| Izah Azahari |
THE Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE) yesterday announced the formation of two networks of schools.
This was explained further by Principal of IBTE Central, Dr Sheikh Lukman bin Sheikh Abdul Hamid and Principal of IBTE Satellite, Norjemee bin Jenek, at a press conference held at IBTE Headquarters in Gadong.
Dr Sheikh Lukman said that the establishment of the two networks of schools is intended to provide an effective and efficient management system for the campuses under IBTE.
Apart from facilitating the sharing of facilities, infrastructure and human resources, the new move will provide an efficient approach in handling IBTE’s operational costs, regulating its expenditure and creating economies of scale.
“This establishment will also recognise the advancement in effective and consistent teaching and learning across the schools based on the agreed benchmark and best practices,” said Dr Sheikh Lukman.
Dr Sheikh Lukman bin Sheikh Abdul Hamid (R), Principal of Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE) Central; Norjemee bin Jenek (L), Principal of IBTE Satellite; and Haji Mohd Fadzillah bin Haji Abdullah, Divisional Director of Corporate Affairs of IBTE, during the press conference. – IZAH AZAHARI
The Principal of IBTE Central added that after a series of discussions with key members of the IBTE management team and staff members, it was proposed that the seven training centres under IBTE will be restructured into two networks of schools known as ‘IBTE Central’ and ‘IBTE Satellite’ which are further divided into nine schools that are clustered according to the areas of specialisation.
Dr Sheikh Lukman explained that IBTE Central will consist of School of Aviation, School of Business, School of Building Technology Services, School of Energy and Engineering, School of Hospitality and Tourism, and School of ICT, whereas IBTE Satellite will consist of School of Energy and Engineering Satellite, Brunei Maritime Academy and School of Agro-Technology and Applied Sciences.
“So the clusters under the two networks of schools are also grouped based on geographical locations,” said Dr Sheikh Lukman.
Meanwhile, Norjemee explained that the two networks of schools are under the purview of two principals – Dr Sheikh Lukman as the Principal of IBTE Central and Norjemee as the Principal of IBTE Satellite.
Norjemee added that Dr Sheikh Lukman will be administering and managing the four IBTE campuses located in the Brunei-Muara District, which include IBTE Sultan Saiful Rijal Campus, IBTE Nakhoda Ragam Campus, IBTE Business Campus and IBTE Mechanical Campus, while he will be administering and managing the three IBTE campuses located in the Belait and Brunei-Muara District; such as IBTE Jefri Bolkiah Campus, IBTE Sultan Bolkiah Campus and IBTE Agro-Technology Campus.
The Principal of IBTE Satellite added that the principals will be assisted by academic managers and operations managers where the former will assist the principals in planning, managing, implementing and evaluating the academic progress in the campuses they are assigned to, while the latter will provide support to the principals in both IBTE Central and IBTE Satellite in terms of campus and school administrative matters.
“Both academic managers and operations managers will also work closely with the heads of schools to manage matters related to logistics and the welfare of teachers, staff and students in the campuses,” added Norjemee.
Norjemee also explained that as part of the IBTE’s updated organisational structure, both principals of IBTE Central and IBTE Satellite come under the IBTE Chief Executive Officer who corresponds under the IBTE Board of Governors headed by the IBTE Chairman who is under the Ministry of Education.
Haji Mohd Fadzillah bin Haji Abdullah, Divisional Director of Corporate Affairs of IBTE, said that the principals of IBTE will be placed in different locations as their main campus, where Dr Sheikh Lukman will be at IBTE Mechanical Campus in Kg Tungku, Gadong, while Norjemee will be at IBTE Jefri Bolkiah Campus in Kuala Belait.
To learn more about the IBTE, the public can visit their Facebook page on www.facebook.com/ibte.cet, Instagram @ibteignite, or their website at http://ibte.edu.bn/.
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