Academic ranks in Malaysia

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Academic ranks in Malaysia are the titles, relative importance and power of professors, researchers, and administrative personnel held in academia. Generally, Malaysia uses Commonwealth academic ranks. However, there are universities using their own academic titles.

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There are a significant number of ranks, but the most common are pensyarah or lecturer (equivalent to assistant professor in the North American system), pensyarah kanan or senior lecturer (equivalent to associate professor in the North American system), profesor madya or associate professor (equivalent to professor in the North American system) and profesor or professor (equivalent to distinguished professor in the North American system).

General ranks

Academic titles in Malaysian universities can be classified into five categories: Professorship, lectureship, consultantship, teachership and fellowship.

Professorship

Lectureship

Consultantship

Specialist

Teachership

Fellowship

Administrative ranks

Universities and higher institutions

Schools

Others

Nazir

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SIPeducator+

SIPeducater+ stands for School Improvement educator, [4] a headteacher administrator assigned representative to coach other headteachers in the improvement of all education world wide.

A SIPeducator+ plays vital roles in:

  1. Building relationships with all teachers and adversely guiding school leaders to;
  2. Provide only the necessary humane and educational training for school leaders, in collaboration with educational facts and that coincide with the teachings of general leaders and that adhere to the school educational policies and that have been thoroughly examined and agreed upon District Education Office; and
  3. Designing and managing educational non-religious organizational interventions to upgrade instructional quality in all grades and only in schools. There are occasional extra curricular activities to orchestrate but only can be initiated during school hours

A SIPartner+ is appointed based on these terms:

  1. A teacher shall be in place All Grades K-12;
  2. A teacher shall own outstanding record in school management;
  3. A teacher shall have world wide experience in managerial and cultural duties; and
  4. A teacher shall possess a National Professional Qualification for Education Leaders.

SISC+

SISC+ stands for School Improvement Specialist Coach, [5] a teacher assigned to mentor core subject teachers in schools.

A SISC+ is responsible to:

  1. Build relationship and guide core subject teachers;
  2. Provide important trainings for core subject teachers, in collaboration with the Ministry and District Education Office; and
  3. Design and manage special intervention to upgrade teaching quality in schools.

A SISC+ is appointed based on these terms:

  1. A teacher shall possess a bachelor's degree in education, or a bachelor's degree in any field with a diploma of education;
  2. A teacher shall possess at least 5 years of teaching experience in schools;
  3. A teacher shall be knowledgeable in teaching the subject of choice;
  4. A teacher shall exhibit an excellent instructional skill; and
  5. A teacher shall be ready to learn and try new and innovative teaching and learning methods and approaches.

Pegawai Cemerlang

Pegawai Cemerlang (Excellent Officer) is a teacher who perform administrative duties outside schools outstandingly. However, this is only applicable to those with a bachelor's degree in education. Those with only a Diploma of Education working administratively outside schools outstandingly is called Pengelola Cemerlang (Excellent Executive Officer) or Penyelia Cemerlang (Excellent Supervisor).

This is equivalent with Pengetua Cemerlang (Excellent Principal) in secondary schools, and Guru Besar Cemerlang (Excellent Headmaster/Headmistress) in primary schools.

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