BACHOK, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- The government will cover half the cost of study for public servants pursuing Master’s and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) through the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning for Qualification (APEL.Q) programme.
Public Service Department (PSD) director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz said the programme was among the new and enhanced initiatives in the public service aimed at providing public servants with opportunities to improve their academic qualifications based on their work experience.
He said since work experience would be taken into account as one of the elements in completing their studies through APEL.Q, those who have been in service for many years would have an opportunity to pursue higher education.
“The government will cover half of the cost. This is a new initiative in the public service that has been approved by the government specifically for public servants in service to further their education.
“APEL.Q is among the facilities provided by the government, alongside the Federal Training Award (HLP) and various other forms of sponsorship, to encourage public servants to enhance their knowledge, skills and competencies,” he said in a press conference after the Adjunct Professor Inaugural Lecture at Dewan Tuanku Canselor Universiti Malaysia Kelantan here today.
-- BERNAMA