education for sustainable development

1. ESD Initiatives in Malaysia
Literacy Capacity Building
Eco-system
Eco Schools and Eco
Campus Programme

2. Country Initiative experience and ESD achievements
1. ESD activities/progress/ achievements
2. Collaborations and partnerships with other organisations to
develop/ implement ESD activities and Country initiative
3. Challenges and opportunities learnt in developing and
implementing the ESD Country Initative
4. Next steps/ future plans for ESD (e.g. ways to implement
the ESD Country Initiative plan)

4. Malaysian Context in Adoption of Commitments
 9th and the 10th MPs,
 The Blueprint on Lifelong
Learning for Malaysia, 2011-
2020,
 The National Higher Education
Strategic Plan: Beyond 2020
 Education Blueprint 2013-2025
 National Policy on Senior Citizens
2011
 The Persons with Disability Act
2002
 Policy on Alternative Education
2009
 Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954
Community colleges provide opportunities for
adult Malaysians to pursue education and upgrade
their skills
MOHR, MARA, and other agencies also provide
skills training for youth and industrial workers
Ministry of Youth and Sports focuses on
knowledge building and skills development to build
self-resilience
CLCs under the Alternative Ed. Policy provide
basic education and basic skills for undocumented
non-citizens
Initiatives to provide education for Indigenous
group
Lifelong Learning /Community Learning
Lifelong
Learning
/Community
Learning
Lifelong Learning /Community Learning
Malaysia is on track in the promotion of lifelong learning
Promotion and advocating ESD at learning centres at various levels has to be escalated
Better coordination at ministry levels to promote ESD at community levels
 Provide the link for school (formal ) and community (non-formal ) in ESD