Malaysia Is Facing A Huge Demand In Primary Schools
22nd April 2022
An online program in pre and primary teaching can help you get excellent teaching jobs in schools in Malaysia. This online course is accredited by international bodies and the study materials have an international curriculum. As a result, you can be a pre and primary teacher in international schools as well as high schools in Malaysia. These certificate courses have awesome perks as these are globally recognized and words like ONLINE or DISTANCE are not mentioned in the certificate.
Lets’ see what is a pre and primary teacher training course.
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS VS PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN MALAYSIA:
Pre-school, primary and secondary education in Malaysia falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education (MOE) while tertiary or higher education is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE).
The main types of international curricula approved by the Ministry of Education are the British curriculum, the Australian curriculum, the American curriculum, and the Canadian curriculum. Many of these schools offer education from pre-school right up to the preparation of students to sit for a higher level external international examination like IGCSE 'O' level, GCE 'A' levels, International Baccalaureate Diploma, etc.
Private Schools in Malaysia offer preschool, primary, and secondary education and have become increasingly popular among urban Malaysians and the international community. Private primary and secondary schools offer the Malaysian National Curriculum, Whereas, International Schools offer various international curricula, and others can include Independent Chinese High Schools, Islamic religious schools, etc.
The preschools aim to judge the potential of students in all aspects of development in order to master basic skills and develop a positive attitude as preparation to enter primary school. On the other hand, primary education takes six years, i.e. Standard One to Standard Six, and the kids who are 7 years old can start having primary education.
Students are taught about writing skills, basic mathematics, and other subjects like science, physical education, etc. Once they reach the 6th, they have to appear for Primary School Achievement Test (UPSR) to assess how much they have learned English, Maths, Malay, and concepts of science.
NEWS ON MALAYSIA K12 EDUCATION:
The demand for pre and primary teachers in Malaysia is supposed to get risen by 2026 to another great level. According to the research, the Education Ministry of Malaysia was the biggest recipient of allocations in Malaysia's budget for 2022, with an allocation of RM 67.1 Bn. The government allowed income tax exemption for nursery and kindergarten fees increased the early school aid to RM150 in 2022 and provided a subsidy of RM 100 for each teacher to buy gadgets for online learning.
However, private schools in Malaysia are struggling a lot to cope with the increasing enrollment. Schools are coming up with new strategies to provide support to students using the e-learning methods and in-class methods as well.
During the peak covid era (1st phase), Malaysia was one of the top countries that used Google classroom among 52 regions globally. Synchronous online conferencing systems are the term they are using where online platforms like Google Meet, Zoom meeting, etc., are being used to conduct classes online. This is a gigantic opportunity for pre and primary teachers as now they can teach Malay students online without traveling to Malaysia.
The private sector holds approximately around 75% of the total Pre-primary schools in Malaysia and will continue to dominate the Pre-Primary Level of Education due to the limited presence of Government Public schools in this segment. A report has been presented that gives data about the current K-12 education scenario, revenue generated by schools, its segmentation of level of education– Pre-Primary vs. Primary vs. Secondary, Gender (Male vs. Female), Geographic Distribution of Schools, major trends, and development, issues and challenges, government regulations and competition analysis.
MALAYSIA'S PRIVATE K12 MARKET HAS FOCUSED ON ALL THESE FACTS:
This market has divided the educational sector into 3 major parts, pre-primary, primary, and higher secondary. They have also taken into account how many males and females students are there. There are some significant regions where the schools are huge in numbers as well as the population of students. Those regions are:
- Selangor
- Sabah
- Johor
- Sarawak
- Kuala Lumpur
- Others
The educational department has a targeted audience based on these regions. The geographic demography has been studied very minutely and researchers have further segregated them into the following types.
- International School Operators
- Private School Operators
- Potential New Entrants in the Private K-12 Industry
- Government Agencies
- Education Consultants
Based on the pattern and strength of admission to these schools are doing, it can be easily predicted that the demand for these schools will rise rapidly. Therefore, it is high time that interested candidates should opt for the online program in pre and primary teaching courses. There is a huge opportunity to teach in both public and private schools in Malaysia for aspirants as well as professional teachers.
