Uplifting The Teaching Profession In Malaysia

Chan Soon Seng, CEO, Teach for Malaysia

16-May-24 07:45

Uplifting The Teaching Profession In Malaysia

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Every year on 16th May, Malaysia celebrates Teacher’s Day. However, the educational landscape faces a multitude of challenges with unequal access to education and poor outcomes. We speak to Chan Soon Seng, CEO, Teach for Malaysia on what policy changes are required to make teachers the center of our education policy to achieve our goals of becoming a developed country.

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Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam, Philip See

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Tags: celcomdigi2024, teacher's day, world bank, malaysia education system, pisa,

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