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Appendix ii. Methodology
The development of this preliminary Blueprint was a robust, comprehensive, and
collaborative effort that involved Malaysians from all walks of life. It spanned two phases.
The first phase was a comprehensive review and diagnostic of the education system to
assess the current level of performance and identify a set of priority areas for improvement.
This involved analysing national and international data as well as conducting state and
school visits across the country. Several international and Malaysian organisations also
contributed towards evaluating the Malaysian education system, including UNESCO,
the World Bank, and six Malaysian universities. The second phase involved further
exploration of issues on the ground, and the detailing of a comprehensive transformation
programme to be undertaken from 2013 to 2025, with a particular focus on the first wave
of transformation, to be undertaken from 2013 to 2015. To that end, a National Dialogue
was held to identify the rakyat’s pressing concerns and gather their ideas for education
transformation. The broad range and diversity of perspectives gathered from almost 12,000
members of the public and several key stakeholder groups was fundamental in shaping the
development of this document. A series of labs were also held to develop initiatives for the
first wave of the Blueprint (from 2013 to 2015) and to syndicate with relevant stakeholder
groups. Throughout the two phases, a Malaysian and an International Review Panel also
provided independent input and suggestion.
governance structure
The governance structure for this comprehensive undertaking was
defined and established in October 2011. This structure was anchored
around a Project Management Office (PMO) and Project Taskforce,
which would be responsible for conducting the overall review of the
education system, developing the new national education blueprint,
and engaging a broad range of stakeholders throughout the process.
Project management office
To conduct the review of the Malaysian education system and
develop the Blueprint, the Ministry established a dedicated PMO
in October 2011 that reported directly to the Director-General. The
PMO was responsible for conducting diagnostic analyses, integrating
the results of the research produced by other entities (for example,
UNESCO, World Bank, OECD, Malaysian universities), analysing and
incorporating feedback from the National Dialogue, and developing
a detailed transformation programme that incorporated and further
built upon initiatives developed in the Education Labs. The PMO acted
as the Secretariat for the overall review and development effort, and
managed all internal and external engagement and interactions with
stakeholders and key sources of input to the Blueprint (Exhibit II-1).
Project taskforce
The PMO reported weekly to a Project Taskforce, which in turn
provided regular updates to the Minister of Education, Tan Sri Dato’
Haji Muhyiddin Haji Mohd. Yassin.
The members of the taskforce are:
▪ Tan Sri Abd Ghafar Mahmud, Director-General of Education
and Chairman of Taskforce
▪ Dato’ Dr. Rosli Mohamed, Secretary-General of the Ministry of
Education
▪ Dato’ Wan Khazanah Ismail, Deputy Secretary-General
(Management)
▪ Dato’ Nazirruddin Abd. Rahman, Deputy Secretary-General
(Development)
▪ Dr. Amin Senin, Deputy Director-General (Policy and Education
Development), and Head of PMO as of April 2012
▪ Haji Sufa’at Tumin, Deputy Director-General (School
Operations)
▪ Datuk Dr. Khair Mohamad Yusof, Deputy Director-General
(Teacher Professional Development)