Sultan Bolkiah Vocational School holds orientation week
By Liza Mohd

New intakes of SBVS at the ceremony.

An orientation ceremony was held yesterday morning for 83 new students in the 15th intake of Sultan Bolkiah Vocational School (SBVS) in Seria.

They were encouraged to adopt themselves with the school's physical and social environments as well as with older students, which is partly the purpose of orientation week.

Chief guest during the event was its Principal, Cikgu Hj Abd Latif Awg Abu Bakar. In his speech, Cikgu Hj Ramli Hj Mahmud the Deputy Principal, stated that vocational learning is a form of skill training.

Results awarded by the Brunei Darussalam Technical and Vocational Education will be beneficial for future careers or for those who wish to pursue their education at the levels of Pre-National Diploma, National Diploma, HND and degree.

He added that it offers a variety of training skills in enabling students to gain knowledge and could also assist those who are unfortunate in academic studies but have the capability in technical field. Eight courses were offered to the new intake this year.

Among them are NTC/2 in Welding and Fabrication; NTC/2 in Dressmaking and Tailoring; NTC/3 in Motor Vehicle Mechanic; NTC/3 in Vehicle Body Repair; NTC/3 in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning; NTC/3 in Machining; NVC in Clerical Studies (General Office Clerk); NVC in Clerical Studies in (Accounting Clerk).

All courses will take about one and a half years to complete, which includes industry training in government departments as well as local companies.

Meanwhile, the Principal stressed in the speech he delivered that employment opportunities are still open to vocational school graduates. "Skills also enable a person to conduct their own business," he concluded at the event.

This ceremony then proceeded with a reading of the school's oath and ended with a Doa.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin