SHAH ALAM, March 6 — The Selangor People’s Tuition Programme (PTRS) will continue to be improved with the development of digital learning through a smartphone app, said Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.
The app’s development, implemented this year, will give students more access to follow the content and learn more openly, especially those who will sit for the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examinations.
He the programme was also improved with the provision of a live video channel, aimed at facilitating direct communication between teachers and students.
“I am happy to see the development from the point of view of learning content, (from) video production methods to mobile applications. This portal can be accessed at https://www.eptrs.my.
“This is the result of internal skills involving the collaboration of the state education department and the Menteri Besar Selangor (Incorporated) or MBI,” Amirudin said.
The Menteri Besar was responding to Sentosa state assemblyman Dr R Gunarajah’s query on implementing PTRS for 2024 at the Selangor State Legislative Assembly session today.
He added the state government is aiming for 130,000 students to benefit from the improved programme this year, double the number of 65,000 participants who followed the programme last year.
PTRS has also been extended to Form Four students from 277 secondary schools, including religious schools, whose families earn less than RM5,000 monthly.
“In this regard, MBI also plans for an intervention for primary school pupils who are experiencing 3M (reading, writing, counting) problems, among other things, due to the spread of Covid-19, to prevent groups of students being left out,” Amirudin said.
Introduced in 2009, PTRS is additional tuition for Bahasa Melayu, English, Mathematics, Science, History and Additional Mathematics for students from low-income families whose academic performance is average or poor.
In addition to the learning module, PTRS also provides allowances to 1,956 teachers and coordinators involved, while students from 277 schools who participate in the programme are provided with a lunch.
— Bernama
