Training Culminates Wit Expectation For Educators To Be More Proactive
By Norhayati Zaklani

Bandar Seri Begawan - Highlighting the role of skilled manpower, equipped with vocational and technical education, which is the core part of the education system, the Director of the Seameo VocTech Regional Centre hoped that the participants who took part in the F.R.E.S.H. Management Course for Administrators in Vocational and Technical Education and Training (V'TET), would, emerge more proactive and empowered.

Speaking at the course's closing ceremony yesterday Mohammad Abu Bakar said one of the handbooks for the course states that, "most school administrators do not possess the training required knowledge and skills needed for the job. In most cases they did not have formal in school administration and management and are recruited from the pool of teachers, without the necessary knowledge and skills, on management". He hoped that this was not the case with Brunei's vocational and technical education institutions.

Dr Bounthong Voungsaly ambassador of Lao People's Democratic Republic to Brunei Darussalam, in his speech said that through ,such courses, participants ,could gained relevant opportunity, knowledge and skills on management principles, policies, strategic planning, total' quality management, decision making and other pertinent topics. The two-week programme consisted of building concepts and approaches as applied in management of Vocational and

Technical Education and Training institutions, strategic planning, networking and link aging between VTET institution and industry, problem solving and decision making, Info Communication Technology, action plan, exposure to total quality management tools and techniques.

The most challenging was the preparation for their action plan. Although at some point, the participants were pressured, they however managed to complete it on time.

The course which was aimed at advancing the knowledge, management and leadership skills of the participants, has also met its other objective of strengthening social bonds. There has been fruitful and meaningful interaction between the Seameo VocTec staff and participants.

This interaction further contributes to shared experiences in improving managerial leadership skills and approaches. The participants have benefited intellectually, culturally and socially from the training programme.

Dr Wilfredo H Libunao, business and marketing manager and a management specialist, said on the course report, "The course provided an opportunity for the participants- to learn from each other".

He also stressed that the concepts and theories were important in providing explanation to a particular phenomena, which lead participants to new directions and new ideas which were keys to change and improvement.-- Courtesy of The Brunei Times

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