Focus on science, coding skills to future proof nation, says ex-minister

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PETALING JAYA: The education ministry must pay attention to subjects that will equip youths with skills for the future workplace rather than push for religious studies, a former minister said today.

Former international trade and industry minister Darell Leiking added that while religious studies was certainly needed, it should be taught at home, religious schools or places of worship.

He called on schools to instead focus on subjects such as science, finance and coding skills, among others, saying that such skills were needed to “future proof” the country.

“The schools of today must prepare for the future and focus on science, finance, humanities, ethics alongside coding skills, programming and the Internet of Everything (IoE),” Leiking said in a Facebook post.

IoE – which is described as the intelligent connection of people, process, data and things – is an expansion of the Internet of Things or IoT.

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