The Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Multimedia University (MMU) and Huawei Technologies Malaysia to implement the TVET–AI program in Full Boarding Schools (SBP). This collaboration aims to strengthen technical and vocational education in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) with initial implementation in five selected SBPs before expanding to other schools.
The five SBPs are Sekolah Menengah (SM) Sains Banting, Selangor, SM Sains Setiu, Terengganu, SM Sains Alor Gajah, Melaka, SM Sains Kuching, Sarawak and SM Sains Tun Syed Sheh Shahabudin, Pulau Pinang. Therefore, this list of schools shows the initial locations of the TVET–AI program implementation before expanding to other schools in the future.
With the support of industries like Huawei, students not only receive theoretical but also practical exposure that is relevant to the real needs of the job market. Huawei Malaysia also provides the internationally recognized Huawei Certified ICT Associate–Artificial Intelligence (HCIA–AI) professional certificate, thus becoming an added value for students as it helps increase their marketability in the field of technology and artificial intelligence.
In addition, this can also be considered a continuation of the previous collaboration between the Ministry of Human Resources and Huawei which aims to strengthen TVET to meet the needs of industry and technology. This in turn helps improve the quality of the skills training sector in Malaysia and accelerate the country's digital transformation.
In addition, Huawei has recently opened the Huawei AI Lab & Innovation Centre in TRX, Kuala Lumpur which functions as a research and innovation centre. This collaboration can be seen as complementing their efforts in providing wider practical opportunities for students and teaching staff, especially among locals.
