| Danial Norjidi |
A REGIONAL training programme entitled ‘Benchmarking Education Institutional Practices and Performances through a Comparative Study’ began with an opening ceremony recently at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training (Voctech).
The two-week programme sees the involvement of 19 participants from 10 SEAMEO member countries, and is designed to meet the common needs of SEAMEO member countries to upgrade the competencies of their education practitioners.
The opening ceremony saw welcoming remarks delivered by Centre Director of SEAMEO Voctech Dr Haji Mohd Zamri bin Haji Sabli. He said that it was an honour and a privilege for SEAMEO Voctech to host the programme. “I have no doubt in my mind, that this regional training programme will be a worthwhile experience.
“We have an opportunity before us to learn from experts in this field and I hope, you will all walk away from this regional training programme enriched with a better understanding of contemporary issues in technical and vocational education and training or commonly referred as TVET.”
He congratulated the participants for being selected, and said he was sure that through the programme, they would all be able to be equipped with a higher of proficiency in preparing the process of benchmarking education institutional practices and performances. “Through this training programme, I am confident that all of you will be able to make valuable contributions into teaching and learning at your institutions in your country,” he said.
He noted, “The current regional training programme which all of you are going to undertake is third Regional Training Programme of SEAMEO Voctech in the Fiscal Year of 2017/2018 under Research and Innovation theme.”
The centre director explained that, in this regional training programme, participants will discuss various strategies to improve education performances, especially through benchmarking.
He shared that, from this training, it is hoped that the participants will be able to: explain what education benchmarking is and why; use the examples of benchmarking reports for initiating their own projects; elaborate and demonstrate the steps in conducting education benchmarking; conduct mini education benchmarking activities and report writing; and write an action plan on education benchmarking.
“I believe that for the next two weeks, you all are going to be tied up with the training programme. However I am also sure you all will have the opportunity to visit some of interesting places in the abode of peace.
“I wish all to have a fruitful and memorable training here at Regional Centre of SEAMEO Voctech and be able to use the knowledge gained during this training programme at your institutions in your countries,” he added.
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