ICATS offers diploma holders paths to degree programmes
KUCHING: Students with Malaysian Vocational Diploma who meet entry requirements may progress to Bachelor of Business Administration ( Hons) in E- Commerce and the Bachelor of Software Engineering ( Hons) programmes at International College of Advanced Technology Sarawak (iCATS) here.
The recent formalisation of entry criteria by the Ministry of Education for Malaysian Vocational Diploma graduates to pur sue underg raduate programmes at Private Higher Educational Institutions has opened the door to a wide range of study pathways and career choices.
“This is a new pathway for vocational diploma holders to realise their career and life goals. The combination of the vocational diploma and academic pathways leading to a Bachelor’s degree is essentially the best of both worlds approach to learning,” said i-CATS chief executive officer Mohamad Isham Fauzi.
The entire degree programmes in collaboration with Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur can be completed at i-CATS West Campus at Jalan Stampin Timur here.
Fauzi also shared that i- CATS, a subsidiary of Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Sarawak ( PPKS) offers a wide range of industry relevant programmes leading to careers in the digital economy among others.
“PPKS, as a centre of Excellence in Technology ( CoET) conducts the National Empowerment in Certification and Training for Next Generation Workers (NECT- Gen - Industry 4.0) programme HRDF levy-contributing companies. The following tracks are offered: Big Data, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Internet of Things ( IoT) and Vertical Integration.”
To pursue degree programmes at i-CATS, graduates of the Malaysian Vocational Diploma (in a related field) must have also completed a Malaysian Vocational Certificate with a credit in Bahasa Melayu 1104, achieved a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.0 (academic subjects), CGPA of at least 2.67 (vocational subjects) and achieved competency in all vocational modules.
For students who enrol in the Malaysian Vocational Certificate programmes after 2016, a pass in History (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) is also required.
Registration for the October/ November 2018 intake is ongoing until 7 December 2018.
For more information, visit iCATS West Campus here or call 0- 570 888/451 533/362 086/362 129. Alternatively, WhatsApp to 0128789382 or e-mail (info@ icats.edu. my) or log on to iCATS’s website: www.icats.edu.my.