Industry Revolution 4.0 and Education System in Malaysia

Abstract

Industry Revolution 4.0 (IR 4) is highly rated and greatly establishing itself. The future of our world looks so promising. The revolution is happening, and the impact is already seen in many sectors. Education is one of the sectors that needs to be in line with the growth of the technology to produce a world class work force. In Malaysia, the government had earlier made many changes in education through its National Higher Education Action Plan 2007-2010 in transforming teaching and learning process focusing on technology. Innovative and entrepreneurial skills must be possessed by new graduates and they must deal with complexity with cognitive flexibility. This is because they need to accept robots as their working colleagues apart from humans. The need for better communication and collaborative skills will be far more important than ever. Graduates must acquire self-learning skills to remain relevant in the era of rapid changes.