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Bil.7 Julai 2013 ISSN 1609-4271

Dirgahayu Kebawah Duli Tuan PatekWishing our readers a Happy Ramadan 1434

AFCC BOARD OF ADVISORS MEETING

BLA as a partner of AFCC since 2010 was represented by Pn Nellie at its Board ofAdvisors (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 years festival, suggestions for improvement,

proposal for next years country of focus-India. The meeting named the 2015 country offocus China.


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BLA COUNCIL MEETING

The Council met on 17 May 2013. The meeting discussed upcoming activities andreports of CONSAL XVI Executive Board Meeting.

BLA TRAINING COMMITTEE MEETING

The committee met on Wednesday 22 May 2013 and Tues 4 June 2013. Presentwere Pn Nellie, Hjh Pusparaini, Hjh Rosnani and Hj Abu Bakar. Matters discussedwere on the Qualifications Framework, updates on LIS education in BruneiDarussalam, customized training and MoE new Brunei Technical Education System.

SPLASH! ASIA

The National Book Development Council Singaporelaunched an annotated bibliography of over 60 water-themed stories from 15 Asia countries in conjunction withAFCC 2013. Many featured in this publication are awardwinning books. Project Splash! Asia was inspired by anidea to focus on one common theme in childrensliterature with Asian content. The bibliography and indexwill be a useful source material for librarians, parents,storytellers and the community. Bruneian titles wereselected for inclusion in the bibliography, namelyUdang

Galah Yang Sombong, Tok Pandai Dengan Si Putut andSumpah Ikan Besar.


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AFCC

The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) aims to foster the creation, production andpublication of childrens and young adults materials with Asian content in all formats and tofacilitate 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 thisvast opportunity, and also showcases content already available, and promotes newmaterials that have been produced and published.

The National Book Development Council of Singapore has been organising the highlypopular Asian Childrens Writers & Illustrators Conference for the past ten years. Leveragingon its success, the conference was expanded to form AFCC which has emerged as a verypopular professional and trade event since 2010.

AFCC 2013 from 25-30 May 2013 had 4 main conferences: Teachers Congress, ParentsForum, Writers and illustrators Conference & Media Summit. There will also be LiteratureLecture 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 thecentre stage last year. Next year India will become the country of focus.

25 May 2013, AFCC Pre school and Primary Teachers CongressThe AFCC Preschool & Primary Teachers Congress provides teachers and educators withthe skills and knowledge to impart early literacy through bilingualism to their charges as achild transitions from early childhood to primary school.

25 May 2013, AFCC Parents Forum

The AFCC Parents Forum offers parents, teachers, and other related professionals theopportunity to get support, information, and advice on nurturing early learning andbilingualism at home. For children accompanying their parents, separate activities for thechildren 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 ConferenceOver the course of the two-day conference, writers and illustrators come together withpublishers, editors, literary agents, and other industry professionals in celebration ofchildrens content from Asia and around the world. This years conference will have anadded emphasis on Young Adult literature and childrens works in translation.

29 May 2013, AFCC Media SummitThe AFCC Media Summit gathers content creators and media professionals from around theworld for a one-day conference focusing on Asian childrens media content, a forum forsharing ideas and knowledge, skills training and development, and networking. The Summitwill 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 ofTechnical Education (DTE) and meet the country's development needs.

Brunei will also see the establishment of the first regional mega-campus (BTE Central), which isexpected 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 TechnicalEducation, Dr Law Song Seng (pic), has been ommissioned by the Ministry of Education to carry outa strategic review of the DTE system. He said the total cost of upgrading the existing campuses andbuilding a new BTE system for 12,000 students over the next five to seven years is estimated at $590million.

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 KeyStakeholders 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 changingworkplace 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 skillsare not there, the individual cannot perform their duties and then the employer has to retrain therecruit," he said.

The non-alignment between technical training and the school system, and between the curriculumand 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 anelectrician 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 thegraduate maybe not being ready," Dr Law said.

Some of the key changes Dr Law proposed are course restructuring, expanding apprenticeshipoptions and rebranding the DTE and vocational institutions, among others.

The implementation framework will entail the launch of a white paper and an upgrading plan, thelaunch of the BTE under a new constitution and a governing board in July, as well as anorganisational 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 oldsystem with a new one. I personally feel that trying to establish the first campus within the next sevenyears and the other one two years after, is a tight (deadline). However, we are hoping we can achieveit," 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 governmentdepartment, as is the case today.

"This new institute will have a governing board, including a chairman and appointed members. Thisboard will provide an oversight into the direction, who will talk about the mission, goals and plan toinstitutionalise the processes to move forward," he added. Source. The Brunei Times,Rachel ThienFriday 17 May 2013


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AFCC SeminarsThe AFCC Seminars offer specialised sessions that focus on specific aspects of the literarycommunity. This years Seminars will cover Young Adult literature, translation of childrens books, andblogging.

Other eventsAFCC Language Workshop, 25-26 May 2013AFCC Master classes, 30 May 2013Media Mart and Rights Fair 25-29 May 2013Book Illustrators Gallery, 25-29 May 2013

HAPPENINGS

7 May 2013 65th

Anniversary of Red Crescent9 May 2013 16 th anniversary of Sekolah Menengah Pengiran Anak Puteri Hajah Rashidah

Saadatul Bolkiah (previously known as Sekolah Menengah Sungai Tali) . Name waschanged 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

product11 May 2013 BIBD Annual Awards Night13 May 2013 Introduction of new names and changes in street/road names14 May 2013 Launch of new water testing laboratories and water conservation unit15 May 2013 launch of Nursing Procedure Manual at Nurses Appreciation Night16 May 2013 New Brunei Technical Education System announced16 May 2013 2

nd Goggle Developer Group Brunei I/O Extended meeting organized by iCentre,

BEDB, Enterpreneurship @campus UBD16 May 2013 Opening of Brunei Cultural Heritage Galleria at Akademi Pengajian Brunei UBD16 May 2013 Doa selamat for 5 Royal Brunei Armed Forces and one Royal Brunei Police Force

personnel joining the 9th

International Monitory Team mission to oversee the ceasefireagreement between Government of Philippines and Moro Islamic Liberation Front

16 -18 May 2013 APTK Brunei Mini Job Fair19 May 2013 Two doctors at Gleanegles JPMS performed Bruneis 1

st atrial fibrillation ablation

procedure.1 June 2013 52

ndanniversary of Royal Brunei Armed Forces

6 June 2013 Israk Meraj10 July 2013 1

stday of Ramadan

15 July 2013 67th

birthday of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah26 Jul 2013 Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran28 Oct-17 Dec 2013 40

thShip for Southeast Asian Youth Programme

79thIFLA General Assembly and Conference, 17-23 Aug 2013, Spore

16thCONSAL Conference, ASEAN Aspirations: Libraries as

Sustainable Advancement. 8-12 June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

All materials are copyrighted and any form of reproduction is not permitted without the permission of thepublisher. WADAH PERPUSTAKAAN is published by Brunei Darussalam Library Association, c/o Class 64Library, SOASC, Jalan Tengah, Bandar Seri Begawan BS8411. email:[email protected]. Editor: NellieDato Paduka Haji Sunny. Photo credits. Nellie, NBDCS, Borneo Bulletin, Brunei Times. Layout: Nooralizah

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