MTSSR launches business project
By Maya Salleh & Azlan Jaini

Stalls at the parking lot of the college.

Guest of honour Pg DR Hj Amir Md Yussof Mohd Pg Hj Abbas officiating the launching of the business project.

Second year students of the National Diploma Programme of Business and Management Department, Sultan Saiful Rizal Technical College put theory into practise when they launched their business project yesterday.

The project, a unit of the course undertaken, took form in an entrepreneurial setting where the students set up stalls selling variety of products and services, such as food items, mobile phone ring tones and car wash services.

The stalls are open to public every Wednesday from 9am to 4.30pm at the parking lot of the Business and Management Department, Sultan Saiful Rizal Technical College in Gadong.

This practical aspect of the course is an application of the theoretical unit they undertook during the first year of the course where they were required to draw up and submit a business and action pans. A group presentation will be conducted by these students in September.

The project, which involves five groups of Business & Finance students and three groups from Secretarial Studies, runs from January to October this year and the assessment will be made throughout the period.

The assessment will be based on five common skills: Developing Personal Performance; Working with Others; Communicating; Managing Tasks & Problems; and Applying Numeracy, Design and Information Technology Skills.

A welcoming speech was presented by Head of Department DK Susilawati bte Pg Hj Damit.

Present as the guest of honour was Pg DR Hj Amir Md Yussof Mohd Pg Hj Abbas who officiated the launching of the business project.

During his speech, the guest of honour said, "The Brunei Malay community should strive for business management knowledge in order to compete with other ethnic communities in this country. This is inline with His Majesty's Titah - Malays are urged to become leaders in the business industry."

He added that he saw great potential in the college as an educational centre in management, business and trade to guide and produce young entrepreneurs who are educated and gifted.

The event also saw a certificate presentation for Business and Management Department's indoor games tournament held in 2003.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin