WADAH PERPUSTAKAAN

WADAH PERPUSTAKAAN
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Bil.7 Julai 2013 ISSN 1609-4271
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AFCC BOARD OF ADVISORS MEETING
BLA as a partner of AFCC since 2010 was represented by Pn Nellie at its Board of
Advisors (BOA) Meeting. The Meeting was chaired by Mr Nuri standing in for Ms Claire
Chiang BOA Chair who had to step away due to an urgent family matter . It was held on
Wednseday 28 May 2013 from 3-5pm. at Board Room on level 14 of NLB. It was attended
by elected members from Australia.Brunei Darussalam, China, Hongkong, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States. Vietnam,
The meeting discussed feedback from this year’s festival, suggestions for improvement,
proposal for next year’s country of focus-India. The meeting named the 2015 country of
focus China.
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BLA COUNCIL MEETING
The Council met on 17 May 2013. The meeting discussed upcoming activities and
reports of CONSAL XVI Executive Board Meeting.
BLA TRAINING COMMITTEE MEETING
The committee met on Wednesday 22 May 2013 and Tues 4 June 2013. Present
were Pn Nellie, Hjh Pusparaini, Hjh Rosnani and Hj Abu Bakar. Matters discussed
were on the Qualifications Framework, updates on LIS education in Brunei
Darussalam, customized training and MoE new Brunei Technical Education System.
SPLASH! ASIA
The National Book Development Council Singapore
launched an annotated bibliography of over 60 waterthemed
stories from 15 Asia countries in conjunction with
AFCC 2013. Many featured in this publication are award
winning books. Project Splash! Asia was inspired by an
idea to focus on one common theme in children’s
literature with Asian content. The bibliography and index
will be a useful source material for librarians, parents,
storytellers and the community. Bruneian titles were
selected for inclusion in the bibliography, namely Udang
Galah Yang Sombong, Tok Pandai Dengan Si Putut and
Sumpah Ikan Besar.
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AFCC
The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) aims to foster the creation, production and
publication of children’s and young adults’ materials with Asian content in all formats and to
facilitate their distribution. Asia is rich in culture and tradition; a heritage from which content
could be developed. The AFCC draws the attention of content creators and producers to this
vast opportunity, and also showcases content already available, and promotes new
materials that have been produced and published.
The National Book Development Council of Singapore has been organising the highly
popular Asian Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference for the past ten years. Leveraging
on its success, the conference was expanded to form AFCC which has emerged as a very
popular professional and trade event since 2010.
AFCC 2013 from 25-30 May 2013 had 4 main conferences: Teachers Congress, Parents
Forum, Writers’ and illustrators’ Conference & Media Summit. There will also be Literature
Lecture and Awards Presentations. The festival will also have seminars, masterclasses,
rights fair, media mart, and public events throughout the 6 days.
This year the country of focus is Malaysia while the Philippines took the
centre stage last year. Next year India will become the country of focus.
25 May 2013, AFCC Pre school and Primary Teachers Congress
The AFCC Preschool & Primary Teachers Congress provides teachers and educators with
the skills and knowledge to impart early literacy through bilingualism to their charges as a
child transitions from early childhood to primary school.
25 May 2013, AFCC Parents Forum
The AFCC Parents Forum offers parents, teachers, and other related professionals the
opportunity to get support, information, and advice on nurturing early learning and
bilingualism at home. For children accompanying their parents, separate activities for the
children will be available.
27 May 2013, Malaysian Night
28 May 2013 Board of Advisors Meeting and Awards Night
28-29 May 2013, AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference
Over the course of the two-day conference, writers and illustrators come together with
publishers, editors, literary agents, and other industry professionals in celebration of
children’s content from Asia and around the world. This year’s conference will have an
added emphasis on Young Adult literature and children’s works in translation.
29 May 2013, AFCC Media Summit
The AFCC Media Summit gathers content creators and media professionals from around the
world for a one-day conference focusing on Asian children’s media content, a forum for
sharing ideas and knowledge, skills training and development, and networking. The Summit
will focus on maximising content through transmedia storytelling.
29 May 2013 AFCC Dinner
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AFCC IN PICTURES
BOARD OF ADVISORS MEETING
MALAYSIAN NIGHT
AWARDS NIGHT
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NETWORKING WITH VIPS, FAMOUS WRITERS & ILLUSTATOR
BIG GALLERY
WORKSHOP SESSION
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MALAYSIA COUNTRY OF FOCUS
BOOK LAUNCH
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NEW SYSTEM MOOTED FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION
NEW Brunei Technical Education (BTE) system is being proposed to replace the Department of
Technical Education (DTE) and meet the country's development needs.
Brunei will also see the establishment of the first regional mega-campus (BTE Central), which is
expected to open in 2018, followed by a second campus (BTE Satellite) in 2020.
Senior adviser to the Ministry of Education and the former CEO of Singapore's Institute of Technical
Education, Dr Law Song Seng (pic), has been ommissioned by the Ministry of Education to carry out
a strategic review of the DTE system. He said the total cost of upgrading the existing campuses and
building a new BTE system for 12,000 students over the next five to seven years is estimated at $590
million.
Dr Law said the greatest weakness in the current DTE system is its "system of governance".
On the sidelines of yesterday's "Brunei Darussalam Technical Education Transformation Key
Stakeholders Sharing Session with Government Agencies and Industries Leaders", he told journalists
the system was no longer relevant and in keeping with the pace of a competitive and changing
workplace environment.
He said employers from major companies had relayed their concerns on the skills of new recruits,
regardless of the certificates they had earned from technical or vocational institutes in the country.
"This means what they have learnt is not aligned with what is needed, hence a mismatch. If the skills
are not there, the individual cannot perform their duties and then the employer has to retrain the
recruit," he said.
The non-alignment between technical training and the school system, and between the curriculum
and what employers need were two other problems identified by the consultant.
"The employers at this level are talking about competency skills. For example, a machinist and an
electrician have to do the work (required). So their inability to do this (could be because the)
curriculum is out of date or is not supported by the facilities or technology required, resulting in the
graduate maybe not being ready," Dr Law said.
Some of the key changes Dr Law proposed are course restructuring, expanding apprenticeship
options and rebranding the DTE and vocational institutions, among others.
The implementation framework will entail the launch of a white paper and an upgrading plan, the
launch of the BTE under a new constitution and a governing board in July, as well as an
organisational transition from the existing DTE to the BTE over the next two years.
"We will try to gear up as fast as we can. This is a fundamental change — the replacing of an old
system with a new one. I personally feel that trying to establish the first campus within the next seven
years and the other one two years after, is a tight (deadline). However, we are hoping we can achieve
it," he said, adding the targets were "cautiously realistic".
Dr Law said the governance of the new institute will markedly differ from that of a typical government
department, as is the case today.
"This new institute will have a governing board, including a chairman and appointed members. This
board will provide an oversight into the direction, who will talk about the mission, goals and plan to
institutionalise the processes to move forward," he added. Source. The Brunei Times, Rachel Thien
Friday 17 May 2013
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AFCC Seminars
The AFCC Seminars offer specialised sessions that focus on specific aspects of the literary
community. This year’s Seminars will cover Young Adult literature, translation of children’s books, and
blogging.
Other events
AFCC Language Workshop, 25-26 May 2013
AFCC Master classes, 30 May 2013
Media Mart and Rights Fair 25-29 May 2013
Book Illustrators Gallery, 25-29 May 2013
HAPPENINGS
7 May 2013 65 th Anniversary of Red Crescent
9 May 2013 16 th anniversary of Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah
Sa’adatul Bolkiah (previously known as Sekolah Menengah Sungai Tali) . Name was
changed on 6 Oct 1994
11 May 2013 31 members of Darusysifa Warrafahah graduated.
11 May 2013 launch of Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Advocacy Life Long for own aspiring future
product
11 May 2013 BIBD Annual Awards Night
13 May 2013 Introduction of new names and changes in street/road names
14 May 2013 Launch of new water testing laboratories and water conservation unit
15 May 2013 launch of Nursing Procedure Manual at Nurses Appreciation Night
16 May 2013 New Brunei Technical Education System announced
16 May 2013 2 nd Goggle Developer Group Brunei I/O Extended meeting organized by iCentre,
BEDB, Enterpreneurship @campus UBD
16 May 2013 Opening of Brunei Cultural Heritage Galleria at Akademi Pengajian Brunei UBD
16 May 2013 Doa selamat for 5 Royal Brunei Armed Forces and one Royal Brunei Police Force
personnel joining the 9 th International Monitory Team mission to oversee the ceasefire
agreement between Government of Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front
16 -18 May 2013 APTK Brunei Mini Job Fair
19 May 2013 Two doctors at Gleanegles JPMS performed Brunei’s 1 st atrial fibrillation ablation
procedure.
1 June 2013 52 nd anniversary of Royal Brunei Armed Forces
6 June 2013 Israk Meraj
10 July 2013 1 st day of Ramadan
15 July 2013 67 th birthday of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah
26 Jul 2013 Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran
28 Oct-17 Dec 2013 40 th Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme
79 th IFLA General Assembly and Conference, 17-23 Aug 2013, Spore
16 th CONSAL Conference, ASEAN Aspirations: Libraries as
Sustainable Advancement. 8-12 June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
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publisher. WADAH PERPUSTAKAAN is published by © Brunei Darussalam Library Association, c/o Class 64
Library, SOASC, Jalan Tengah, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8411. email:pobox.bla@gmail.com. Editor: Nellie
Dato Paduka Haji Sunny. Photo credits. Nellie, NBDCS, Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Times. Layout: Nooralizah
Mohamad and Nurul Fajrina Kamaluddin
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