Polytechnic courses just as good, says Subra

SHAH ALAM: Students who did not do well in theirSijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) should look at other options to continue their tertiary education, said MIC president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.

One such option is polytechnic courses, where the number of applicants is still low.

“Those with only two credits in their SPM, the underachievers ... these are the people who should apply.

“The Government is giving opportunities to these students to go to a polytechnic. That means they don’t need to have the minimum qualifications but will be given an alternative to enter the stream,” he said at a press conference after opening the post-SPM and STPM (Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia) guidance carnival yesterday.

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Source: The Star Online, 7 March 2016.