Budget 2014 : Enriched Excellence in Education

When the budget is presented annually, the largest allocation is given to the education sector. Education is everything. Since ancient times, a civilized nation will not last long if knowledge is not continuously acquired.

The Government is committed to boost academic achievement and man skills with a  total of 54.6 billion dollars or 21 percent of the total allocation made available in 2014. The Government will also ensure the implementation of the Malaysian Education Blueprint within the next 15 years.

"Individual purposes for pursuing education can vary. The understanding of the goals and means of educational socialization processes may also differ according to the sociological paradigm used.

In the early years of schooling, the focus is generally around developing basic Interpersonal communication and literacy skills in order to further ability to learn more complex skills and subjects. After acquiring these basic abilities, education is commonly focused towards individuals gaining necessary knowledge and skills to improve ability to create value and a livelihood for themselves.^[53] Satisfying personal curiosities (Education for the sake of itself) and desire for personal development, to "better oneself" without career based reasons for doing so are also common reasons why people pursue education and use schools.^[54]

Education is often understood to be a means of overcoming handicaps, achieving greater equality and acquiring wealth and status for all (Sargent 1994). Learners can also be motivated by their interest in the subject area or specific skill they are trying to learn. Learner-responsibility education models are driven by the interest of the learner in the topic to be studied.^[35]

Education is often perceived as a place where children can develop according to their unique needs and potentialities^[55] with the purpose of developing every individual to their full potential." ~ Source : Wikipedia

To continue to uphold excellence in education which begins in preschool through primary school to secondary school, the program that will be implemented are as follows :

First : The Government is concerned about early education for children of the preschool because they are in the critical phase to form the physical and mental growth of the best. Thus, the Budget provided a total of RM530 million for preschool.

Second : The Government want to implement the enhancement of the teaching profession with focus on teaching, improving teaching methods and skills using the languages of Bahasa Malaysia and English. Therefore, a total of 209 million is allocated.

Third: The Government want to expand internet access in schools, especially in rural areas throughout the country with the provisions of 168 million dollars, and

Fourth : The Government want to build 33 new schools and upgrade existing schools including those dilapidated schools with an allocation of 831 million dollars.

In the Budget 2012 and 2013, the Government has provided each of one billion dollars under the Special Fund for Construction and Maintenance of School, specifically for the urgent need of repair to school buildings, maintenance, purchase of equipment and construction of additional blocks. To continue with the similar commitment of the Government, Najib Razak is pleased to announce an additional 450 million dollars more to the fund. Of this amount, 100 million dollars appropriated to the National School, 50 million dollars to the national-type Chinese schools, 50 million dollars for Tamil schools, 50 million dollars for Mission School, 50 million dollars for boarding schools, 50 million dollars to the Junior Science Colleges, 50 million dollars for government-assisted religious schools and 50 million dollars for the People's Religious School .

Najib Razak has been much dedicated to education for the people for years and is again determined with his noble desire and interest on education for his people. People First, Performance Now.

He is surely a wise leader.