Be committed to realising education master plan: DPM

ALOR STAR: All staff members of the Education Ministry have been urged to give continuous commitment to realise the objectives of the Malaysian Education Master Plan 2013-2025 as it is an important process in raising the quality of national education.
Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said any change for the better will certainly take a long time to accomplish and it is a challenge that must be faced.
"Some have asked why it takes 13 years to reach the top third position, now (we are) in the bottom third and I say that this is certainly a challenge. If (you) ask me, my wish (for the change) is tomorrow if possible.
"But I realise this (change) may not happen because the process involves many things, components and aspects. Empowering education may not be achieved immediately, no matter what, it has to undergo this process," he said at a luncheon with the staff of the Kedah Education Department, here today.
He said the support and involvement of everyone is needed not only at the ministerial level, but also at the state, district and, most importantly, at the school levels and they must demonstrate a strong commitment and "think outside of the box" to implement the programmes and plans.
Muhyiddin said the commitment that they shouldered represents a trust enshrined in the plan which must be translated into a product that will bring significant changes in terms of quality to the national education system.
"Although within a short time frame (one year) we have succeeded in realising several initiatives and based on the commitment shown, we have prepared a comprehensively written annual report, the first report presented to the public (first annual report-2013)," he said.
Earlier at the opening of the 23rd Conference of the International Association of Historian of Asia, Muhyiddin said the history of the country must be well researched and its content should be the inspiration for development in all fields, such as architecture, arts, education, sports, science and engineering.
Muhyiddin, who is also Malaysian Historical Society vice-president, said the subject that the modernisation should be leveraged as a push factor to ensure "history" as a discipline remained to be relevant, if not increased in values and demand. – Bernama