KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 5 — A total of 2,364 tahfiz students enrolled in various skills training programmes at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions between 2023 and 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said.

Ahmad Zahid, who is also the National TVET Council (MTVET) chairman, said data from the Department of Skills Development (JPK) under the Human Resources Ministry (Kesuma) also showed that 900 tahfiz students had obtained Malaysian Skills Certification under the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS).

In a written reply to Datuk Ahmad Saad @ Yahya (PN-Pokok Sena) posted on the Parliament website on the progress and challenges in implementing tahfiz TVET programmes, Ahmad Zahid said the NOSS certification comprised 609 students at Level 3, 285 at Level 4 and six at Level 5.