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Lecturer, Education

Education

Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Education

Picture the job

Where you'd usually workA lecture hall

  • Mostly indoors
  • Sitting for most of the day
  • Dealing with customers or the public

An illustration of a typical workplace, not a photo. The work-style notes come from US O*NET data, so read them as a guide.

In Malaysia

In Malaysia, education lecturers work either in university education faculties (UPSI is the specialist teacher-training university, alongside UM, UKM, UPM and others) or at the 27 Institut Pendidikan Guru campuses that train primary-school teachers. IPG lecturers are experienced teachers recruited from within the Ministry of Education, not fresh graduates.

How people get into it here
Two routes: (1) University: SPM → STPM/Matriculation/Foundation → Bachelor of Education → Master's in Education (DS11 minimum) → PhD. (2) Teacher Education Institute (IPG): become a school teacher (DG9), reach a senior DG grade, earn a Master's/PhD, then apply internally to lecture at an IPG campus.

Sources:pengambilancns.uitm.edu.myperlis.uitm.edu.myappsmu.ukm.myspp.gov.my

Pay in Malaysia

Government starting pay

RM3,320 – RM3,650

per month

Senior grade

RM6,210 – RM14,370

per month

Official basic pay for the government grade, before allowances. Private-sector pay can differ.

UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA) · Dec 2025

How far is this from you?

Roughly how much preparation this job usually takes. In Malaysia your UPU route and the programme's syarat still decide entry, so treat this as a guide, not a gate.

  1. 1

    Entry straight after SPM

  2. 2

    SPM + sijil / short TVET course

  3. 3

    Diploma / TVET (sijil–diploma)

  4. 4

    Degree (ijazah sarjana muda)

  5. Typical entry

    Postgrad (sarjana / PhD) or professional route

Typical educationDoctoral degree
The full route to this careerThe steps from school, UPU programmes and sourced costs, read against your answers.

How to get here

Post-SPM pathways with programmes in this career's fields. Tap one to see real programmes and entry requirements.

IPG (Teacher Training)

Explore KPM's teacher-training route. Check current funding and apply through KPM's PISMP portal, not UPUOnline.

~5 years
Compare routes against your results and interests

Check what you may qualify for

Enter your SPM grades and see which routes and programmes you may qualify for. An estimate to plan with, not an offer.

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Quick answers

How do you become a Lecturer, Education in Malaysia?

Two routes: (1) University: SPM → STPM/Matriculation/Foundation → Bachelor of Education → Master's in Education (DS11 minimum) → PhD. (2) Teacher Education Institute (IPG): become a school teacher (DG9), reach a senior DG grade, earn a Master's/PhD, then apply internally to lecture at an IPG campus.

What should I study to become a Lecturer, Education?

Related fields of study: Education. SPM subjects that help most: English, Business, Economics and Bahasa Melayu.

How much does a Lecturer, Education earn in Malaysia?

The official pay scale put starting pay at RM3,320 – RM3,650 a month, and RM6,210 – RM14,370 with experience (source: UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA), Dec 2025).

What you'd do all day

The tasks that matter most in this job, most important first.

  1. 1Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  2. 2Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
  3. 3Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
  4. 4Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  5. 5Supervise students' fieldwork, internship, and research work.
  6. 6Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  7. 7Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as children's literature, learning and development, and reading instruction.
  8. 8Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  9. 9Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  10. 10Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  11. 11Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
  12. 12Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
  13. 13Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
  14. 14Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  15. 15Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
  16. 16Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
  17. 17Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
  18. 18Serve as a liaison between the university and other governmental and educational agencies.
  19. 19Write grant proposals to procure external research funding.
  20. 20Advise and instruct teachers employed in school systems by providing activities, such as in-service seminars.
  21. 21Participate in campus and community events.
  22. 22Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
  23. 23Act as advisers to student organizations.
  24. 24Provide professional consulting services to government or industry.

Also known as

What this job is called on JobStreet, LinkedIn and in job ads. Search these too.

  • Educator
  • Lecturer
  • Professor
  • Instructor
  • Faculty Member
  • Adjunct Lecturer
  • College Professor
  • Education Teacher
  • Adjunct Instructor
  • Assistant Professor

Subjects that matter here

The SPM subjects worth your effort for this career, with the reason for each.

EnglishDraws directly on English Language — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
BusinessDraws directly on Administration and Management — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
EconomicsDraws directly on Administration and Management — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Bahasa MelayuDraws directly on Communications and Media — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).
Additional MathematicsDraws directly on Mathematics — a top knowledge area for this role (O*NET).

What you'd need to know

The subject areas this job leans on most, and the SPM subjects that build them.

  • English Language92%

    English

  • Education and Training92%
  • Psychology85%
  • Sociology and Anthropology74%
  • Administration and Management73%

    BusinessEconomics

  • Communications and Media73%

    EnglishBahasa Melayu

Tools you'd use

Software and equipment that show up in this job, worth learning early.

Where to learn these, free

Scholarships & funding

What the work feels like

Day-to-day working conditions, so you can tell whether the job suits how you like to work.

  • Face-to-face discussionsEvery day
  • Contact with other peopleConstant contact
  • Dealing with customers or the publicHigh
  • Leading or coordinating othersVery high
  • Indoors, air-conditionedEvery day
  • Outdoors, in all weatherAlmost never
  • Time spent sittingMost of the time
  • Time spent standingA little

Where this job is heading

Newer tasks O*NET has flagged for this occupation, a hint at how the role is changing.

  • Deliver presentations at professional conferences.

AI and demand for this job

A few real, dated data points, not a single score. AI making some tasks faster usually means a job changes, not that it disappears.

19%

Share of everyday tasks today's AI can already help with (2023)

This estimate is from 2023, already out of date, since AI moves fast. Treat it as a rough, aging starting point, not the current picture.

0.01%

Of Malaysian Claude conversations, about this kind of work

Measures how much people use Claude for this work, not how many Malaysians do this job, and more AI use can mean people relying on it, not that it's replacing them.

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About this information

This describes what the job involves. Pay, demand and entry routes differ in Malaysia, so check the Pathways and Programmes pages for local requirements.

O*NET occupation: Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Source: UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA) · as of Dec 2025

Check the salary figures yourself:UiTM academic job advertisement (Pensyarah Universiti DS11/DS13, SSPA)

Job responsibilities, knowledge areas and work context from O*NET 30.3, US Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0. onetcenter.org