Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek showered praise on Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, calling him one of her “teachers”.
During a speech at a Teacher’s Day event, she shared how the Umno president has a more nurturing relationship with her compared to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
“Every time the prime minister gets angry at me, it is Zahid who will defend me.
“So I have two role models, one who is angry because he wants me to keep working hard and one who defends me because he wants me to keep being better.
“So I have two teachers who are very important in the Madani leadership today,” she said.
Fadhlina is the chief of PKR’s women’s wing, the same party established and headed by Anwar.
The event celebrating the 53rd National Teacher’s Day was held at the Zenith Hotel in Kuantan, Pahang.
Fadhlina also thanked Zahid for his efforts in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programmes.
He provided support and an ecosystem for national TVET education, she said.
“The establishment of the national TVET council and the national TVET policies would not succeed without the trust of the national leadership and also without his (Zahid’s) commitment, who is willing to go on the ground in several countries to see developments for himself and bring home (methods) to be used by us together,” she said.
TVET programmes are a focus of the country’s education direction, she said.
She said efforts are being taken so that youth and their parents do not see TVET as a second choice but as their main one.
Improving use of technology by teachers
During the event, she also announced initiatives for teachers to enhance their capacity in digital technology.
According to a Bernama report, she said her ministry will collaborate with Apple Professional Learning Specialist Malaysia to train 100,000 “Apple Teachers”.
“Also, in the context of recognising teachers who excel in adapting to digital technology, 1,000 teachers will be selected to attend courses to be certified as digital professionals and recognised as the Education Ministry’s Guru Jauhari Digital,” she said.
Further, the existing Cuti-Cuti Cikgu (CCC, or Teacher’s Holiday) programme will see partnerships with Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, Bank Rakyat, Wetland Putrajaya, Air Asia, and Traveloka this year.
Fadhlina also announced two publishing grants worth RM10,000 each, for writing about “Madani Teacher Figure” and “Madani Leadership Figure” topics.
She then revealed the development of a Teacher Well-being Index, aimed at assessing the educator ecosystem. - Mkini
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