| Danial Norjidi |
A regional training programme on ‘The Effective Usage of Labour Market Information (LMI) for Guidance on Education and Employment’ began at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Vocational and Technical Education and Training (Voctech) Centre with an opening ceremony yesterday.
A total of 25 participants from the 10 ASEAN member countries are involved in the training programme, which will be taking place until May 2.
SEAMEO Voctech Centre Director Dr Haji Mohd Zamri bin Haji Sabli delivered remarks at the opening ceremony, saying, “This training is very timely considering that TVET has gained much attention at both regional and national levels but at the same time we are still faced with challenges especially on the relevancy of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programmes.
“By using LMI, we are hoping that we can narrow the gap between the supply (our graduates) and the demand from business and industry (qualified and relevant workforce),” he said. “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 the use of LMI.
“I believe through this programme, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to carry out proper strategies in gathering LMI, either from the existing statistics generated by other agencies or complementing it with our own efforts that contribute to the success for having a comprehensive and informative LMI.”
He said he was confident that, through this training programme, the participants will be able to make valuable contributions into teaching and learning at your institutions in their respective country.
The centre director noted that various activities to enrich participants’ experience during the training have been prepared, including educational visits to offices in charge for building LMI in Brunei Darussalam, such as the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE) and JobCentre Brunei, as well as TVET provider the Institute of Brunei Technical Education (IBTE).
“To the participants, I wish all to have a fruitful and memorable training here at SEAMEO Voctech Regional Centre and be able to use the knowledge gained during this training programme at your respective institutions in your respective countries,” he added.
