Sunday, 1 June 2025

Assessor Training for AUN-QA Programme Assessment at Mynamar Maritime University (MMU)

 A 3-day online training on "Assessor Traning for AUN-QA Programme Assessment" was held on 21, 26 and 29 May 2025 for Myanamr Maritime University as part of the AUN-EQI commuity project. More than 20 participants attendeded the workshop and they were trained to carry out desktop assesssment, stakeholders' interview and assessment report writing. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc.







Happy Employees Work Better

The 12th "Happy Employees Work Better" workshop was held on 22 - 23 May 2025. The workshop is a collaboration between ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Chief Happiness Coach of Living Better.

The outline of the workshop covers the following topics:

  • The Happiness DNA
  • Importance of workplace happiness
  • The workplace happiness DNA
  • Happy purpose – building a sense of purpose
  • Happy people - nurturing the Happiness DNA
  • Happy practices - keeping employees happy
  • Happy culture – sustaining a happy workforce


1st UM-EQI SAR Writing Workshop in Davao City, the Philippines

The 1st collaborative workshop between University of Mindanao (UM) and Education Quality International (eqi) on SAR Writing for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment was held from 7 to 9 May (onsite) and 30 May 2025 (online).

The workshop was hosted by UM in Davao City, the Philippines and attended by more than 50 participants from 16 HEIs in the Philippines. The workshop was an overwhelming success and was rated excellent by the participants.







Sunday, 18 May 2025

ADDIE Training Workshop for National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Lao PDR

An ADDIE training workshop was held for the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), Lao PDR on 11 to 13 March 2025 as part of the 1-year project to review and enhance the one-year judicial training programme to better prepare future judges, prosecutors, and lawyers needed for their professional practices. 

The workshop was the first of the three series to be held for the NIJ administrators and trainers in 2025. The workshop was led by international curriculum experts Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc and attended by 30 participants from the National Institute of Justice (NIJ), the Office of the Supreme People’s Prosecutor (OSPP), the People’s Supreme Court (PSC), and the Lao Bar Association (LBA). 

Source: https://justiceprojectlaos.com/strengthening-curriculum-design-and-evaluation-for-judicial-training-in-laos/


Friday, 11 April 2025

18th SAR Writing for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment

The 18th blended workshop on "Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing for Successful AUN-QA Programme Assessment" was held from 25 to 27 March (onsite) and 11 April 2025 (online). The onsite workshop was hosted by the AUN-QA Network and Education Quality International in Bangkok, Thailand and attended by participants from universities in the Philippines.






 

Thursday, 20 March 2025

ADDIE Ecosystem Framework

The ADDIE model which was originated and developed for the U.S. Army by Florida State University in the 1970s has been well-proven and tested and it is widely used by instructional designers to create and design effective training programmes. EQI has adapted and developed the ADDIE model into an ADDIE Ecosystem framwork as illustrated below.



OBE Ecosystem Approach to Future-Ready Education

The 8th AUN-EQI workshop on "OBE Ecosystem Approach to Future-Ready Education" was held on 25 to 28 February 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop was a collaborative capacity building initiative between ASEAN Quality Network (AUN) and Education Quality International (eqi) and was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, AUN Quality Master and Dr. Nguyen Thi My Ngoc, AUN-QA Training Specialist. The participants were from Universities in the Philippines and Vietnam.

The OBE Ecosystem Framework (Version 5) was developed to advance future-ready education and to prepare higher education instiutions to be future-ready in the world of disruptions.







Sunday, 23 February 2025

Happy Employees Work Better

The 10th and 11th "Happy Employees Work Better" workshop was held on 28 - 29 November 2024 and 20 - 21 February 2025 respectively. The workshop is a collaboration between ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better. The workshop was facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Chief Happiness Coach of Living Better.

The outline of the workshop covers the following topics:

  • The Happiness DNA
  • Importance of workplace happiness
  • The workplace happiness DNA
  • Happy purpose – building a sense of purpose
  • Happy people - nurturing the Happiness DNA
  • Happy practices - keeping employees happy
  • Happy culture – sustaining a happy workforce
Do you know that just being happy can increase your productivity by 2 times and your longevity by 7.6 years.