TVET cates record up to 99.1pct employment rate in 2025 - Zahid

KUALA LUMPUR: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) graduates recorded employment rates of up to 99.1 per cent in last year, with more graduates earning RM2,001 and above monthly.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the number of TVET graduates also increased from 133,594 in 2023 to 205,795 last year.

"Employment rates among TVET graduates ranged between 86.4 and 99.1 per cent across different qualification levels from 2023 to 2025.

"In 2025, advanced diploma and advanced certificate graduates recorded the highest employment rate at 99.1 per cent each, followed by first-degree graduates at 96.6 per cent, diploma graduates at 95.9 per cent and certificate graduates at 95.4 per cent," he said in a parliamentary written reply.

Zahid said more first-degree TVET graduates were earning RM2,001 and above monthly, with the figure rising from 62.5 per cent in 2023 to 76.9 per cent in 2025.

"For diploma graduates, the proportion increased from 23.2 per cent to 43.4 per cent, while certificate holders recorded an increase from 13 per cent to 26.2 per cent over the same period.

"This positive development reflects improving income prospects among TVET graduates and demonstrates its potential as a career pathway to improve living standards and economic mobility," he said.

He added that 125,864 TVET graduates had been recorded as at Sept 30 this year.