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Hence all higher education programmes, including technical teachers’ education programmes at the Faculty of Technical Education UTHM are evaluated and accredited
by the quality assurance policy set by the Malaysia Qualification Agency MQA as directed by the Ministry of Higher Education MOHE. At the same time, our
programmes are also governed by Teachers Education Division Ministry of Education and Public Services Department PSD. The programmes can be listed in the Malaysian
Qualification Register
MQR; Sistem
Pengiktirafan Kelayakan
http:www.interactive.jpa.gov.mywebinteraktiffrmMainIktiraf.asp , that can be
assessed online only after it has been accredited by the MQA and recognized by PSD. The MQR is also the reference point for credit transfer between programmes and
qualifications that are accredited.
1. Stepping Down From Philosophy To Implementation
The educational philosophy of UTHM stated that “education and training in this university is a continuous effort to lead in the market oriented academic
programmes. The programmes are student-focused and are conducted through experiential learning in order to produce well trained human resource and
professionals who are catalysts for a sustainable development.” This philosophy is supported with a mission statement which states “To produce
and train competitive professionals and technologists of high ethical values in the global arena through holistic academic programmes, knowledge and research culture,
based on the concept of Tauhid.” This mission statement communicates the UTHM reason for being, and how it aims to serve its key stakeholders. This mission statement
also includes a summation of the educational values as the beliefs of our university collectively, in which we are emotionally invested. These collective values were
implemented throughout the system as indicated in Figure 1; Stepping Down of Mission to Programmes Objectives, as below;
Figure 1: Stepping Down of Mission to Programmes Objectives In line with UTHM’s vision and mission, UTHM has committed to produce
technical graduates who are not only competent, creative and versatile professionals who are also guided by high moral and ethical values in the service of God and
mankind, but they are also possessed with soft skills that will encounter or prepare them with employment markets and job seekers. Hence, in order to accept such challenges
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and competitions, UTHM needs to produce technical graduates who have a sound self disciplinary and professional knowledge, high self esteem and effective skills in
communication, team working, problem solving and lifelong learning. In accordance to the graduates skills attributes as outlined by the MoHE, UTHM
has identified a range of attributes and soft skills which will enable our graduates to function effectively in a wide range of social and professional contexts. The
development of such attributes will be embedded within the contexts of the students’ discipline or professional field. In general, the communication skills, team working,
problem solving, adaptability, lifelong learning, self esteem and ethics and integrity are amongst the attributes that need to be focused.
2. MQF Curriculum Structure
