Anusuya Kaliappan holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Technical and Vocational Education from Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. She is currently a full-time lecturer at the Institute of Teacher Education Technical Education Campus, Malaysia. Her area of expertise centres on Technical and Vocational Education, with a strong specialisation in teaching courses related to Design Processes, Design Methods, and Design and Technology Practice. She is passionate about advancing innovative, industry-relevant TVET pedagogy that prepares future educators to apply design thinking, creativity, and technical competence in real classroom and project-based contexts.