Setia city: Polytechnics and community colleges (POLYCC) under the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) have been urged to step up the use of digital technology in teaching and learning to strengthen the country's Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. MOHE secretary-general Datuk Dr Anesee Ibrahim emphasized the need for higher learning institutions to move beyond conventional methods and embrace tools such as artificial intelligence (AI), augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) to produce competitive talent.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, these technologies are being showcased for the first time this year in an exhibition format at the POLYCC eDOLA Digital Fair 2025. This event allows visitors to experience the technology used in teaching and learning. Dr Anesee highlighted this milestone in a statement issued by the Polytechnic and Community College Education Department. He had earlier officiated the closing of the two-day fair at Setia City Mall, which featured digital innovations including AI, AR, VR, flight simulators, robotics, and e-sports.

The event also marked the launch of ILHAM\@CeLT (Innovative Learning Hub for Advancing Method) by Politeknik METrO Kuala Lumpur. This initiative is aimed at developing future-focused digital teaching materials. Furthermore, the fair hosted Malaysia's first POLYCC-AWS League of Large Language Model (LLM) Bootcamp, organised by Amazon Web Services (AWS), making POLYCC the first agency in the country to hold such a programme.

The POLYCC eDOLA Digital Fair 2025 is part of broader efforts to raise awareness and promote a digital culture, aligning with the National Digitalisation Policy.