KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) — The Department of Polytechnic Education has received some 125,000 on-line programs to acquire admission into its 27 polytechnics nationwide for that July 2010 intake.

The overwhelming response from applicants with Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia qualifications was attributed towards the established polytechnic education’s strong industrial teaching collaboration.

“It was also because of the long-standing practice of compulsory industrial education for students, that is usually in fantastic demand from the business,” it mentioned in a statement here Friday.

The department’s Director-General, Datuk Imran Idris just lately stated that polytechnic education could significantly complement the government’s work to elevate the country’s status from middle salary to greater cash which was in line using the New Economic Model announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak not long ago.

The department was also gearing its polytechnic institution to become the Centre of Technologies and Centre of Excellence whereby both students and lecturers would advantage.

The upgrading on the country’s polytechnics and also the institution being a complete must be capable to minimise the industry’s dependence on foreign technical workforce, it additional.