Religious Training College Upgraded
By Za'im Zaini

Bandar Seri Begawan - Brunei's only religious teachers training college has been upgraded and teachers coming out of the institution will receive diplomas instead of certificates.

"In answering His Majesty's call for the status of Seri Begawan Religious Teachers Training College to be upgraded, the Ministry of Religious Affairs through a pilot working committee and support from the Brunei Islamic Religious Council has completed its plan for the study and training programmes of the college to be upgraded to a' Diploma replacing its Certificate status."

Pehin Udana Khatib Dato Paduka Seri Setia Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin bin Pengarah Dato Paduka Haji Awang Othman, Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs, disclosed this during the 28th convocation ceremony for students of the college yesterday.

Inspired by hard work and wisdom when the religious teachers college was established in 1972, and driven by the objective of an ideal religious life in Brunei, hopefully we'll succeed in the upgrade to the status of the training as well as the academics at the college, from certificate to diploma, added the Deputy Minister.

He told the new graduates to always remember their status as religious teachers.

"The training and knowledge that you master are enough for you to become a religious person," he added.

"Practise the knowledge and skill that made you a religious person and you should impart proper teachings so that your students get a proper religious training."

The Deputy Minister also revealed that in more than a quarter of a century the college has produced a total of 3,697 religious teachers.

The college has become a symbol of Islamic development in the country where its results are noticeable with graduates of this college contributing through the teaching and management of religious teaching.

Haji Abdul Rahim bin Haji Gantang, Principal of the Religious Teachers Training College, in his welcoming remarks said, "A total of 115 trainee teachers in the 20032006 session have completed their courses and will be presented with teaching certificates while 14participants who are in service training will receive their certificates for post Al-Quran reading that has gone on for a year."

While 11 students for the 2005-2006 session received awards for outstanding achievements, a female student, Hjh Nor Fazilah binte Haji Judin, received an award for outstanding achievement in practical and academic fields for the session 2003-2006.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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