The industrial sector has been through an industrial revolution for a long time. Now, the higher education institutions in Malaysia are intensifying efforts towards an education system inspired by Industry 4.0. This revolution has attracted many scholars and practitioners with research investigations by developing strategies to enhance and exploit the capabilities of their educational system. The reason because an imbalance skills and qualifications in workforce needed for a future world shaped by the 4IR technologies. The educational system needs to facilitate students to be desirable job market employees, thus contribute to a higher employment rate. The purpose of this study to discover the indicators and elements of teaching towards Education 4.0 involved Engineering Technology. The participants involved in this study are seven (7) experts using purposive sampling strategy. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically. The findings from this study suggest seven (7) elements to implement teaching towards Education 4.0; these include industrial involvement, industrial collaboration, work-based learning, student ownership, blended learning, distance education, and technology involvement. These elements may be viewed in two mains constructs: industrial relations and innovative teaching-learning approach. The findings provide valuable insights for Education 4.0 and further studies need to be taken with these variables. © 2022 ACM.
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