By: Dr. Muhamad Afzamiman bin Aripin
| Year | Event |
| 1906 | Teachers’ Technique Schools has been established for Jabatan Kerja Raya |
| 1926 | First Trades school in Kuala Lumpur was established. |
| 1930 | Trades school expended to Ipoh and Johor Bahru. |
| 1932 | Establishment of trades school in Penang. |
| 1946 | Trades Schools were transform to Secondary Trade School (Sekolah Menengah Ketukangan) |
| 1965-1970 | A number of upper-secondary vocational schools (SMV) were established for the first time. |
| 1971 | National Industrial Training and Trade Certification Board (NITTCB) was established. |
| 1976 | National Trade Skill Standard (NTSS) was developed by NITTCB in close cooperation with the industry. |
| 1971-1989 | Other TVET institutions such as the Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), Polytechnics, MARA Vocational Institutes, National Youth Development Corps (NYDC) and the Center for Instructor and Advanced Skill Training (CIAST) have been expanded or established. |
| 1989 | NITTCB was reorganized in 1989 (JPM 1990) and renamed into National Vocational Training Council (NVTC/MLVK). |
| 1993 | NTSS was replaced by the National Occupational Skills Standard (NOSS) |
| 1990 – 1995 | Two advanced skill training institutions were established in cooperation with Germany and France: the German Malaysia Institute (GMI) and Malaysia France Institute (MFI). |
| 1995 | The number of students entering technical and vocational schools was increasing. It is the year where the government upgrading 69 secondary vocational schools (SMV) to technical schools (SMT). |
| 1997-1999 | A study known as “Basic Study on the Design of a Dual Vocational Training Scheme in Malaysia” conducted by German consultants with the main purpose was to strengthen TVET System in Malaysia. |
| 2000 – 2002 | The establishment of Kolej Universiti Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia (KUTKM), Kolej Universiti Teknologi Tun Hussein Onn (KUiTTHO), Kolej Universiti Kejuruteran & Teknologi Malaysia (KUKTEM) and Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia (KUKUM). |
| 2001 | To meet the needs of community skills development and promoting life long learning, Community College was established. |
| 2004-2005 | Malaysian government officially introduces national Dual Training System (NDTS) from the cabinet decision under 8th Malaysian Plan. It referred to the National Occupational Core Curricula (NOCC) as a foundation which was different from the NOSS. |
| 2006 | With the new enactment of National Skills Development Act (NASDA) 652, NVTC was restructured to become the Department of Skills Development (DSD/JPK) under the Ministry of Human Resources (MoHR). |
| 2006 | The Technical University Colleges Network (TUCN) of Malaysia was officially formed. |
| 2007 | All four university colleges underwent a rebranding initiative and henceforth emerged as full universities. The universities are UTHM, UTeM, UMP and UniMAP. Pursuant to this , TUCN is rebranded to MTUN or Malaysian Technical University Network. |
| 2010 | TVET has been chosen as a key component to achieve the country’s goal as a high-income nation by the year 2020. |
| 2011 | SKM has been adopted as the single Skills / Vocational Certification for the country. |
| 2012 | The establishment of Vocational College (KV). |
| 2015-2016 | The establishment of the Malaysian Board of Technologist (MBOT) and ETAC under Technologists and Technicians Act 2015. |
| 2017 | The launching of TVET Malaysia. |
| 2018 | The establishment of MyRIVET centered in UTHM. It is a national independent TVET research institute responsible for leading research, consultation and training. |
| 2018-2019 | The establishment of Jawatankuasa Pemerkasaan Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal dan Vokasional Malaysia (TVET) chaired by YB Nurul Izzah Anwar. The main function is to report on the issues and to strategies TVET institution in Malaysia. In 2019, YB Dr. Maszlee Malik, The Ministry of Education in charge of the Jawatankuasa Pemerkasaan Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal dan Vokasional Malaysia (TVET). |
| 2020-2021 | Challenges of TVET implementation through Emergency Remote Teaching (ERT) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Rapid development of e-content and digitalization of TVET |
| 2022 | The Ministry of Human Resources (KSM) which oversees the Skills Development Department (JPK) and the Manpower Department (JTM) collaborates with the UK Skills Partnership and OFQUAL, a regulatory body that assesses Technical Education and Vocational Training (TVET) qualifications in the United Kingdom |
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