Transcript ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN TERTIARY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

Y.M.Khanif
Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
Agriculture is for food security and
human survival
 Agriculture is for creation of wealth
 Sustaining the rural economy
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Universities Offering Agriculture
Programs in Malaysia
University
Faculty
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Agriculture
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Faculty of Plantation and Agro
technology
Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
School of Sustainable Agriculture
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
(UNIMAS)
Resources Science and Technology
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
Agro technology and Food Science
Univeristi Sultan Zainal Abidin
(UniSZA)
Agriculture and Biotechnology
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
Agro industry and Natural Resources
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LEARNING OUTCOMEs
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Knowledge / cognitive
Psychomotor/ Skills / Practical
Critical thinking & scientific approach
Communication skill
Social skills & responsibility
Professionalism, values, attitude & ethics
Life long learning & information mgt.
Managerial & entrepreneurial skill
Leadership skill
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ISSUES & CHALLENGES
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GENDER GAP
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Percentage
GENDER RATIO OF GRADUATES OF
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE 1974-2011
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Years
Male
Female
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HUMAN RESOURCE
REQUIREMENT ?
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Utusan Malaysia 5.9.2012
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IMAGE CRISIS
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Candidates Choice During Application Faculty of Agriculture 2004/5
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 Total
------------------- % -------------------BSP
2004
2005
12
8
4
8
7
8
12
17
14
12
14
11
9
16
27
16
148
256
BSH
2004
2005
0
9
8
7
8
7
13
18
15
9
19
9
15
22
23
18
48
95
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Level of Agreement of Perception Regarding Selected Statements
Statement
M
Rank
Rank
Agricultural science subject ought to be given due respect by the university of
agriculture in the process of screening applicants for the diploma program.
4.6
1
4.3
2
4.3
2
Agricultural science subject is suitable only for students who are weak in
science.
Agricultural science subject enables the students to identify factors influencing
plant and animal production.
Mohd Ibrahim Nazri 2003 ( Jour. IAEE, Vol 10, p 1-8)
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Agricultural science was perceived as a
subject suitable only to students who were
weak in science. This has implications for
the image problem of the agriculture subject
and the students enrolled in the subject.
Mohd Ibrahim Nazri 2003 Perceptions of Supervisors, Teachers, and Students
Regarding the New Agricultural
Science Syllabus for Upper Secondary Schools, Malaysia, Jour IAEE Volume 10: 1
pp 1-8
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It is tough to attract the younger generation to start a career as a professional
planter in Malaysia nowadays.
The stigma of being an “orang estet” working in oil palm or rubber plantations
which is traditionally linked with rural poverty, lack of basic amenities and poor
social networking, has never been a good motivation for young agricultural
graduates or those in agri-related fields.
More often than not, a plantation job is the last choice of young professionals in
Malaysia, says Incorporated Society of Planters (ISP) chairman Daud Amatzin
(pic).
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Saturday , July 2 2011
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HANDS – ON FACILITIES
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DEVELOPMENT OF
PRACTICAL SKILLS
Real life farm for teaching and research
 University farm to agricultural students is
equivalent to university hospital to
medical students
 State of the art showcases of
agricultural technologies access to
students
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AGROLOGIST ACT
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Members of BIM
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The Inst. of Engineers Malaysia
(IEM)
Inst. Kimia Malaysia (IKM)
The Agri. Inst. of Malaysia (AIM)
Malaysian Dental Assoc. (MDA)
Malaysian Medical Assoc.
(MMA)
Pertubuhan Arkitek Malaysia
(PAM)
Malaysian Pharmaceutical
Society (MPS)
Veterinary Assoc. Malaysia
(VAM)
The Inst. of Surveyors Malaysia
(ISM)
Malaysian Inst. of Planners
(MIP)
Malaysian Assoc. of Social
Workers (MASW)
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The Plastics and Rubber Inst. of
Malaysia (PRIM)
Malaysian Society of Soil Science
(MSSS)
Inst. Rimbawan Malaysia (IRIM)
Chartered Inst. of Building
Malaysia
CIOBM)
Institute of Landscape Architects
Malaysia (ILAM)
Inst. Perekabentuk Dalaman
Malaysia (IPDM)
Inst. of Internal Auditors
Malaysia(IIAM)
Bar Council Malaysia (BCM)
Institute of Materials
Malaysia(IMM)
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Act 117
ARCHITECTS ACT 1967
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
The Accountants Act 1967 established the
Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA)
Malaysia. ACT 147. VETERINARY SURGEONS
ACT 1974. Date of Royal Assent ... ACT 147.
“Council” means the Malaysian Veterinary
QUANTITY SURVEYORS. ACT 1967
LAWS OF MALAYSIA. Act 580. COUNSELLORS
ACT 1998
Licensed Land Surveyors. LAWS OF
MALAYSIA. Act 458. LICENSED
LAND SURVEYORS ACT 1958.
Architects' Act 1967 to also include the Interior
Designers
The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC)
is a body corporate established under
the provisions of section 3(1) of the
Medical Act 1971 whilst
GEOLOGISTS ACT 2008 -Act 689
(12 March 09)
Town Planners. LAWS OF
MALAYSIA. Act 538. TOWN
PLANNERS ACT 1995
LAWS OF MALAYSIA. ACT 51.
DENTAL ACT 1971
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Certified Professional Agronomists (CPAg),
Certified Professional Soil Scientists (CPSSc), and
Certified Professional Soil Classifiers (CPSC)
Professional agrologist (abbreviated P.Ag.
or PAg) or agronome in the Province of
Québec) refers to members of the selfregulated agrology
The Institute of Professional Soil Scientists
(IPSS), is a professional body that aims to
promote and enhance the status of soil
science and allied disciplines.
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RECOMENDATION
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National blue print for agricultural
education in Malaysia
Projection of human resource requirement
for the future
Professional accreditation – Agrologist Act
Rebranding of agriculture profession
among the younger generation
Minimize gender gap among agriculture
graduates
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