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STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR MALAYSIAN OFFICIALS

Malaysia is aspiring to be Asia’s center of academic excellence and the region’s multimedia hub. It hopes to make education its top quality export commodity, producing students who are at par with those of the world’s best universities.

In line with this, the Ministry of Education is beefing up its education programmes in pursuit of this vision. Among other things, Malaysian education officers and key staff are undergoing training on such areas as curriculum development, textbook production, and management of human resources, to name a few.

Recently, a batch of these education officers participated in a two-week training course on strategic planning and vision management conducted by SEAMEO INNOTECH.

The course was designed for key officers involved in organizational planning and management, and for those who wish to re-tool themselves to competently meet the demands of their tasks. With knowledge and skills gained through the training, the participants are expected to carry out future-oriented planning and effective programme management.

During the two-week training, the participants were challenged to engage in paradigm shifts and break barriers to creativity and innovativeness. They were also exposed to techniques in creative visualization to develop a clear and powerful vision of the future.

Similarly, to aid them in devising a strategic plan, participants were familiarized with the steps and processes in strategic planning. They were asked to identify their organization’s core values and beliefs, and to formulate critical success factors. In addition, the participants were guided in conducting a SWOT analysis of their organization, as well as how to make use of its results, to achieve their vision.

At the end of the training, the participants came up with a framework for a strategic plan, including a tactical plan to improve an identified aspect of their respective organization and institution.

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