New Youth Development Trainees Begin Orientation
By Yusrin Junaidi

Bandar Seri Begawan - One hundred and ninety five students of the 2007-2008 intakes, comprising of 77 male and 118 female, registered for training and selected courses at the Youth Development Centre, Ministry of Culture Youth and Sport yesterday. This was followed by a two-week orientation programme to familiarise the new trainees with the curriculum and staff, as well as to get to know each other better, prior to the start of their training proper.

The orientation began with welcoming address by the head of the centre, Hjh Fatimah bte Pehin Penyurat Hj Awang Salleh. In her address, Hjh Patimah ;ongratulated the new students and explained the rules of the centre.

The orientation programme would comprise activities like mass prayers, marches and briefing from BINA and IPA officers.

Training at the centre is open to citizens and permanent residents of Brunei aged 18 and above, single and physically fit, who are unable to continue with formal education and are able to read, write and do simple arithmetic. However trainees for computer and office management courses must have 2 GCE `O' level credits.

The duration of a training programme is 18 months. In the first nine months, the trainees will strive to acquire marketable skills, and in the next nine months, they will venture into the self-development programme, which is work attachment at either the government or private sector. .

The Youth Development Centre aims to help local youth improve their worth, while boosting their chances in the job market. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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