Wani Roslan
The opening ceremony of the 28th Executive Development Programme for Senior Government Officers (EDPSGO) and 29th Executive Development Programme for Middle Management Officers (EDPMMO) was held at Lecture Hall 2 of the Library Complex at Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) yesterday.
Permanent Secretary (Civil Service, Welfare, International and Media) at the Prime Minister’s Office Mohamed Riza bin Dato Paduka Haji Mohamed Yunos was the guest of honour.
In a welcoming speech, Dean of School of Computing and Informatics at UTB Dr Mohamad Saiful bin Haji Omar as the Executive Development Programme Coordinator thanked the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and the Public Service Department (JPA) for giving UTB the opportunity to conduct the programmes.
The EDPSGO organised by the JPA is one of the flagship programmes under the implementation of the Civil Service Leadership Pipeline (CSLP) created to support the aspirations of Brunei Vision 2035 through the Institutional Development Strategy under the Public Service Framework.
The purpose of CSLP is to provide a leadership pool among the second division officers and above to assist in the strategic planning of human resources in the public service.
Forty-nine participants have been selected for the programmes: 24 for the EDPSGO and 25 for the EDPMMO. It will be held for three months.
They aim to expand the capacity of participating officers to a higher level of management, exposing them to leadership challenges and improving their intellectual abilities as well as interpersonal skills.
Participants will be exposed to the latest methods in mobilising organisations in achieving transformation in the workplace which in turn contribute to increased productivity of the public service as a whole.
Also present were Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications Haji Mohammad Nazri bin Haji Mohammad Yusof, Permanent Secretary (Administration, Finance and Estate) at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports Pengiran Mohammad Amirrizal bin Pengiran Haji Mahmud, Vice-Chancellor of UTB Professor Dr Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Civil Service, Welfare, International and Media) at the PMO Haji Muhammad Suffian bin Haji Bungsu, Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence Haji Amiruddin bin Haji Mohammad Hassan, and Acting Director-General of Public Service at the JPA Dr Norfarizal bin Othman.