EDUCATION · TVET

From skills training into work.

Follow enrolment, field match, pay and graduate outcomes as separate source-backed questions.

HISTORICAL ENROLMENT

How the pathway grew.

The KPT archive provides TVET enrolment across public universities, polytechnics and community colleges from 2010–2020.

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How public TVET enrolment changed in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020

Malaysia's public TVET enrolment, 2010–2020.

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PAY & MATCH QUALITY

Did the job match—and what did it pay?

Historical MOHE salary bands show how pay distributions moved by qualification, while JPPKK's POLYCC measure adds a separate field-match signal.

TIMELINE

How often did POLYCC graduates work in a matching field?

Official Polytechnic and Community College job-field match trend, 2018–2024.

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What skill-level jobs did TVET ILKA graduates enter?

Skilled, semi-skilled and low-skilled occupation shares from 2019 to 2023.

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How TVET first-degree salary bands shifted, 2019–2023

Historical MOHE income-band distribution among working TVET first-degree respondents.

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How TVET diploma salary bands shifted, 2019–2023

Historical MOHE income-band distribution among working TVET diploma respondents.

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How TVET certificate salary bands shifted, 2019–2023

Historical MOHE income-band distribution among working TVET certificate respondents.

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2023 OUTCOMES

What happened after training?

MOHE's 2023 tracer tables let us separate status, employment form and employment sector rather than reducing TVET to a single employability percentage.

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How stable were TVET graduate jobs in 2023?

Permanent, contract, temporary and part-time positions across TVET provider groups.

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How common was gig-economy work among working TVET graduates?

Gig-economy share across TVET-related provider groups in 2023.

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Why were some TVET graduates not working yet in 2023?

Self-reported reasons among non-working graduates across larger TVET provider groups.

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What happened to Malaysia's TVET graduates in 2023?

Working, further-study, upskilling, placement-waiting and not-working shares by TVET provider.

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How much entrepreneurship appeared among working TVET graduates?

Entrepreneur, self-employed and freelance shares across TVET provider types.

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Where did working TVET graduates find jobs in 2023?

Local private, multinational, government, NGO and gig-economy employment shares.

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READ CAREFULLY

Provider types are not interchangeable.

Polytechnics, community colleges, vocational colleges, MTUN and ministry skills institutions serve different programme mixes and populations.