General info course to increase scout leadership qualities
By Zan Hosni

Senior officers of the Scouts Association during the course

Nusa Laila Puteri School as well as the Persekutuan Pengakap Negara Brunei Darussalam (Scouts Association) organised and carried out a General Information Course yesterday at the Scouts Headquarters in Gadong. Present at the event were various senior officers of the Scouts Association as well as other Scout leaders and teachers of the Nusa Laila Puteri School.

As many as 32 participants turned up for the course which included 9 lecture sessions which were conducted by a number of senior officers of the Scouts Association.

Skip Hj Mohd Yassin Hj Adam who briefed the many participants on the main objectives of the one-day course started off the opening session.

Among the many objectives of the course was to increase leadership quality of Scout leaders and to widen their knowledge and skills in order to better teach other Scout members throughout the nation.

The course also aimed to prepare the participants to become a more pro-active and trustworthy Scout leader as well as to aid them in gaining more experience, competencies and developing their intellectual skills to aid them in improving their performance as a Scout leader.

Various issues relating to Scouting principles, structures, training schemes, and an evaluation of the overall course were among the many topics covered during the nine sessions.

The general course concluded with a closing ceremony attended by the President of the Scouts Association of Brunei Darussalam - Pehin Dato Paduka Hj Awg Mohd Ali Hj Awg Mohd Daud as the guest of honour.

During the closing ceremony a cheque of B$8,455.48 was also presented for the Palestine Humanitarian Fund.

The general information course represents the second time Nusa Laila Puteri has conducted and participated in such an event.

Speaking on behalf of the school, was Skip Hjh Sharifah Nor Saiyid Ibrahim, the Principal cum Acting Commissioner of Scouts Headquarters who explained that the course would prove useful to its teachers who can later on use the knowledge in order to better guide their students both academically and non-academically.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin