MOHE: New courses must meet job market demands

Published on 23 Jul 2025 6:22:37 PM

The Higher Education Ministry (MoHE) has developed the Code of Practice for Programme Accreditation (COPPA) to serve as a benchmark for designing academic programmes that meet industry needs.

Deputy Higher Education Minister Datuk Mustapha Sakmud told the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (July 23) that under COPPA guidelines, institutions must conduct market demand and graduate employability analyses before launching any new academic programmes.

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