Its deputy minister Datuk Mary Yap Kain Ching said several consultations had been implemented since 2006 that recognised matriculation programmes as one of the conditions for entry qualification equivalent to A level.
“The ministry’s management meeting in 2006 approved the proposal to expand the sending of students with excellent matriculation passes abroad under the Trainers Manpower Training Scheme Matriculation Programme for five years effective 2006.
“Subsequently the matriculation programme received recognition from 11 prestigious universities in United Kingdom, including University of Nottingham and University of Manchester,” she said when repyling to a supplementary question from Datuk Dr Abdul Latif Ahmad (BN-Mersing) at the Dewan Rakyat sitting here Thursday.
She said six institutions of higher learning in Australia also recognised the matriculation programme, among them were University Of Melbourne, Monash University and University of Sydney.
Meanwhile replying to a supplementary question from Hanipah Maidin (PAS-Sepang), Yap said her ministry was checking the public and private educational centres that offered courses not recognised by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA).
She said such courses must fulfilled the criterias set before MQA recognition was given.
Hanipah wanted to know if the government took action against several public and private universities that offered courses without MQA recognition resulting in students not being able to be recruited for jobs.
— BERNAMA
