Parents, Communities, Private Sector And Alumni To Be Educational Partners

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September 29, 2012 20:06 PM

Parents, Communities, Private Sector And Alumni To Be Educational Partners

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 29 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that the Ministry of Education would ensure the involvement of parents, communities, the private sector and alumni as educational partners.

Muhyiddin, who is also Education Minister, said the move has been identified as an important catalyst to propel the nation's quality of education to greater heights.

"The Ministry will develop comprehensive tool-kits to be implemented next year to provide better guidance, particularly on how schools can create better cooperation with parents, communities and the private sector," he said at the launch of Sekolah Alam Shah's Alumni Charity Expedition, here Saturday.

Among the other steps taken would be to increase the participation of parents in assisting their children's performance online and obtaining feedback from Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) regarding the implementation of curriculums.

"The plan aims to encourage PTAs and local communities to widen their focus from contributing additional funds for student activities to develop parent and community led educational programmes," he said.

The deputy prime minister also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Alam Shah school and Allianze University College of Medical Sciences to offer its students RM5 million worth of scholarships or loans.

-- BERNAMA

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