Regional officers' training in S'pore

Regional officers' training in S'pore

BANDUNG: Public administration civil servants in regional
offices throughout Indonesia will be sent to Singapore to get
training on how to deal with the implementation of regional
autonomy, an official has said.

Indonesian Provincial Administrations Association Chairman
Nuriana said on Thursday the training was expected to give the
civil servants a broad perspective and experience.

Nuriana made the remarks after signing a memorandum of
understanding with the Singapore Institute of Commerce (SIC) here
on Thursday.

Those eligible for the overseas training, expected to start in
November, will be officers of the first and second echelons, he
said. Governors are excluded from this program.

In first phase, the association will send secretaries of the
public administration from 32 provinces throughout the country.

SIC director Kanmappan Chettiar said the training program,
which will lasts seven days, will include governance management,
management system of garbage, immigration management and forest
management.

"We have three schools and one dormitory with a capacity for
500 people. They will stay in the dormitory to reduce costs,"
said Harry Quek, a SIC employee.

"We hope to be able to train about 60 officers per month," he
said.

Both Nuriana and Harry, however, refused to disclose the funds
needed to finance the program. "We just want to share our
experience," Harry said.

Nuriana said the program would be funded jointly by the two
parties.

"The governors will provide the airplane tickets and all other
expenses are being provided by SIC," said Nuriana, who is also
the governor of West Java. (25/08)