Sustainable of quality control for delivery competency based training (Cbt) in Accredited Tvet Skills Training Centers.

Abstract

This paper aims to study the concept of Competency Based Training as one of the methods in the delivery and development of skills and highlight some challenges in the implementation of Competency Based Technical Education and Vocational Training program. This study will also confirm and justify why a program based on the concept of competency based training is one of the appropriate means in the implementation of technical and vocational education in existing skills training institutions. It is as part of the new education reform, the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system in Malaysia has undergone a good adaptation to make it a credible alternative option to the society in the country. Reforms in this education system introduce the concept of competency based training as a method of TVET delivery. The competency based training program is a qualification based on exciting new results that have been developed in collaboration with employers in the industry. The mode of delivery through this concept will provide according to the demands of the industry itself, employees and also prepare individuals for self -employment. Therefore, the introduction of the concept of learning through competency based training method in TVET reform will involve the youth as well as anyone interested in developing skills and experience in the workplace in an organized and systematic manner to ensure there will be job opportunities and skills development by industry. Therefore, the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Council was established by the government to coordinate and monitor all aspects of technical and vocational education and training in Malaysia and implement TVET reform through the Competency Based Training system in all skills training centers in Malaysia. The establishment of this council has resulted in a paradigm shift in the TVET sector with the help of international cooperation bodies such as the Center Instructor & Advanced Skill Training (CIAST) and the Department of Skills Development (JPK) under the Ministry of Human Resources have implemented skills certification programs from level one (1) to level five (5) levels of job competency qualification by using the National Occupational Skill Standard (NOSS) system as the main guideline in all skills training centers in the country.