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This research investigates the community college's perspective on the issues and challenges of TVET in Malaysia. In recent years, there has been a greater emphasis on TVET. In Malaysia, TVET is offered by several government ministries and agencies, universities, state skills development centres, and privately owned institutions. This study also explained the TVET route in the Malaysian Education System, the path of Malaysian Skills Certification earned, and the definitions of skill qualification and level of authentication. Moreover, issues and challenges were discussed in the findings. The study's findings provide evidence for the key issues and challenges of TVET in Malaysia. Therefore, all key players in TVET should be designed and implemented with proper strategic planning to strengthen the value of TVET and be proactive to overcome the negative perception and stigma towards TVET in Malaysia. For future research, more studies can be conducted on instructional design technology and curriculum design, especially in TVET. The findings will assist the government in developing action plans for reskilling and upskilling TVET talent to gear up to the IR 4.0 setting. Nevertheless, there is room for improvement in the findings and methods for future research.
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To Cite this Article: Hamid, H. B. A., Piahat, T. Bin, Haris, N. A. L. A., & Hassan, M. F. (2023). Shades of Gray TVET in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 13(6), 2152 – 2167.
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