PTK UNDERMINES MORAL OF LECTURERS

Reality Bites-13th.June; Star

TEST FOR COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT OF TEACHERS (PTK)

According to Rosli H. Mahat, the President of University Malaya Academic Staff Association, the recent PTK test failure was shocking. According to him, the test stress on administrative literacy rather than help academics improve their research skills and hardly focus on addressing the weaknesses of lecturers in enhancing the knowledge in their respective disciplines. (see: Star, 13th. June 2004)

Rosli question the relevance of the test. According to Rosli, it is probably because the passing grade for the PTK was so high that there is so much confusion as to the functions of these course that the management of MU had not publish the results of the lecturers.

Without disrepect to En. Rosli, it seem from his statement that lecturers do not like to read management books and administrative books. Somehow, many of these lecturers will be promoted someday to administrative positions and possibly, Governmental posts and Ministerial post such as was the case of the previous Education Minister who is a VC of University. How do we expect lecturers to perform administrative functions if they don't prepare themselves for these eventual posting?

The administrators of the PTK test should be questioned if according to Rosli, the PTK test is irrelevant.

The paradox of the PTK issue give rise to the question:

- "Lecturers teaches and guide students to be the future corporate, political leaders and managers. How could they if they themselves don't have the competency of administration?

- "We love promotion and we want to be given a chance to administer, to hold high position to become - ministers, CEOs of GLCs, VCs, etc, but as for exam and competency test, NO, NO, NO! We can become instant experts in management without test."

Pak-Lah, please give the lecturers the opportunity to be CEOs & COOs of the GLCs. Please tell Nor Yakcob to appoint them.