Zahid: China offers 2,500 new TVET placements for Malaysian students in 2026

Ridhuan Hussain

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Subject :	Institusi Pengajian Tinggi
Main Author :	Ridhuan Hussain
Title :	Zahid: China offers 2,500 new TVET placements for Malaysian students in 2026

Place of Production :	Pekan
Faculty :	New Straits Times
Year of Publication :	November 7, 2025
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SHANGHAI: China has offered 2,500 new placements for Malaysian students to pursue education and training under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme next year. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this was in addition to the 5,125 placements previously offered to Malaysian youths for TVET training at leading Chinese institutions and industries last year. "This increase follows the success of the previous programme. These courses are short-term, lasting between one and six months. "Last year, we were initially offered 2,500 placements, which later rose to 5,125. For this year, we also expect the number could increase to as many as 5,000 placements," he said. He was speaking to reporters after officiating the 2nd Malaysia-China International Industry-Education TVET Cooperation Forum and the 4th Malaysia-China Vocational Education Exhibition here on Friday. Zahid, who also chairs the National TVET Council, said the employability rate of Malaysian TVET graduates trained in China was excellent, reaching 100 per cent. He said that several Chinese companies had expressed their commitment to hiring Malaysian students who undergo training in the country. "This initiative will also help reduce Malaysia's dependence on foreign workers. "I believe that, within the next 15 years at the latest, we will be able to significantly minimise this reliance, God willing." Zahid also welcomed TANG International Education Group's plan, together with Chinese TVET institutions, to organise a China TVET Exhibition in conjunction with Malaysia's National TVET Day 2026. He said the event would serve as a platform for the exchange of knowledge, technology, and innovation between the two countries. He also encouraged local professors and educators from TVET and higher learning institutions to actively participate in the upcoming celebration.

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