Workshop on
HRD for Sustainable Development on Fisheries Concludes
JERUDONG, 10
November 2006,
Friday - The 2nd regional workshop on `Human Resources Development for
Sustainable Development on Fisheries in Brunei
Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)
Region' drew to a close yesterday.
The workshop - organised by
the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Industry and Primary
Resources - commenced on November 8 and was held at the Holiday Lodge in
Jerudong.
It focused on priority
areas for Human Resources Development (HRD) in support of fisheries SMEs
- such as community empowerment, coastal fisheries/ resource management,
traceability in pre and post harvest, marketing systems, SME business
planning, responsible techniques for capture, aquaculture and post
harvest processing on resource potentials in the region's waters, and
safety of life at sea.
The workshop was in-line
with the project launched by SEAFDEC in 2005, under a project entitled
`Human Resources Development for Sustainable Development on Fisheries in
BIMP-EAGA Region with the support of Asean foundation through Japan-Asean
Solidarity Fund' to enhance human capacity, bridge the development gap
and promote the exploitation of underutilised resources in this region.
The project comprises three
main areas of HRD in fisheries, which are marine capture fisheries
(sea-based), aquaculture and post-harvest technology (land-based).
The project aims to develop
human resource capacity of the relevant government staff by mobilising
existing sub-regional works and exchanging experiences among the target
countries in planning and conducting of HRD activities, particularly
targeting of SME sector.
It is expected that after a
series of HRD activities, government staff would gradually develop their
skills and interpret appropriate fisheries information when formulating
activities supporting fisheries SMEs and promoting future sustainable
fisheries development to meet their national priorities.
The objective of the
workshop was to discuss the outcomes and achievements of each activity
and identify future follow-up actions in relation to HRD and related
issues, to discuss and identify future follow-up actions and to identify
lesson learned and policy recommendations.
Brunei Darussalam benefits
from the project through cooperation within BIMP-EAGA region,
network-sharing and developing human resources capabilities.
- Courtesy of
Borneo Bulletin -
