachers’ Co- operation

NATIONAL UNION OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION 6/18/20163

4 National Union Of Teachers (NUT) + Kesatuan Kebangsaan Guru- Guru Sekolah Kebangsaan 1959 (National Schools Teachers Union) NATIONAL UNION OF THE TEACHING PROFESSION – 1974 NUTP

 The largest union in the country  152,080 members  12 state branches  60 staffs (hq & branches)  Members: national /Chinese / Tamil schools  60% female members  40% male members

 Affiliated with: Congress of Unions of Employees in PublicAnd Civil Services (CUEPACS) Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC) National Joint Council Asean Council of Teachers (ACT) Education International (EI) 6/18/20166

Ministry of Education (MOE)  Primary educational  Secondary education  Pre-university education  Teacher education-diploma Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)  Tertiary education  Degree In Education

Preschool - age 3 to 6 years – not compulsory - government / private kindergartens Primary Education ( standard 1 – 6) - compulsory -government, government aided, private schools. - National schools (Medium of instruction- Bahasa Melayu ) - Vernacular schools (Medium of instruction – chinese, tamil ) - English is compulsory Assessment: Primary school assessment test in year six.

Lower Secondary (three to four years) - Form one to form three ; - Lower secondary assessment Upper Secondary (two years) - Form four and form five ; Malaysian School Cerficate - Not compulsory - Government, government aided, private schools

 Government Policy: All children with special needs must be given opportunity to develop their talents and potentials via vocational education to become self independent.  Special Education Department at MOE  Inclusive education at normal schools -slow learners -vision & hearing disabilities -hyper active Special schools

 Statistics No of pupils:5.36 m No of schools:9,825 No of teachers:369,931  Enrolment rate in public MOE schools (2008) Primary-94% Lower Secondary-86.3% Upper Secondary-77.7%

 Policies and plans that contributed for the high participation rate: -Education Blueprint Education Development Master Plan (EDMP) EDMP Mid-term Reviw -Eight Malaysia Plan ( ) -Ninth Malaysia Plan ( )

- children with special needs -children from indigenous communities from peninsular Malaysia and interior of Sabah and Sarawak - children of urban poor - children living in poverty - undocumented children

 Urban and rural schools  Urban poor  Digital divide  Disparity in students’ ability  Socio-economic  Normal students and students with special needs

 Students Hostel Programme  Textbook 0n Loan Scheme  School Health Programme  Nutrition Proramme  Scholarship Programme  Education Assistance for Students with Special Needs  Poor Students’ Trusat Fund

 Teacher education division in the MOE oversees teacher training in Malaysia  Before 2004 all teachers were trained by MOE  After March 2004 primary school teachers trained by MOE via the Institute of Teacher Education  Secondary school teachers trained by MOHE via programmes offered by universities  Twinning programme: MOE and foreign universities. (TESL, BEd, post-graduate)

 Graduate teachers’ salary on par with other graduates in the civil service  Giving permanent status to women teachers  Improved teacher-student ratio  Upgrading of teacher certificate to diploma level  Creation of excellent teachers/headteachers  Paid study leave  Better retirement benefits  Time-based promotion for all teachers

 Teacher exchange programme (short stay)  Home-stay programme (long duration)  Teachers organizations leaders exchange programme  Networking of teachers (internet, etc)  Sharing of best practices  Lending support for issues brought forward by teachers’ organizations in ASEAN and in Korea.

T. Kuna NUTP Malaysia