KUCHING – Polytechnics and Community Colleges (PolyCC) continue to serve as the country’s main driver of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), offering more than 80,000 study places at the foundation certificate, diploma, and degree levels.
Kuching Polytechnic Sarawak director Mohamad Nazri Ismail said the current active enrolment at PolyCC stands at 97,554, underscoring its capacity to provide educational opportunities nationwide.
“This achievement not only reflects our success in attracting new students but also serves as strong evidence of public trust in TVET’s role as a catalyst for social mobility and national development,” he said.
“In Sarawak alone, there are three polytechnics an six community colleges operating under PolyCC,” he said.
He said this in his speech at the 2025 Sarawak Zone Polytechnics and Community Colleges convocation, officiated by Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dato Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn here yesterday.
Mohamad Nazri highlighted that PolyCC’s ‘TVET for ALL’ aspiration is designed to give all segments of society the opportunity to pursue education according to their interests and potential.
The initiative, he said, is supported by the PolyCC Reform Plan 2025-2035, the Malaysia Polytechnic Transformation 2023-2035, and the Community College Empowerment 2024-2035.
“The focus is to produce highly skilled manpower oriented towards high-growth, high-value industries and the latest technologies,” he said, while pointing out PolyCC’s graduate employability rate which stood at 98.8 per cent in 2024.
“In fact, there also has been a 40 per cent increase in Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) school leavers choosing PolyCC as their main pathway after school, with applications exceeding available capacity each year.”
In this regard, he said Kuching Polytechnic Sarawak remains committed to producing graduates who meet market needs through initiatives such as sustainable governance, talent empowerment, industry collaboration, and lifelong learning.
(Kredit kepada akhbar The Borneo Post muka surat 4, bertarikh 11 Ogos 2025)
