Program Duta Guru (PDG) is a joint initiative between Yayasan PETRONAS and the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) through the Education Policy Planning and Research Division (EPRD) and Teach For Malaysia (TFM) and Petrosains as implementation partners, which is a nationwide multi-year industry-linked programme to strengthen the capabilities of STEM teachers serving schools with a majority of B40 students.
Program Duta Guru aims to build upon existing systems to improve the capability of Malaysian public-school teachers in order to enhance students’ interest and competency in STEM subjects and their higher order thinking skills, in particular for the underprivileged.
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Empowering through STEM education
By 2030, Program Duta Guru will empower 4,500 teachers to be highly competent and committed; serving as role models to enhance higher order thinking skills (HOTS) through STEM education as a foundation to being a competitive nation.
By teachers, for teachers
Program Duta Guru aims to build upon existing systems to improve the capability of Malaysian public-school teachers in order to enhance students’ interest and competency in STEM subjects and their higher order thinking skills, in particular for the underprivileged.
By 2030, Program Duta Guru will empower 4,500 teachers to be highly competent and committed; serving as role models to enhance higher order thinking skills (HOTS) through STEM education as a foundation to being a competitive nation.
Programme Owners
Yayasan PETRONAS
Yayasan PETRONAS is the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of PETRONAS. Our mission is to enrich lives for a sustainable future. We aim to deliver sustainable impact, improving the quality of life and socio-economic outcomes for communities across the nation.
Programme Implementers
Teach For Malaysia
Teach For Malaysia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation on a mission to empower our nation through education. We believe that a child’s education and future should not be determined by his or her circumstances in life. We recruit outstanding Malaysians into a 2-year Leadership Development Programme to make an immediate impact in high need public schools across Malaysia.
Petrosains
Interactive experiential, and hands-on, Petrosains, The Discovery Centre is everything a science centre should be. With exhibits, in-reach and outreach activities that make learning STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fun. Petrosains is an extension of PETRONAS commitment to nation-building by nurturing the interest in STEM and driving the creation of a new generation of science and technology-minded, innovation-inspired Malaysians.
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