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/

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.

 

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.

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.

2025 Training Schedule - OBE and SAR Workshops

 

Happier Career Happier Life

The 16th "Happier Career Happier Life" workshop was held on 20 December 2024 at Holiday Inn Atrium Hotel, Singapore. The outline of the workshop is as follows:

• Overview of the happiness DNA 
• The science of happiness in career
• Personality profiling tools to find suitable career choices including numerology, NERIS Type Explorer® and bazi (Eight Characters)
• Job crafting to redesign work to suit one’s values, strengths and passions
• Understand the kinds of work stress and how to manage them
• Appreciate the future of work and how to stay relevant

The workshop was organised in collaboration with ASK Training Pte Ltd and Living Better and facilitated by Mr. Johnson Ong Chee Bin, Founder and Chief Happiness Coach. Various techniques to manage stress were shared and practised such as muscle relaxation, meditation, laughter yoga, stretching exercise and breathwork.