Arvia AI Smartboard TVET is the story of how the Bahagian Pendidikan dan Latihan Teknikal Vokasional (BPLTV) under the Ministry of Education (KPM) is building a smarter classroom for its technical and vocational programmes, delivered through the Arvia-Israk group network.

Israk Solutions is proud to feature this project as an example of how one interactive smartboard can support both technical teaching and hybrid collaboration for a TVET institution, without needing separate equipment for each.

The Challenge

TVET programmes cover technical subjects such as design software, drafting and machining concepts, which are difficult to teach clearly on a standard whiteboard. BPLTV needed a classroom display that could support this kind of technical content, while also being useful for the day-to-day department meetings and briefings that increasingly happen in a hybrid format.

A regular classroom setup, built around a projector and a plain whiteboard, tends to separate the software or drawing being explained from the notes and annotations added on top of it. For technical subjects, that gap can make it harder for students to connect a diagram or a piece of software with the explanation happening alongside it.

Why an AI Smartboard Fits Technical and Vocational Education

An interactive smartboard brings the software, the drawing and the annotation onto one surface. Lecturers can run design or technical software directly on the touchscreen and write or highlight over it in the same view, rather than working across a separate screen and a whiteboard. For a TVET classroom or workshop, that keeps a technical explanation and its supporting notes in one place for students to follow.

This also suits how TVET classes are often arranged. Workshops and labs frequently have students positioned around equipment rather than facing a single front wall, so a large, bright touchscreen makes it easier for students at different angles and distances to still follow along.

Beyond the classroom, the same qualities that help with technical teaching also help with documentation. Notes and annotations added during a lesson can be kept as a record for students to revisit, rather than being erased once the session ends, which is useful for subjects where a step-by-step process matters as much as the final result.

The Solution

The Arvia AI Smartboard TVET setup gives lecturers a large touchscreen that supports both technical teaching software and video conferencing on the same device. Instead of switching between a classroom display and a separate meeting room system, staff can move between teaching and hybrid meetings on the same smartboard.

Supporting Hybrid Meetings From the Same Device

TVET lecturers do not only teach. They also join department meetings, coordinate with industry partners, and attend briefings from the Ministry of Education, and increasingly these happen in a hybrid format with some participants in the room and others joining online. The Arvia AI Smartboard TVET setup includes a built-in camera and microphone, so the same unit used for classroom teaching can switch into a video conferencing setup for these sessions without needing separate equipment.

For a division like BPLTV that oversees TVET programmes across multiple institutions, this simplifies planning. Lecturers, heads of department and Ministry officials can join the same hybrid session directly from a classroom, without booking a separate meeting room or setting up additional video conferencing hardware. Over a typical week, that flexibility means the same room can move between teaching, department coordination and Ministry briefings without staff needing to relocate or set up separate equipment each time.

Key Features

• Dual OS support: can run Windows-based technical software alongside Android apps on the same unit.
• Large touch display: makes technical drawings and diagrams easier to follow in a workshop or lab setting.
• AI handwriting recognition: converts handwritten notes into clean text for easier reference later.
• Built-in camera and microphone: supports hybrid meetings directly from the same smartboard.

Project Outcome

With the Arvia AI Smartboard TVET setup in place, BPLTV now has a classroom display that supports technical subjects and hybrid collaboration from a single device. This reduces the need for separate classroom and meeting room equipment, and reinforces the Arvia-Israk group’s reputation for supporting Malaysian education institutions with flexible AV technology.

Budget and space planning also become simpler with this kind of setup. Rather than equipping a classroom with one display and a meeting room with another, a single Arvia AI Smartboard TVET unit can be scheduled for both purposes depending on what the day requires.

As more TVET institutions look to modernise their classrooms, the Arvia AI Smartboard TVET project at BPLTV offers a practical example of what one interactive smartboard can support across teaching and administrative needs.

Final Thoughts

The Arvia AI Smartboard TVET project shows what an interactive smartboard can do for a technical and vocational institution beyond a standard whiteboard: keeping technical content and annotation on one surface, and switching smoothly into hybrid meetings on the same device.

For institutions balancing hands-on teaching with administrative and hybrid collaboration needs, this kind of setup offers a practical way to cover both without doubling up on equipment, delivered through Israk Solutions and its sister brand Arvia. Institutions weighing up a similar upgrade for their own TVET programmes can start by looking at how their classrooms and meeting rooms are currently equipped, and where one flexible smartboard could replace two separate systems.

BPLTV operates under the Ministry of Education (KPM), which oversees technical and vocational education programmes across Malaysia.

Explore more Israk Solutions projects, or view Arvia’s full smart classroom range to compare setups for your own institution.