QUOTE(spamfish @ Jun 6 2025, 04:00 PM)
How close is close?
By Equity ownership or by population numbers?
close until mara go global?
Mara TVET graduate earns up to RM20,000 monthly as aircraft mechanic
By Zanariah Abd Mutalib - June 6, 2025 @ 1:14pm
https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2025/06/...rcraft-mechanicKUALA LUMPUR: A graduate of the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme under Majlis Amanah Rakyat (Mara) is now earning up to RM20,000 a month after securing a job as an aircraft mechanic with an international airline.
The success story of Ibrahim, a graduate from Institut Kemahiran MARA (IKM) Kuala Lumpur, was shared by Mara chairman Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, who met him during a flight from Doha to Kuala Lumpur.
Asyraf Wajdi said Ibrahim approached him and introduced himself as a "child of Mara", havingcompleted a Certificate in Fabrication Technology at IKM.
He is now working as an aircraft body mechanic at Qatar Airways in Doha, earning between RM17,000 and RM20,000 a month."Ibrahim's story proves that TVET graduates can succeed and become skilled professionals on an international level.
"This remarkable young man from Merlimau, Melaka, said
all his batchmates from IKM Kuala Lumpur have found similar jobs with comparable salaries. He is incredibly proud to be a product of Mara."Who says TVET graduates can't be successful? The skills and vocational programmes offered by Mara — be it through GiatMara, IKM, Mara advanced skills colleges, the Malaysia-Japan Industrial Institute, or even at higher education institutions like Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) and the German-Malaysian Institute (GMI) — have proven their ability to produce highly skilled talent not just for the country but for the global stage.
"Ibrahim is a shining example of how a professional TVET certificate alone can lead to a high-paying, internationally recognised job.
"Only knowledge can transform lives.
Mara is going global," he said in a Facebook post today.
Previously, Deputy Prime Minister and National TVET Council chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had said that the employability rate of TVET graduates is high, with Mara institutions recording a 98.7 per cent rate, surpassing the national average of 94.5 per cent.
In February, Asyraf Wajdi also stated that Mara had undertaken a rationalisation of all its TVET programmes, focusing on high-tech and strategic fields that align with industry needs.
This rationalisation covers
270 TVET-stream institutions under the Mara education institution network, out of a total of 344 across the country.