SIBU: There is no shortcut to success for students except to uphold three attributes, namely hardwork, trustworthiness, and self-discipline.
Dayak Think Tank Association Sarawak (DTTAS) chairman Wellie Henry Majang these three key components are necessary for students to remain successful in any field, besides pursuing academic success.
“We would like to take this opportunity to ask parents to instil these values in their children because if this is indoctrinated in them when they are young, it has the potential to become a habit and culture,” he said in his press statement, here today.
He noted that the national education system, which is facing major challenges, needs a paradigm shift to ensure its continued relevance.
“The technological advancement and digital revolution is seeing drastic changes throughout the globe and it requires a collaborative effort from all parties to ensure that our country’s education system keeps pace with technological developments.
“To make the national education agenda a success, it should not be placed solely on the shoulders of the teachers,” he said.
Due to the widening income distribution, children from high income groups families are more successful in education as their parents can afford to send them to better and expensive schools as well as private tutoring classes or tuitions outside of school hours.
It has dampened the hopes of students from low-to-moderate-income families as their opportunities are only limited to the public schools and national education system.
“Thus, we need an excellent education system as a whole and not just selected schools. We want to provide the best education, to the rich and the poor, regardless whether they are living in the city or rural areas. This is our strategy in translating ‘inclusive development’,” he said.
He also believed that graduates should prepare themselves with various additional skills so that they can compete in a very competitive job market.
“They should be aware that academic achievement alone no longer guarantees them a position befitting the qualifications that they have obtained.
“This strategy is very important due to changes in education and career demands that often prioritise a balance in both.
“The government has prepared various development plans in various aspects that include the role of youth in the tourism industry, marketing and cultural consolidation, in the preservation of multi-ethnic arts and in economic development in this country,” he said.
He said the DTTAS Education Fair 2022 on Sept 16 and 17 at Sibu Jaya Community Hall, Sibu, aims to provide opportunities for students and youths in rural areas to obtain educational information, training and educational assistance.
“Through the exposure to this programme, graduates of SPM and STPM who were not that successful in academics, will have the opportunity to choose a course or field of education that suits their qualifications and interests.
“This programme is specially designed to convey information about educational opportunities, training and educational assistance to youth and students throughout Sarawak, especially SPM and STPM graduates,” he added.
