9 June

AN OPENING ceremony of the English Language Proficiency Upgrading Course No. 3 for the government  staff  was  held  at  the Ministry of Education in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday afternoon.

The  ceremony  was  at-tended  by  Union  Minister  for  Education  Dr.  Myo  Thein  Gyi,  Deputy  Minister  U  Win  Maw  Tun, Directors-General, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Depu-ty  Directors-General,  officials  concerned,  instructors  and  trainees.

In  his  opening  speech  at  the  ceremony,  Union  Minister  Dr. Myo Thein Gyi said that the MOE  was  striving  to  enhance  the  efficiency  of  the  govern-ment staff for the development of  the  State.  He  extended  his  warm  welcome  to  the  train-ees  representing  ministries  and Union-level organizations. The  training  was  attended  by  104  officers  and  104  staff.  The  second  course  for  the  English  Proficiency  was  opened  with  70 officers and 55 staff and they were  conferred  certificates  of  English Language Proficiency on 29 May. The Government was striving for development of the State  going  hand  in  hand  with  people.

As  for  the  Ministry  of  Ed-ucation,  efforts  were  being  made to generate an inclusive quality education system while creating  the  life-long  learning  opportunities for everyone. He believed  that  the  course  can  help the trainees gain necessary skills for their improvement at work. Following this, the Minis-ter  posed  for  commemorative  photographs together with the attendees. The course is being conducted till 28 July. — MNA (Translated  by  Win  Ko  Ko  Aung)