BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 1 December 2022 – The 17th Executive Development Programme (EDP) on Public Policy and Management for senior government officials conducted by the Ministry of Defence, concluded in a closing ceremony that was held at the Officers’ Mess, Bolkiah Garrison.
Present as the Guest of Honour was Brigadier General (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Deputy Minister of Defence. Also present were Commander Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Commander Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to Brunei Darussalam, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Brunei Darussalam, representative from the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in Brunei Darussalam, Permanent Secretaries at the Prime Minister’s Office and Ministry of Defence, and other representatives from relevant stakeholders.
In this year’s iteration of the EDP, 30 participants, comprising of Senior Officers from the Ministry of Defence and RBAF, Royal Brunei Police Force, the Prime Minister’s Office, and the Ministry of Education, had completed the programme. Among the participants, nine were senior officers from the RBLF. Three foreign participants, from the Republic of Indonesia, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Republic of Singapore were also invited by the Ministry of Defence to participate in the programme.
The three-month programme was conducted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) National University of Singapore. As part of the programme. the course participants were given the opportunity to visit selected local government ministries and attended various special talks from local speakers.
At the ceremony, the welcoming remarks was delivered by Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Kamis, Acting Director of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (SHHBIDSS), followed by remarks from Professor Eduardo Araral of the LKYSSP, and Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Shalleh bin Haji Ismail as the representative of the 17th EDP participants.
Towards the end of the ceremony, the Deputy Minister of Defence gave his closing speech in which he emphasised the significance of the programme as an essential platform for developing Senior Officers to ensure excellence in leadership and professional development.
MAJLIS PENUTUP PROGRAM PERKEMBANGAN EKSEKUTIF SIRI KE-17
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 1 Disember 2022 – Majlis Penutup Program Perkembangan Eksekutif (EDP) Siri ke 17 bagi Dasar Awam dan Pengurusan bagi Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan Kerajaan anjuran Kementerian Pertahanan telah diadakan di Mes Pegawai, Bolkiah Garison.
Hadir selaku Tetamu Kehormat ialah Brigedier Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Abdul Razak bin Haji Abd. Kadir, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan. Turut hadir di majlis tersebut ialah Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB), Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Republik Singapura ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Republik Indonesia ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, wakil dari Kedutaan Kesultanan Oman di Negara Brunei Darussalam, Setiausaha-Setiausaha Tetap di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Kementerian Pertahanan serta wakil daripada pihak berkepentingan yang berkaitan.
Program EDP pada tahun ini telah berjaya dilaksanakan dengan melibatkan 30 peserta kursus, yang terdiri daripada Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan ABDB, Pasukan Polis Diraja Brunei, Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Kementerian Pendidikan. Melalui program tersebut, seramai sembilan Pegawai Kanan TDDB juga ikut serta termasuklah tiga peserta daripada luar negara yang dijemput iaitu Republik Indonesia, Kesultanan Oman dan Republik Singapura.
Program selama tiga bulan berkenaan telah dikendalikan oleh Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) National University of Singapore yang mana sebahagian daripada program tersebut memberi peluang para peserta untuk membuat lawatan ke Kementerian-Kementerian Kerajaan yang terpilih dan didedahkan kepada ceramah-ceramah khas oleh penceramah tempatan.
Pada majlis itu, Haji Abdul Malik bin Haji Kamis selaku Pemangku Pengarah Institut Pengajian Pertahanan dan Strategik Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (IPPSSHHB) telah menyampaikan kata alu-aluan, diikuti dengan ucapan daripada Profesor Madya Eduardo Araral dari LKYSPP, dan Leftenan Kolonel Mohammed Shalleh bin Haji Ismail selaku wakil peserta EDP.
Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan kemudiannya memberikan ucapan penutup pada pengujung majlis yang mana beliau menekankan akan kepentingan program ini sebagai satu landasan ke arah perkembangan Pegawai-Pegawai Kanan bagi memastikan kecemerlangan dalam kepimpinan dan perkembangan profesional yang diharapkan.