Integrating STEM into TVET now a global trend, says academic

Such integration more effectively tackles the need for technicians among innovation hubs and factories to ensure they can keep up with productivity.

A ‘STEM workforce’ includes those who apply their technical skills in their occupational roles, not just those with science or engineering degrees, says Sheryl Lyn Monterola of the University of the Philippines.

Speaking at a panel during the closing seminar of the Skills for Prosperity Programme in Malaysia here yesterday, she said that the first step in integrating STEM is to redefine what constitutes a “STEM workforce”.“It does not only mean those who are graduating from higher education institutions. The ones with bachelor’s degrees in sciences and engineering.

“This is important to ensure that ageing workers will be able to apply their skills and secure decent jobs, especially those from vulnerable groups.

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