Training Centre Organises Forum On Managing Change
By Debbie Too

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training (Seameo-VocTech) yesterday held a half-day forum on Managing Change in Vocational and Technical Education and Training (VTET).

The forum is a continuation of the on-going regional training programme titled FRESH (Futuristic, Relevant, Enterprising, Sustainable and Holistic) management course for administrators in VTET.

The forum, which was opened to the public, provided an opportunity for other interested administrators and educators to interact and learn from the speakers and other participants.

In his speech, the centre's director, Mohamad Abu Bakar, encouraged participants to interact and learn from the gathering attended by a number of officials and guest administrators.

`Change Management' is a strategic concept for organisations, public or private, to be skilful in the management of change (whether it be a change of staff, policies or administration) so that the organisations are steered to be responsive to the changing environment.

Dr Hj Azaharaini Hj Mohammad Jamil, the Executive Director of the Centre for Strategic and Policy Studies at the Prime Minister's Office, in his presentation said, "Teachers today, for example, are more qualified than before and authoritative in their field of specialisation. They like to be consulted and many of them are eager to contribute to organisational development.

"They are generally more vocal and have their own ideas of what institutional changes are needed, when talking about communication in the workplace," he added.

He highlighted the fact that communication helps improve and implement the change that is needed to push the organisation further and that `Change managers should have people skills in team building, forging strong interpersonal relationships and communicating within groups'.

The forum culminated with a question and answer session. The forum was held at the Seagieo-VocTech building in Gadong. -- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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