10TH REGIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE

“Advancing the quality of TVET in ASEAN –The practice of quality development and quality assurance”

14 – 15 NOVEMBER 2019 IN YANGON, MYANMAR

SPEAKERS

Prof. T. Chan BasaruddinOpening/Plenary 6

Prof. Dr. Georg SpoettlPlenary 1

Ms. Andrea BatemanPlenary 2

Mr. Bruce PohPlenary 2

Ms. Maria Susan P. Dela Rama Plenary 2

Mr. San SengPlenary 2

H.E Mr. Thomas NeisingerOpening

Dr. Zaw Min NaingPlenary 2

Dr. Aye MyintOpening/Closing

Fr. Jose Dindo VitugBreakout 1A

Mr. Panya ChanthavongBreakout 1A

Dr. Yok SothyBreakout 1B

Ms. YoojeongNadine SeoBreakout 1B

Dr. Ade SetiawanBreakout 2A

Mr. Htet Aung MyoBreakout 2A

Mr. Phone KyawBreakout 2A

Ms. Idama TiurriaBreakout 1B

Ms. Sabrina LoiBreakout 1A

Dr. Than ZawBreakout 1B

Prof. Dr. Wahid RazzalyBreakout 1A

Dr. Nay Zar AungBreakout 2B

Mr. Ngan Cheng HwaBreakout 2B

Ms. Phung Thi Nga Breakout 2B

Mr. Vongsa ChayavongBreakout 2B

Ms. Naing Yee MarPlenary 3

Ms. Therese Tan LeeBreakout 3A

Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi J.S.N.

Breakout 3A

Dr. Athippatai PotangBreakout 3B

Ms. Raihan Tahir Breakout 3B

Mr. Federico MonsadaBreakout 3A

Mr. Ingo ImhoffClosing

Mr. Kyaw Kyaw LwinPlenary 4

Dr. Loukas ZahilasPlenary 4

Mr. SomwangBoonrakcharoen

Plenary 4

Ms. Marianna KnirschClosing

Dr. Aye MyintClosing

Dr. Moe Kyaw ThuPlenary 6

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Dr. Aye Myint

Director General, Department of Technical and

Vocational Education and Training, Ministry of Education,

Myanmar

Opening/Closing

Dr. Aye Myint is the Director General of the Department of Technical and Vocational

Education and Training since 30 September 2016. He is former Rector of Yangon

Technological University, Technological University (Mandalay), and Technological

University (Hmawbi). During his 32 years of work experience in the engineering field

he worked as Researcher, Research Officer and Prof. & Head at the Metallurgical

Research and Development Center (MRDC), and Deputy Director General at the

Department of Research and Innovation. Prior to receiving his PhD Degree in Nuclear

Engineering at the School of Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, he

received his Bachelor of Engineering and Master of Engineering degrees in

Metallurgical Engineering from the Rangoon Institute of Technology.

He is a fellow member of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET),

member of Myanmar Engineering Council (MEC), Central Executive Committee

member of Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), ASEAN Registered Engineer and

Professional Engineer and Fellow Member of ASEAN Federation Engineering

Organization. His professional career focuses mainly on Metallurgical Engineer, Heat

Transfer Engineer and Educationist. He published several papers concerning

academic and professional engineering fields and plays a key role in promoting the

development of the engineering sector.

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Prof. T. Chan Basaruddin

President, ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)

Opening/Plenary 6

Prof. T. Chan Basaruddin is the Director of the Executive Board –

National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education – Indonesia. He is

also a professor of computer science at the University of Indonesia. He is currently

holding the position as the President of the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network

(AQAN). In addition, he also serves as the President of The Association of QA

Agencies in the Islamic World (IQA).

He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics (1985) from Gadjah Mada University,

Master of Science (1988) and Doctor of Philosophy (1990) in Computer Science from

the University of Manchester. He served the position of Dean of the Faculty of

Computer Science – University of Indonesia (2004-2013), Secretary of the Board of

Higher Education (2003-2005), and Chairman of the Development Council of the Board

of Higher Education (2015-2017). Prof. Basaruddin served as an international

consultant in the areas of higher education management, funding and financing, and

quality assurance. He was awarded an Honorary Doctor in the field of Higher Education

Management from the Management Science University – Malaysia in 2019.

H.E Thomas Neisinger

Ambassador to Myanmar, German Embassy to Myanmar

Opening

H.E Thomas Neisinger studied law and philology in Würzburg,

Freiburg and Salamanca (Spain). He started his professional career

as an employee at a German Bank in Munich, the Foreign Trade

Department in 1986 where he worked for 2 years.

In 1988 he moved to the foreign services and held various positions in the Legal,

Economic and Europe Divisions at the Federal Foreign Office and the German

Embassies in Buenos Aires and Warsaw. From 2008 to 2012 he held the position of

Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Madrid. Between 2012 and 2015,

he worked for Federal Foreign Office as a Regional Director for Latin America and the

Caribbean (Ambassador). From 2012 to 2019, he was the German Ambassador in

Havana. Since August 2019 he has taken up the position as German Ambassador in

Yangon, Myanmar.

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Prof. Dr. Georg Spoettl

Director of Centre of Technology, Work and TVET

University of Bremen, Germany

Plenary 1

Prof. Dr. Georg held the position of former Full Professor (Chair) at the

University of Bremen and European University of Flensburg, Germany,

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, and Director of the Institute Technology and

Education (ITB), Bremen. He is currently the Director of the Centre of Technology,

Work and TVET at the University Campus Unit of the University Bremen and Director

of the Steinbeis Transfer Centre InnoVET.

His main activities include research in competency measuring in engineering science

at University level, vocational initial and further training, didactics of mechanical

engineering. He lectures on Human-Machine interaction in engineering science,

teacher training for TVET, and didactics for technical and vocational education and

engineering science.

Prof. Dr. Spoettl studied at the University of Applied Sciences Augsburg and at the

Technical University of Berlin (Dipl.-Ing./ Master Degree). He worked as an engineer

and TVET teacher and received his PhD at Aachen University.

Ms. Andrea Bateman

Director, Bateman and Giles Pty Ltd, Australia

Plenary 2

Ms. Bateman has a long history in quality assurance in the VET and

Higher Education in Australia. She has particular interest and

expertise in qualifications frameworks and quality assurance

frameworks and their governance arrangements.

Andrea was principal consultant for the development the Pacific Qualifications

Framework, ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework, East Asia Summit Quality

Assurance Framework, and the Guiding Principles for Quality Assurance and

Recognition of Competency Certification Systems among ASEAN Member States. Her

research in the Asia Pacific region include quality assurance in TVET and the

development of the Guidelines for the Quality Assurance of TVET Qualifications in the

Asia-Pacific Region (UNESCO 2017).

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Mr. Bruce Poh

Executive Deputy Chairman,WorldSkills Singapore Council,

SkillsFuture Singapore & CEO/ITE Education Services Pte Ltd

Plenary 2

Mr Bruce Poh was the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of

Technical Education (ITE), Singapore, from 2007 to 2017. He was appointed Executive

Deputy Chairman/WorldSkills Singapore Council and CEO/ITE Education Services

(ITEES) in 2017. He is Member of the Science Centre Board, the Singapore Quality

Award Governing Council, Singapore Rail Academy; and the National Integration

Council. His professional affiliation includes Fellow of the Institution of Engineers,

Singapore; Member of Economic Development Board (EDB) Society; and the Hewlett

Packard Singapore Alumni.

Mr Poh graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering from

University of Essex (UK), and the Asia-Pacific Executive MBA from National University

of Singapore. At EDB, he was Assistant Director of the French-Singapore Institute and

Japan-Singapore Technical Institute. He held concurrent appointments at Nanyang

Polytechnic as Deputy Principal and Director of IT, Design and Business Schools and

Director/Centre for Quality. As CEO/ITE, he led in envisioning two five-year roadmaps

– ITE Innovate (2010-2014) and ITE Trailblazer (2015-2019).

Dr. Zaw Min Naing

Director of Administrative Section, Department of Technical

and Vocational Education and Training (DTVET), Myanmar

Plenary 2

Dr. Zaw Min Naing is currently the Director of Administrative

Section, the DTVET of the Ministry of Education, supporting the

Director General, Deputy Director Generals in DTVET's work of

reforming and transforming TVET in Myanmar.

Prior to coming to DTVET, he was a Director of Foreign Relation Section. He is

actively involved in different programs and activities of TVET transformation such as

TVET Teacher Trainings, Developing Newly Recruited Teacher Training Programs,

International Initiative and Cooperation, Initiation and developing on Quality

Assurance System of TVET schools under DTVET named Vocational Education

School Quality Assurance Standard Framework (VESQASF). He received his PhD

degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science as well as his certificate in

"International Leadership Training for TVET professionals Myanmar" during an eight

month training program in Germany.

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Ms. Maria Susan P. Dela Rama

Executive Director, Certification Office, TESDA, Philippines

Plenary 2

Ms. Maria Susan P. Dela Rama is the Executive Director of the

Certification Office, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority or TESDA.

The Certification Office, which she heads since January 2014, develops guidelines

and monitors the implementation of TESDA’s regulatory functions of TVET Program

registration and accreditation, and assessment and certification of qualifications.

TESDA is ISO 9001:2015 Certified in these areas. Previous to this assignment, she

was Executive Director of the Planning Office and had been assigned to Field

Operations, Public Information, and TESDA Online Program Management Offices.

Ms. Dela Rama is a graduate of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and has taken up all

academic units of the Master of Statistics, from the University of the Philippines. She

has attended training programs in the areas of management, planning, monitoring and

evaluation, TVET systems, quality assurance, assessment and certification, ICT and

project management.

Mr. San Seng

Director, Quality Assurance Department, Ministry of

Labour and Vocational Training, Cambodia

Plenary 2

Mr. San Seng is currently the Director of Quality Assurance

Department of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training in

Cambodia. His main responsibilities include quality assurance,

monitoring and evaluation.

He is also the technical officer of the Teacher development of TVETSDP and in

charge of Competency Base Training (CBT) methodology and Return to Industry

Scheme (RIS). Furthermore, he oversees the implementation of the Cambodia

Qualification Framework (CQF) and acts as the national focal point of AQRFC. He is

also involved in the foundation of the Cambodia Trainers Qualification Framework

(CTQF).

Mr. San Seng holds a MBA in Management and attended the diploma course of

human resource planning and development at the Institute of Applied Manpower

Research (IAMR), New Delhi.

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Prof. Dr. Wahid

Councillor/Rector, UTHM, Malaysia

Breakout 1A

Prof. Dr. Wahid is the Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Tun Husseion Onn

Malaysia (UTHM) and is an expert in the field of TVET Curriculum and Engineering

Education. Earlier, he was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation,

Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Academic and International, Dean of the Faculty of

Technical and Vocational Education, and Director of Centre of Academic Development.

Prior to his tenure at UTHM, he had about 17 years of experience as lecturer in the

field of Civil Engineering and manager at the Politeknik Ungku Omar (PUO) and

Community College respectively.

Prof. Dr. Wahid is actively involved in the Quality Assurance processes with various

agencies; Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA), Engineering Technology

Accreditation Council (ETAC) Malaysia, Malaysia Board of Technology (MBOT), and

also Higher Education Leadership Agency (AKEPT). His passion on TVET also brought

him into other platforms as keynote speaker, researcher and consultant internationally.

Ms. Sabrina Loi

Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Corporate),

Institute of Technical Education, Singapore

Breakout 1A

Ms. Sabrina Loi oversees ITE's corporate functions under ‘One ITE

System’. These include governance, strategic planning and

organisational excellence; human resource management and capacity

development; corporate branding and communication; international development;

corporate administration and finance. She played a key role in ITE’s successful

transformation after its restructuring as a post-secondary institution in 1992.

Ms. Loi is a member of the Singapore Quality Award Management Committee, a

Senior Executive Fellow, JKF Kennedy School, Harvard University and a Senior

Fellow and Vice President of the Singapore Human Resources Institute. She has

received the National Day Award – Public Administration Medal (Bronze in 1996 and

Silver in 2009), the May Day Commendation Award (2017) and the Asia Pacific

Quality Organisation Award for Women in Quality Leadership (2019).

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Mr. Panya Chanthavong

Director General, ESQAC, MoES, Lao PDR

Breakout 1A

Mr Chanthavong is the Director General of Education Standards and

Quality Assurance Center (ESQAC) under Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES),

Lao PDR, which has the mandatory to manage the National Quality Assurance System

from Early Childhood Education to Higher Education, including formulation of quality

standards, development of implementing guidelines, provision of IQA/EQA training, and

coordination of external assessment and accreditation. He is also the Representative

for Laos to the ASEAN Qualifications Reference Framework (AQRF) Committee.

Mr Chanthavong was a lecturer at the department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of

Engineering, National University of Laos from 2003-2008 before he moved to the

ESQAC. He graduated from National Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor degree in

Electrical Engineering in 1996 and holds a Master degree in Electrical Engineering from

Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan in 2000.

Fr. Jose Dindo Vitug

Executive Director, Don Bosco – One TVET

Breakout 1A

Fr. Jose Dindo Vitug is a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco

(SDB), a Catholic religious congregation working mainly for young

people in the field of Education, especially the underprivileged. He

holds a Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Management from De

La Salle University – Philippines.

Fr. Vitug has been working for TVET for the past 10 years. He is currently the

Executive Director of Don Bosco - One TVET Philippines, comprising of 18 Technical

Vocational Institutions and the Coordinator of Don Bosco TECH ASEAN comprising of

36 TVET centers in 8 member countries.

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Dra. Idama Tiurria, MM

Head of program Division, PPPPTK BOE Malang, Indonesia

Breakout 1B

Ms. Idama Tiurria received her Bachelor degree in Education from the

State University of Malang, Indonesia and her Master degree in Management minoring

in Education Management from the Gajahyana University, Indonesia. After graduation

she stared working for the Ministry of Education and Culture, PPPPTK BOE Malang.

Her work focuses among others on teacher and education personnel certification,

exchange, and trainings. She has lead the Training Arrangement Division, Training

Evaluation Division, Data and Information Division and Program Division, while also

attending international and regional meetings related to teacher and education

personnel empowerment.

Dr. Than Zaw

Principal, Technical Promotion Training Center (TPTC) Baelin,

Ministry of Education, Myanmar

Breakout 1B

Dr. Than Zaw is the Principal of the Technical Promotion Training Center (Baelin),

Myanmar since 2017. He graduated from Mandalay Technological University in

Mechanical Engineering in 2002 and continued to study at Yangon Technological

University for his Master and PhD from 2002 to 2006. He received his AGTI diploma in

Mechanical Power Engineering in Government Technical Institute (Toungoo) in 1999.

After receiving his PhD, he worked as a Lecturer and Head of the Government

Technical Institute (Pyin Oo Lwin ) form 2006 to 2009. From 2009 to 2010, he was an

Associate Professor and in-charge of the Central Workshop (Kyaukse). Afterwards he

was an Associate Professor and Head of Department in the Government Technical

Institute (Pyin Oo Lwin) from 2010 to 2014. In March 2014, he was promoted to be a

professor and Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Technological

University (Toungoo).

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Dr. Yok Sothy

Director, National Technical Training Institute, Ministry of

Labour and Vocational Training, Cambodia

Breakout 1B

Dr. Yok Sothy, Director of The National Technical Training Institute

with over 30 years of solid experience in TVET, has been an outspoken advocate for

the advancement of the TVET agenda in Cambodia. He has lead research on

Innovative and Effective Teaching Methods for TVET teachers, Curriculum

Development and National Competency Skill Standard in TVET while offering

courses as a teacher trainer for the National Vocational Teacher Education Program

(VET). Before joining the institution, he was an auto-mechanic engineering instructor

at Preah Kosamak Technical and Vocational Training Center for 12 years.

Dr. Yok Sothy studied at the Pinsky State Industrial and Pedagogical College, in the

former Soviet Union and then obtained his Bachelor degree in Computer Science

Technology at Royal University of Phnom Penh, before gaining a Masters of

Business Administration at the National Institute of Business, Cambodia in 2010. He

has also been an integral part of many overseas training programs. In 2014, Dr. Yok

Sothy earned his Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Education from Concordia

College & University, USA.

Ms. Yoojeong Nadine Seo

Programme Specialist, UNESCO Bangkok

Breakout session 1B

Ms. Yoojeong Nadine Seo is a TVET programme specialist in EISD, UNESCO

Bangkok. She is also a research associate at KRIVET and has been working there

since 2010. She completed her BSc(Hon) Psychology at UCL, MSc Organisational

Psychology at University of Manchester and PhD Applied Psychology at University of

Nottingham. Her interest and work covers a wide range of areas including the equal

opportunities, workplace bullying/harassment, career psychometric testing and

career guidance as well as TVET.

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Dr. Ade Setiawan

Vice-Principal for Curriculum Affair, SMK Negeri 1 Batam

Vocational School, Indonesia

Breakout 2A

Dr. Setiawan is the vice principal for academic affairs at SMK Negeri 1

Batam Vocational School, Riau Island Province, Indonesia. He is specialised in TVET

curriculum and educational technology. He received his master degree in TVET and

Ph.D in educational technology from the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM in 2011

and 2015 respectively. Previously, he gathered industrial experiences as production

supervisor and test engineer at Sony Electronics, Thomson Television and Siemens

Medical from 1997 to 2005 in Jakarta and Batam.

Prior to his current position he was assigned for several different positios at SMK

Negeri 1 Batam, such as the Head of Program at Computer and Networking

Engineering Department from 2008 to 2009 and at the Industrial Electronics

Department from 2017 to 2018. He participated in the trainings: Hearing Instrument

Test System in Siemens, Singapore (2001), Car’s Electronics System at Fujian

Polytechnic and Fujian Normal University, People Republic of China (2006) and

Renewable Energy Techonology at Lycee Guy de Maupassant, Fecamp, France

(2017).

Mr. Phone Kyaw

Principal, No.1 Industrial Training Center (Sinde),

Ministry of Industry, Myanmar

Breakout 2A

Mr. Phone Kyaw holds the position of principal of No.1 Industrial Training Center

(Sinde), under the Ministry of Industry, Myanmar since 2015. The TVET school for

skilled workers and technicians with mechanical, Electrical and Automotive trades is

ISO 9001:2015 certified and received the Quality Management System Certificate in

2018.

Mr. Phone Kyaw received his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Mandalay

Technological University in 2002 and the certificate as a master trainer for competency

based curriculum design and development for TVET in Myanmar by SPI in 2013. He

was certified as a master trainer for TVET instruction and assessment in Myanmar by

ITE in 2013 and as Quality Auditor in 2018 by Bureau Veritas.

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Mr. Htet Aung Myo

National Local Vocational Training Manager,

Swisscontact, Myanmar

Breakout 2A

Mr. Htet Aung Myo studied Mechatronics Engineering at Nanyang

Polytechnic, Singapore from 2002-2005. He started his professional career as an

Assistant Engineer at Seagate Technologies Pte Ltd, Singapore. In 2013, he returned

to Myanmar and worked as a Training coordinator at the International Labour

Organization, Yangon. In ILO, he trained trainers on entrepreneurship and monitored

the trainings provided by the selected training providers and prepared reports on their

performance. Since then, he has had exposure with private training providers and

private businesses.

Mr. Htet Aung Myo has over 10 years of experience in support/administrative services,

programming work in a multinational private sector company and in international

development organizations, and of ILO’s entrepreneurship development skills training

programmes such as SIYB and Community Based Enterprise Development, combined

with strong coordination skills between government, local companies and NGOs.

Mr. Ngan Cheng Hwa

Specialist Technical Training Officer, German-Malaysian

Institute (GMI), Malaysia

Breakout 2B

Mr. Ngan Cheng Hwa is the Specialist Technical Training Officer at the

German-Malaysian Institute. He is a TEVT expert and practitioner

primarily in the areas of curriculum development, teacher training, and

blended learning methodology.

He has been highly involved in the formulation of National Dual Training System

(NDTS) under the purview of the Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister Department

in 2003 and the development of the German Dual Vocational Training program under

the Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia and Malaysian-German Chamber of

Commerce & Industry in 2012. Mr. Ngan is a DACUM (Developing A Curriculum) &

Systematic Curriculum and Instructional Design Facilitator certified by Ohio University,

USA and was awarded the Excellence Teacher Award MARA – German-Malaysian

Institute, in 2004.

He completed his Master of Education (TVET) at the University Technology Malaysia

from which he also holds a Bachelor of Technology with Education (Electrical

Engineering).

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Dr. Nay Zar Aung

Principal, School of Industrial Training and Education (SITE), DTVET, Ministry of Education, Myanmar

Breakout 2B

Dr. Nay Zar Aung is the principal of the School of Industrial Training and

Education (SITE), operated under the DTVET, Ministry of Education,

since 2017. He earned his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Mandalay

Technological University. He received his first Master degree from Yangon

Technological University and his second Master degree from Technological Institute of

Sepuluh November, Indonesia. He earned his Ph.D degree from Harbin Institute of

Technology, China. In 2010, he served as the principal of Government Technical High

School (WarMa). In 2015, He was a lecturer at the Department of Mechatronic

Engineering in Yangon Technological University. He has been a short term visiting

lecturer at Hosei Univeristy in Thokyo, Japan since 2017.

Dr. Nay Zar Aung has published 38 research papers in both national and international

research journals and conferences as well as two books related to MATLAB

programming.

Mr. Vongsa Chayavong, M.D.

Head of Planning and Cooperation Department, TVET

School Luang Namtha, Lao PDR

Breakout 2B

Mr. Vongsa Chayavong received a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from

the National University of Laos in 1999, his International Diploma in Educational

Planning and Administration from the National University of Educational Planning and

Administration, New Delhi, India in 2008, and his International Diploma of Leadership

Training on Media Development for TVET from the Otto von Guericke University,

Magdeburg, Germany in 2011. Furthermore, he received his International Diploma in

Management for TVET institutions in ASEAN from the University of Oskar-von-Miller-

Schule, Kassel, Germany in 2013 and his Master Degree in International Development

Studies from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in 2015.

Mr. Chayavong had been the deputy head of higher education section at Luang

Namtha Provincial Department of Education and Sports from 2000 to 2005. Since

2006, he has been appointed as the head of department of planning and cooperation at

a TVET school. He is also a team member of internal assessment for the TVET

institutions in Lao PDR.

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Ms. Phung Thi Nga

Teacher, Ba Ria Vung Tau College of Technology, Viet Nam

Breakout 2B

Ms. Phung Thi Nga has been a teacher of information technology at Ba

Ria Vung Tau College of Technology since 15 years, where she constructed and

operates the quality management system process. She is the Head of Quality

Assurance Department, Ba Ria Vung Tau College of Technology, Viet Nam since 2

years.

Ms. Phung Thi Nga has been the coach for 20 Colleges for intensive training courses

on data analysis and report writing based on the results of an enterprise survey. She

has participated in training courses on model quality assurance, student surveys, data

analysis skills in Japan and the United Kingdom in 2012 and 2015 as well as the basic

and advance training courses on tracer studies and enterprise survey in 2015 and

2016. She received her Master Degree in Information technology from the Thai Nguyen

University of Information and Communication Technology, Viet Nam.

Ms. Naing Yee Mar

Deputy Head of Project, GIZ TVET Myanmar

Plenary 3

Ms. Naing Yee Mar works at the GIZ TVET programme in Myanmar. Before joining

GIZ, she worked in Germany as a Programme Officer at UNESCO-UNEVOC

International Center for strengthening TVET in UNESCO member states and she

worked as a Project Manager at a multi-media company in the Netherlands.

With the study background in Physics (obtained B.Sc. degree from Myanmar), in

General and Strategic Management in Technology and Innovation (obtained an MBA

degree from the Netherlands) and in TVET Research for Practitioner (obtained the

Postgraduate Diploma from Institution of Education, London University), her research

work specializes in TVET system development in developing countries and has been

published in several UNESCO publications.

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Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi J.S.N.

Former Secretary of AQAN

Breakout 3A

Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi J.S.N has served as Dean of the Law Faculty

and retired as a Professor. She has been working in the QA sector from 1997 with the

Lembaga Akreditasi Negara and Malaysian Qualifications Agency as the Deputy Chief

Executive for the QA sector until 2014 and fellow specialist until 2018. She has

provided key contributions to policies and regulations, the Malaysian Qualifications

Framework, QA systems, TVET projects, and professional bodies as well as

Comparability Projects where she co-chaired with NZQA, HEEACT and NIAD QE.

Over the years Prof. Zita Mohd Fahmi J.S.N has contributed as expert and trainer,

provided consultancy locally, within ASEAN and on international conferences. She

served regional networks including AQAN as Secretary, led the team that developed

the AQAF, referencing projects, the Islamic Quality Assurance Network and APQN. She

is currently involved in the EU SHARE ASEAN Project as an QA expert for promotion

and training (2015-2019) and is a Non-Executive Member of the Hong Kong Council for

Academic Accreditation and Vocational Qualifications until 2021.

Mr. Federico A. Monsada

President, Philippine Technological Council (PTC), Philippines

Breakout 3A

Corporation, Chairman of the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisation, Chief

Accreditation Officer of the PTC Accreditation and Certification Board for Engineering &

Technology, and CHED Coordinating Council on Accreditation. He has received

multiple awards including most recently the Outstanding Metallurgical Engineer of the

Year – Professional Regulation Commission (2016) and the National Award for

Engineering Education – University of the Philippines Alumni Engineers (2016).

Mr. Federico A. Monsada received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Engineering

in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of the Philippines in 1977 and 1982

respectively and completed the Management Development Program, Asian Institute of

Management, 1990. He is certified as a licensed metallurgical Engineer, ASEAN

Engineer No. 00375, Chief Accreditation Officer, and Trained Lead Assessor (ISO 9000

QMS/ISO 14000 EMS/OHSAS1800/IMS).

Mr. Federico A. Monsada holds the position of President of the

Philippine Technological Council since 2011. He is currently, among

others, the CEO of Minercon International Inc. and FA Metals

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Ms. Therese Tan Lee

Faculty Specialist, Colombo Plan Staff College, Philippines

Breakout 3A

Ms. Therese Tan Lee is currently working as a Faculty Specialist and as

the Chair of the Projects and Consultancy Division of Colombo Plan Staff College

(CPSC). She has vast experiences in the TVET sector for 20 years and has been

engaged in numerous international projects and training programs in the Philippines,

Ethiopia, Iraq, Nepal, Malaysia, Fiji Thailand and Bhutan.

Ms. Therese Tan Lee was the program coordinator and lead in the different In Country

Programs for the CPSC member countries: in Malaysia for the Quality Assurance

System through Asia Pacific Accreditation and Certification Commission (APACC); in

Fiji for Quality Assurance through Results Based Monitoring and Evaluation in TVET

and Educational Systems; in Thailand for Branding TVET through Image and Quality,

and in Bhutan for the role of accreditation in achieving a quality assured TVET

Program. Ms. Lee is also the Lead Trainer of APACC Accreditors and one of the Team

Leaders of APACC onsite visits. She was also immensely involved and engaged in the

review and in the revision of the recent 2019 APACC approved manual.

Ms. Raihan Tahir

Chief Executive Officer, Exzellent Profis Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Breakout 3B

Ms. Raihan Tahir received her B.Sc (Ed) from the University of

Malaya, Kuala Lumpur and her Masters in Education from the Open

University Malaysia. She has furthermore received the Certificate IV in

Training and Assessment from Australia.

Ms. Raihan Tahir is the owner of the Exzellent Profis Institute (Accredited Centre),

Professional Trainer (International Accredited Training Program), Master Trainer of the

Train The Trainer Programme (Human Resource Development Fund), Certified

Facilitator for the development of standards, curricula and written instructional

materials, and Master Trainer for work process curricula development for the

implementation of the National Dual Training System. During her 20 years at the

German-Malaysian Institute she has taught Mathematics and Physics for A-levels,

Diploma and Bachelor in Technology students, established and headed the Quality

Assurance section, developed policies and procedures, obtained ISO certification, and

maintained the GMI Quality Management System.

Ms. Raihan Tahir is active in the development of occupational frameworks, standards

and curricula for various industries on behalf of Ministry of Human Resources and has

trained international participants from both private and public institutes.

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Dr. Athippatai Potang

Human Resource Officer, Senior Professional Level,

OVEC, Thailand

Breakout 3B

Dr. Athippatai Potang is currently the Human Resource Officer,

Professional level of the Bureau of Personnel Competency Development under the

Office of the Vocational Education Commission (OVEC). He received his Master

Degree and PH.D in the field of Vocational Education. He previously held positions as

Head of Center, International Cooperation for Teacher Development and as Acting

Director of the Bureau of Personnel Competency Development.

Dr. Athippatai has represented OVEC in various regional and international conferences.

Furthermore, he is involved in the development of the Regional TVET Teacher

Standard and the Standard for In-Company Trainers in ASEAN Countries. He is

actively using his expertise in TVET to strengthen TVET Personnel development and

align it with TVET Quality Assurance.

Dr. Loukas Zahilas

Head of Department for VET systems and institutions,

CEDEFOP

Plenary 4

Dr. Loukas Zahilas is Head of the Department for VET Systems and Institutions (DSI)

at Cedefop, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training. He

studied Chemistry and Information Technologies and has a PhD in educational policies.

After a six-year stint in the pharmaceutical industry he has concentrated his efforts

entirely on education and training. His more than 25 years of professional experience in

vocational education and training were mainly acquired at the Greek Ministry of

Education, the University of Athens and Cedefop. He served for many years at various

Directorate posts representing Greece in EU bodies and groups.

Loukas Zahilas joined Cedefop in 2006, working on qualifications and the common EU

tools. Currently he is a member of Cedefop’s management team. His department’s

work supports the EC, Member States and social partners in fostering policy

developments and accelerating the pace of VET reforms, focuses on strengthening

cooperation to further development and informs political discussions on the future of

VET beyond 2020.

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Mr. Kyaw Kyaw Lwin

Director of Department of Labour, Ministry of Labour,

Immigration and Population, Myanmar

Plenary 4

Mr. Kyaw Kyaw Lwin holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

from Yangon Institute of Technology and a Master of Public Administration from

Yangon Institute of Economics. He has previously worked as a Senior Training Officer

of Skills Training Center (Yangon), Divisional Officer of Yangon, and as Myanmar’s

Labour Attache in Thailand.

Mr. Kyaw Kyaw Lwin currently works as Director of the Skills Development Division,

Department of Labour and joint secretary of National Skills Standards Authority

(NSSA). NSSA, led by Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population as a focal

ministry, collaborates with concerned ministries, Development Partners and experts

from public and private sector and has been conducting skills development processes

of the workforce of Myanmar since 2007.

NSSA currently implements developed guidelines, rules and regulations for

assessment and certification processes. NSSA has been developing Occupational

Competency Standards based on industry needs and curricula for non-formal TVET

education as well as conducting competency based Instructor Training Courses and

Assessor Methodology Training Courses in collaboration with development partners.

Mr. Somwang Boonrakchareon

President, Thai - German Institute, Thailand

Plenary 4

Mr. Somwang Boonrakchareon combines experience in several technical subjects with

a special training background in Train-the-Trainer training, Team-based Industrial

Problem Solving, Systems and Systematic Thinking, CNC&CAD/CAM, Machine Design

Training and many more.

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Dr. Aye Myint

Director General, Department of Technical and

Vocational Education and Training, Ministry of Education, Myanmar

Closing

Dr. Aye Myint is the Director General of the Department of Technical and

Vocational Education and Training since 30 September 2016.

Dr. Aye Myint is former Rector of Yangon Technological University, Technological

University (Mandalay), and Technological University (Hmawbi). During his 32 years of

work experience in the engineering field he worked as Researcher, Research Officer

and Prof. & Head at the Metallurgical Research and Development Center (MRDC),

and Deputy Director General at the Department of Research and Innovation. Prior to

receiving his PhD Degree in Nuclear Engineering at the School of Power Engineering,

Xi’an Jiaotong University in China, he received his Bachelor of Engineering and Master

of Engineering degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from the Rangoon Institute of

Technology.

He is a fellow member of ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology (AAET),

member of Myanmar Engineering Council (MEC), Central Executive Committee

member of Myanmar Engineering Society (MES), ASEAN Registered Engineer and

Professional Engineer and Fellow Member of ASEAN Federation Engineering

Organization. His professional career focuses mainly on Metallurgical Engineer, Heat

Transfer Engineer and Educationist. He published several papers concerning

academic and professional engineering fields and plays a key role in promoting the

development of the engineering sector.

Dr. Moe Kyaw Thu

Deputy Director General, Department of Technical and Vocational

Education and Training, Ministry of Education, Myanmar

Plenary 6

Dr. Moe Kyaw Thu is currently the Deputy Director General of the

Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training

(DTVET) of the Ministry of Education, supporting the Director General in DTVET's

work in reforming and transformation of TVET in Myanmar. He was appointed to

DTVET more than 10 years ago where he focused on Management and

Administration work. He is actively involved and leads DTVET activity of Increasing

Access and Quality such as Annual Budget Planning & Allocation, Staff Recruitment

& Allocation, Staff Management & Administration, Logistic works of DTVET,

Infrastructure (Planning, Allocation and Maintenance) and Teaching & Learning

development. Dr. Moe Kyaw Thu received his PhD degree in Civil Engineering.

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Ms. Marianna Knirsch

Counsellor/Head of development cooperation, German

Embassy to Myanmar

Closing

Since 2015 until her assignment to the Foreign Office she worked for

the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development as senior policy

officer on “Tackling the root causes of displacement, supporting refugees” as well as

in the environmental unit on biodiversity conservation. Her previous work experience

includes working for a number of German and International NGOs in Africa, the

Middle East, Asia/Pacific and Latin America. Specific fields of expertise include:

International Development, Humanitarian Aid especially in complex emergencies,

Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, cooperation with business,

politics and civil society and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Ms. Knirsch holds a Master of Business Administration from Durham University, and a

Diploma in Politics/Economics/History/Portuguese and Spanish from the University of

Cologne.

Mr. Ingo Imhoff

Programme Director, RECOTVET, GIZ

Closing

Since July 2017 Mr. Ingo Imhoff is in charge of the German government’s Regional

Cooperation Programme on Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the

ASEAN region (RECOTVET). Prior to his work for RECOTVET, Mr. Imhoff has been

the Country Manager for China at GIZ headquarters, Team Leader for Human

Capacity Development and Programme Director of a Sino-German cooperation

programme on structural reform and TVET in Northeast China. Previous positions

included those of a coordinator for Children and Youth programmes and manager of

an advisory project to the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and

Development on information and communication technology for development.

Mr. Imhoff has studied International Relations at the London School of Economics

and Political Sciences and the Geneva Institute of Graduate Studies. He has joined

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in 2002.