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THE Energy Industry Competency Framework was officially launched at the Energy Industry Competency Fair at the Pusat Latihan Mekanik (PLM) Tungku, Gadong. Present to launch the event was the Minister of Education, Pehin Orang Kaya Seri Kerna Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Awang Abu Bakar bin Haji Apong and the Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office, Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Awang Haji Mohammad Yasmin bin Haji Umar. The two-day event was jointly organized by EDPMO and MOE with support by the oil and gas industry. The main objective of the fair was to showcase the various career opportunities in the oil and gas industry including logistic/marine services, construction services, well engineering services and production and support services. The fair also served as a platform to introduce to the public the new EICF courses; four new vocational programmes (dubbed the Industry Skills Qualification or ISQ) specifically market/fitter, scaffolder, rigger and welder as well as four updated Brunei Technical Education (BTE) programmes, now known as Higher National Technical Education (HNTEC) programme modified to specifically tailor to the oil and gas industry namely: instrumentation and control engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and process plant engineering. There were also different activities to take part in, along with visual demonstrations of various job tasks. A booth was also set up to enable students to immediately register for the courses. The launching of the fair also included the signing of commitment by six O&G companies to employ students from the EICF programme.

ENERGY INDUSTRY COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK

NEWSLETTER October 2013

 

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latest  EICF  related  events.  

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6 JULY 2013 ENERGY COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

in the oil and gas industry. In my opinion, the percentage could be increased. Towards this, the Energy Department at the Prime Minister's Office has implemented several initiatives with Brunei Shell Petroleum and other stakeholders. In this context, the Ministry of Education too should review the position of technical and vocational education in ensuring that education in this sector could contribute to the industry needs and employment for locals. To this end, we have provided technical and vocational education scholarships as well as human resource capacity enhancement scheme to enhance the skills of locals who have already been or will serve in the private sector. These are

His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam New Year 2013 Titah.

1st EDITION - OCTOBER

ENERGY DEPARTMENT AT

OFFICEMINISTRY OF EDUCATION

IN COLLABORATION WITH OIL AND GAS

INDUSTRY

 

 

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HNTEC

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Total Number of Students Registering for the EICF course at the EIC Fair

Number of students attending phase 1 EICF course (first Batch) for

Industrial Skills Qualification (ISQ) Higher National Technical Diploma (HNTEC)

EIC FAIR 1036

433 603

 

ISQ

The entry requirement for ISQ level is completion of at least Year 9 and to be 16 years of age. HNTec level require a pass in three relevant '0' Level subjects for entry.  

EICF TIMELINE JULY 2013 TO DEC 2013    

 

 

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VISIT TO VOCATIONAL SCHOOL IN BELAIT DISTRICT

ENGAGEMENT WITH ENERGY BUSINESS PARTNERS    

 

 

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The Permanent Secretary (Upstream) giving motivational talks to students of SBVS (L) and JBVS (R)

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UPDATES FROM THE EICF WORKING GROUP ENERGY INDUSTRY QUALITY AGENCY GROUP (EIQAG) - Hjh Rosmawatty binti Haji Abdul Mumin, EDPMO The EIQA Group reviewed and finalised the National Quality Framework for Energy Industry (NQFEI) and the RTO Self-Assessment Tool, which was initially drafted by the EICF Consultant Business Group Australia (BGA). The National Quality Framework for Energy Industry (NQFEI) serves as the framework for RTO standards and registration requirements and standards for technical teachers and trainers. The framework is fully aligned with existing Brunei Darussalam Qualification Framework (BDQF). The EICF Steering Committee has endorsed both the NQFEI and the RTO Self-Assessment Tools on June 2013. An invitation for Expression of Interest (EOI) for the EICF Training Programs was published in July and the RTO Self-Assessment Tool was used to filter the EOI submissions for the first 4 Industrial Skill Qualification (ISQ) programs. The EIQA Group subsequently conducted a Technical Evaluation of the already filtered EOI submissions for further short-listing of technically acceptable RTOs. This action is currently at the Commercial Evaluation phase. WORKFORCE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP (WPDG) Dato Paduka Hj Matsatejo, PetroleumBRUNEI

Based on the demand analysis oil and gas industry immediately requires around 2000 fresh technicians and skill workers. These are the Electrical and Electricians, Instrument, Plant Operators and Mechanical Engineering, Riggers, Welders, Scaffolders and Marker/Fitter. These positions are currently filled by expatriates and also partly vacant. In additions, demand for other relatively low skill jobs such as industrial painting and blasting, mason, carpentry, logistics (crane/heavy vehicles operators) has been identified to be more than 1000.

COMPETENCY DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL GROUP (CDTG) Hj Salleh Bostamam, BSP

Insufficient industry experience personnel, tools and equipment in the public institutions, continue to be the main challenges in the implementation of the EICF training programmes. Among initiatives to help overcome this is organising a teach-Back session to address the acute shortage s of industry experience instructors to teach HSSE/OGI modules at TVI, BSP-HRL developed and

-lecturers from TVI are being coached /mentored/ assessed to teach the HSSE/OGI modules themselves.  

COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY TEAM - Yves GROSJEAN, Total E & P Borneo Bv

The EICF project driven by EDPMO and launched in mid April of this year has already allowed an intake of 500 students in technical education programs that address more than half of the critical occupations identified by the Industry. As the leader of the Communications and Engagement Strategy work-group I

can rely on

mobilization of both the public sector and the private sector at the highest level. High ranking officials and industry leaders alike are spending numerous hours contributing to the success of the project, most often on top of their usual public service or business responsibilities. In itself, this priority given to the EICF

technical education and occupation lines have to offer to young Bruneians. There remain of course lots of challenges to be overcome but the message to Bruneian youth and job seekers is already there and it is now up to us, the CES work-group, to deliver the right strategy to swing the common mindset about these occupation lines. To achieve this given the very aggressive time line defined for the whole EICF project, we have actually had to go beyond our responsibility as defined initially and step into the implementation tasks. A website is currently being designed by a local vendor that will promote the EICF programs to be made available to the public. It will feature the various EICF courses, local success stories, upcoming EICF events, etc. I welcome all the EICF Work Group members to browse through this EICF website once it goes live at the end of this Q4 2013.

REGISTERED TRAINING ORGANISATION NETWORK (RTON) - Dr Chin Wei Keh, Ministry of Education.

The RTON Team has been doing a great job since the official launch of EICF in July. To date the RTON Team has managed to carry out gap analysis for RTOs, coordinate pedagogical training for industrial subject matter expert at UBD, arrange for students' exposure at the O&G industry, coordinate training for HSSE instructors, facilitate the selection of EICF students together with the O&G industry, for the 1st phase of the EICF programmes. Monitoring the quality of the 8 EICF programmes as well as to coordinate for O&G industry to recruit the students at RTOs will be the next important task for the team. The next immediate event is to support Pusat Latihan Mechanic (PLM) for their proposed "Open Day" on the 1st week on December 2013 to capture supply of the March 2014 intake for the 4 ISQ programmes as well as to coordinate for the interview session for NTEC Plant Engineering January intake.The team spirit and enthusiasm of all the working group members has been one of the key to our success so far and we look forward to the introduction of phase 2 programmes next year.

 

 

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Nuraziah bte Sahri, 18 Mumong, Belait HNTEC in Plant Engineering, JBVS

Have you always wanted to be in the oil and gas industry?

I had huge support from him to join the industry despite being a girl. Only recently did we find out we were the first batch of HNTEC courses with guaranteed job offers so I feel very very lucky! You don't usually find yourself in this

rja cari kamu, bukan kamu cari

Did the talk help you? The talk motivated me even further! Its not often I see Women in the technical side of the industry so I am very

way in this industry.

Why HNTEC Plant Engineering?

a hands-on person. I like practical work than theoretical work so this course is perfect for me. This course is also my way into the O&G industry.

Ak Hj Mohd Syahmineer bin Hakeem, 18 Lumut, Belait HNTEC in Plant Engineering, JBVS

Have you always wanted to be in the oil and gas industry?

happy that I was lucky enough to be in the first batch of HNTEC courses with guaranteed job offer in the industry and maybe, IN SHA ALLAH, from this, I want to continue my studies to a higher level to further improve my prospects in the oil and gas industry. Did the talk help you? The talk made me even more confident in what lay ahead for us. I really want to do well in this course and strive to have what she has because as she (Hjh Rosmawatty) says, nothing is impossible

Why HNTEC Plant Engineering?

I chose this course because I knew it would lead to good job opportunities whilst taking account of my interest and current skills. I studied Automotive Engineering and Motor Vehicle before this. So

and extremely useful.

Mohd Rusyaidi bin Rosli, 17 Rimba, Gadong HNTEC Mechanical Engineering, SBVS

Have you always wanted to be in the oil and gas industry? O&G industry and so

also find the prospect of working in the O&G industry daunting due to the challenges associated with it. My parents, although extremely happy about my future prospects, is not too keen about me working in offshore. Did the talk help you? The talk longer scared to work in the excited to be apart of it giving me more motivation to study. The talk really eased my mind on many things, especially about working offshore. Working offshore is definitely something I want to try.    

Why HNTEC in Mechanical Engineering?

Honestly, I signed up for this course as a last resort. I was quite surprised to be informed that this course was set as the first batch of HNTEC course for the O&G Industry.

Wendy Sharonlyna Anak Willy, 19, Lumut HNTEC in Mechanical Engineering, SBVS

Have you always wanted to be in the oil and gas industry?

either to work in the airline industry or the O&G industry.

how exciting a career in the industry is. Did the talk help you? The talk inspired me! She (Hjh Rosmawatty) is a living proof that women can make it far in the technical world and be successful. I want to work offshore and continue the family legacy, even if I am a girl. The sky is the limit now!    

Why HNTEC Mechanical Engineering? I chose Mechanical Engineering as I always liked the subject and although challenging, I find it very interesting. When we found out later that we were the first batch of HNTEC students, I felt elated and proud to be part of this.

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