:: SK Ulu Lubai yang hebat..

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SK Ulu Lubai, toast of S’wak

by Philip Kiew. Posted on February 18, 2011, Friday

Far-flung rural school makes it to nation’s top 23 performing schools

SOUVENIR: Beatrice Chealsie Gawan (centre) and Calvin Roger Juan (right) present an Ilang (an Iban warrior’s sword) to Muhyiddin.

LIMBANG: Two Sarawak schools have made it to the list of the nation’s top performing schools.

The schools, SK Ulu Lubai in Limbang and SM Sains Miri, found themselves in the coveted position as they have impressed the Federal Ministry of Education.

Following the recognition, SK Ulu Lubai has become an overnight sensation because, as a primary school in the interior of Limbang, it was relatively unknown before yesterday; while SM Sains Miri, a boarding secondary school in the heart of Miri City, has been known and seen as a pathway for students hoping to go into medicine and engineering.

The two schools were included in the list of the second batch of 23 Top Performing Schools after the initial 20 listed in 2010 under the NKRA of the Ministry of Education to promote schools par excellence and distinction last year.

SK Ulu Lubai was the toast of the Education Ministry for its outstanding performance and initiatives, including networking linkages with universities and schools in United Kingdom and Singapore.

SK Ulu Lubai won the Gold Medal Award for Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards, Finalist Commonwealth Education Good Practice Awards 2009 (Malaysia Government and Commonwealth Secretariat), and was nominated for Unesco Education of International Best Practices 2010 competition.

Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Education, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, said this multiple awards winning school and top performer was a reflection of the leadership and their commitment to the development of infrastructure and facilities.

He said it was these two schools that had attracted his attention to hold the function here to announce the nation’s recognition of top performing schools nationwide.

SK Ulu Lubai in nation’s top performing schools’ list

CONGRATULATIONS: Serina Sauni of SM Sains Miri (right) receiving the certificate of recognition from Muhyiddin. Looking on at left is Jabu.

“SK Ulu Lubai is a very ordinary remote school as far as infrastructures and facilities are concerned. But it is extraordinary in terms of performance, winning two international, five national, 14 state and 46 division awards,” he said at the school yesterday. He went on to announce 13 other secondary schools and 10 primary schools nationwide that had all made it to the nation’s top performing schools’ list.

The 13 secondary schools are Sekolah Menengah Imtiaz (Terengganu), SMK Jalan Empat (Selangor), Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Perak), Sekolah Berasrama Penuh Integrasi (SPTI) Gombak (Selangor), SBTI Pekan (Pahang), SM Sains Alam Shah (KL), SM Sains Tengku Muhammad Faris Petra (Kelantan), SM Sains Miri (Sarawak), SM Sains Seri Puteri (KL), SM Sains Selangor (KL), SM Sains Tengku Abdullah (Pahang), and SM Sains Muar (Johore). SK Ulu Lubai, under the charge of headmaster Jaul Anak Buyau, led the list under the primary schools category.

Jaul was responsible for turning parents to become the strongest backers of the transformation of the school. As a result the school went on to bag the top prize in Council of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM) Best Practices award.

The other nine schools are SK Convent Muar (Johor), SK Seri Biram (Pahang), SK Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin (Kedah), SK Setiawangsa (KL), SK (Girls) Methodist Kuantan (Pahang), SK Sultan Ismail (Terengganu), SK Jalan Tiga (Selangor), SJK© Perempuan Cina (Penang) and SJK© Lick Hung (Selangor).

All the respective school principals and headmasters travelled to Ulu Lubai for the awards presentation ceremony. The awards included a RM0.7 million incentive paycheck to the schools.

The minister also announced incentives of RM1,000 and RM700 each to the teachers of the secondary and primary schools concerned.

SK Ulu Lubai is tucked in the middle of the jungle at the farthest reaches of Lubai River, about 55km from Limbang. It is accessible by an abandoned logging road, river and on foot.

But despite that it beat many contemporary schools with its network that includes University of Bristol, Kingsford Community School and Deptford Green School in UK and Jin Shan Primary School of Singapore in 2009-2010.

“SK Ulu Lubai and other schools announced today prove that success is achievable if we believe in our capabilities to create success, and I hope all will sustain the success,” Muhyiddin said.

Also present at the function were Muhyiddin’s wife, Puan Sri Noorainee Abdul Rahman, Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu and his wife Dato Sri Empiang, Minister of Rural and Regional Development Datuk Seri Shafiee Apdal, Second Minister of Planning and Resource Management Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan and his wife Datuk Dayang Morliah, Deputy Education Minister Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department Datin Fatimah Abdullah, elected representatives and community leaders.

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:: Telaga minyak/gas baru di Miri/Bintulu... Blok SK306 & SK316

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Telaga minyak baru ditemui

Posted on February 15, 2011, Tuesday

Petronas umum penemuan baru di Blok SK306 dan SK316 di luar pantai Bintulu dan Miri yang dipercayai mampu mengeluarkan sehingga 100 juta tong

KUCHING: Syarikat Petroleum Nasional (Petronas) mengumumkan syarikat itu telah menemui dua lagi telaga minyak dan gas yang baru di Sarawak yang dipercayai mampu mengeluarkan sehingga 100 juta tong minyak mentah.

Petronas semalam memberitahu, penemuan besar ke atas telaga minyak dan gas itu dibuat dengan menggali dasar laut negeri ini di kawasan lapangan atau Blok SK316 yang menempatkan NC3 dan Blok SK306 yang menempatkan telaga Spaoh-1 di kawasan luar pantai Miri dan Bintulu.

“Penemuan ini sekali gus akan menyokong strategi Petronas untuk mempergiatkan lagi aktiviti eksplorasi di Malaysia.

“Pada masa yang sama ia juga dijangka menganjakkan lagi potensi aktiviti ekonomi di dasar laut Sarawak,” demikian menurut kenyataan daripada Kumpulan Hal Ehwal Korporat syarikat itu semalam.

NC3 di Blok SK316 digali secara rasminya pada Mac 2010 dengan penilaian jumlah yang membabitkan 2.6 trillion kaki padu gas (tscf) terdapat di lokasi tersebut.

Ia telah digali sedalam 4,000 meter dengan ujian terhadapnya menyakinkan bahawa telaga baru itu mempunyai isi kandung pada tahap tersebut.

Petronas juga mengesahkan telaga Spaoh-1 yang digali sedalam 3,000 meter yang terletak di Blok SK306 juga membuktikan perkara yang serupa.

Keputusan penuh penemuan ini diperolehi pada Disember 2010 dengan penilaian awal menunjukkan kira-kira 100 juta tong (mmstb) minyak dan 0.2 tscf gas terdapat di lapangan terbabit.

“Dianggarkan 100 juta tong (mmstb) minyak dan 2.6 trillion kaki padu gas terdapat di telaga tersebut,” menurut kenyataan itu lagi.

Telaga terbabit kini telah sedia untuk diuji pengeluarannya.

“Dalam tempoh tiga tahun akan datang, lebih daripada 50 eksplorasi telaga di dasar laut Malaysia akan dilakukan oleh Petronas,” jelas kenyataan itu lagi.

Kenyataan itu berkata, aktiviti ini jika membuahlkan lagi hasil yang akan mampu menganjak pertumbuhan industri hiliran di negara ini.

:: Dilema... skim perkhidmatan guru, pensyarah IPG dan pensyarah IPTA...

Minat... peluang... kerjaya... dan pilihan masing2 akan berkaitan dengan pendapatan dan kepuasan bekerja yang bakal diperolehi. Kesemua ini berkaitan pula dengan skim perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan. Apa2pun... skim perkhidmatan yang berbeza... biasanya memberi imbuhan yang berbeza... walaupun kita mempunyai kelayakan akademik yang sama.

Guru berijazah di sekolah... pensyarah di IPG... dan pensyarah di IPTA... mempunyai kelayakan akademik yang hampir sama iaitu... memiliki ijazah pertama... ijazah kedua dan ada yang telah memiliki ijazah kedoktoran. Banyak pihak telah menimbulkan isu ini...

Berikut ini... dipaparkan luahan bekas dekan fakulti pendidikan IPTA dan jawapan daripada pihak Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi... untuk renungan kita bersama.

http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/PensyarahIPTADG45wajardiberigajisetarafskimgurucemerlang/Article

Pensyarah IPTA DG45 wajar diberi gaji setaraf skim guru cemerlang

2011/02/08

DUA MINGGU ini kita membaca di akhbar mengenai tuntutan gaji pokok pengawal keselamatan oleh Presiden Persatuan Perkhidmatan Kawalan Keselamatan Malaysia (PPKKM) dan pensyarah farmasi terhadap Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam (JPA).

Tahun lalu saya ada membaca beberapa rayuan dan keluhan pensyarah IPTA (bekas guru yang berpindah ke IPTA) Gred DS45 yang disiarkan oleh pelbagai media perdana. Sehingga kini, nasib mereka masih tiada ketentuan jawapan daripada Bahagian Sumber Manusia, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi mahupun JPA.

Sebagai seorang profesor pencen yang pernah menjawat jawatan Dekan di sebuah universiti terbaik di negara ini, saya melihat pensyarah Gred DS45 dianaktirikan. Sebahagian besar pensyarah ini adalah bekas guru yang sudah berkhidmat di sekolah lebih dari lebih 15 tahun. Dengan pengalaman, kepakaran dan kebolehan yang baik, mereka diterima menjadi pensyarah di IPTA. Kini, setelah berkhidmat lima tahun dan disahkan dalam jawatan di IPTA, malangnya gaji mereka amat rendah berbanding gaji guru sekolah yang bergred DG44, DG48, DG52 (guru cemerlang) atau pensyarah IPG yang bergred DG48 atau DG52.

Bayangkan dengan pengalaman bekerja 20 tahun itu, gaji pensyarah ini masih berada dalam kategori ‘kemiskinan’ jika diukur daripada kadar Keluaran Negara Kasar (KNK) negara. Gaji guru yang sudah melalui beberapa kali penstrukturan semula itu tidak memihak kepada pensyarah IPTA Gred DS45 ini. Bayangkan juga seorang guru Tingkatan 6 (DG48) mendapat bayaran gaji lebih tinggi daripada seorang pensyarah IPTA DS45 yang terpaksa mengajar kumpulan sarjana, menulis jurnal, menulis buku, menulis kertas kerja, menghadiri seminar, membuat penyelidikan dan mengajar kumpulan ijazah pertama yang jumlah pelajarnya melebihi 100 orang bagi satu-satu kursus tetapi gaji mereka ini jauh lebih rendah daripada gaji seorang guru.

Saya melihat sistem gred gaji IPTA ialah DS45 (tanpa PhD) dan DS52 (PhD ke atas) ini sudah tidak sesuai lagi. Terus terang saya katakan bahawa guru yang menjadi pensyarah di IPTA, dengan pengalaman mengajar serta sudah membuktikan kepakaran mereka dalam bidang tertentu (untuk melayakkan mereka menjadi pensyarah IPTA) itu, mereka sebenarnya mempunyai ilmu yang lebih baik daripada sesetengah pensyarah muda yang mempunyai PhD tetapi tidak menguasai ilmu pedagogi. Sayangnya, pengalaman, kepakaran dan kebolehan ini tidak dihargai oleh IPTA mahupun Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT).

Kepada Bahagian Sumber Manusia dan KPT, pandang-pandanglah kumpulan (bekas guru) ini supaya mereka beroleh pendapatan yang setimpal dengan apa yang mereka lakukan juga setaraf dengan dengan rakan mereka yang bergelar guru di sekolah. Tugas seorang pensyarah sebenarnya lebih berat berbanding guru sekolah.

Jika KPT ingin bertegas dengan ‘kelayakan’ PhD, saya ingin mencadangkan supaya golongan ini diberikan kenaikan gaji setaraf dengan skim guru cemerlang (DG48/DG52) supaya pengalaman bertugas dan kepakaran pensyarah kumpulan ini dihargai.

BEKAS DEKAN FAKULTI PENDIDIKAN,

Kuala Lumpur.

http://www.bharian.com.my/bharian/articles/Guru_pensyarahtaksamaskimperkhidmatan/Article

Guru, pensyarah tak sama skim perkhidmatan

2011/02/15

MERUJUK kepada aduan oleh 'Bekas dekan fakulti pendidikan, Kuala Lumpur' dalam ruangan ini bertarikh 8 Februari lalu bertajuk 'Pensyarah IPTA DG45 wajar diberi gaji setaraf skim guru cemerlang'.

Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi (KPT) berpandangan bahawa isu yang dibangkitkan tidak wajar timbul kerana skim Perkhidmatan Pensyarah Universiti (DS) dan skim Perkhidmatan Pegawai Pendidikan Siswazah (DG) adalah dua skim perkhidmatan yang berbeza.

Gred DS45 adalah gred lantikan bagi Skim Perkhidmatan Pensyarah Universiti, manakala gred DG44/48/52 adalah gred kenaikan pangkat bagi Skim Perkhidmatan Pegawai Pendidikan Siswazah.

Seseorang yang dilantik sebagai pensyarah universiti adalah tertakluk kepada syarat yang ditetapkan dalam skim perkhidmatan pensyarah universiti.

Sekiranya mereka mempunyai pengalaman bekerja sebelum dilantik ke skim perkhidmatan ini, perkara itu sudah pun diambil kira dalam penetapan gaji permulaan, seperti yang ditetapkan dalam peraturan lantikan, naik pangkat dan penamatan perkhidmatan (PU(A) 176) 2005.

Skim perkhidmatan pensyarah universiti menetapkan kenaikan pangkat berdasarkan kecemerlangan akademik. Pensyarah yang memenuhi kriteria kecemerlangan akademik boleh dipertimbang dinaikkan pangkat dan menikmati gaji yang lebih tinggi.

Dalam hubungan ini terpulanglah kepada pensyarah untuk meningkatkan kemajuan kerjaya mereka dengan berusaha memenuhi kriteria kecemerlangan akademik yang ditetapkan.

Untuk jangka panjang, kemajuan kerjaya pensyarah universiti sebenarnya adalah lebih baik kerana berpeluang dinaikkan pangkat sehingga ke jawatan Gred Utama Turus dan Profesor Ulung sekiranya mereka mencapai tahap kecemerlangan yang tinggi dan memenuhi kriteria dan syarat ditetapkan.

UNIT KOMUNIKASI KORPORAT,

Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi.

:: Salam... maulidur rasul...

:: DPTS Alfred Jabu: Universiti di Betong.. Sarawak

http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=92554

Universiti dibina di Betong

by Edwin Raoh. Posted on February 10, 2011, Thursday

Jabu mahu abadikan sebuah universiti sebagai ‘hadiah’ sebelum bersara

BETONG: Timbalan Ketua Menteri Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu Numpang semalam mengumumkan sebuah cawangan universiti kampus Sarawak akan dibina di Betong sebagai ‘hadiah’ daripada beliau sebelum bersara daripada karier politik.

Jabu yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Layar berkata beliau amat mengimpikan untuk melihat sebuah bangunan universiti tersergam indah di bahagian ini, justeru bercadang mahu menubuhkan cawangan kampus Sarawak di Betong pada masa akan datang.

“Sebelum bersara dari karier politik saya maka saya berharap tahun 1975 (selama tujuh penggal), sebanyak enam buah sekolah menengah termasuk sebuah Maktab Rendah Sains MARA telah pun dibina bagi tujuan pendidikan di Betong berbanding hanya dua buah sekolah rendah sebelum itu.

Katanya, standard kemudahan pendidikan dalam kawasan Betong kemudiannya dipertingkatkan lagi ke tahap lebih tinggi dengan adanya kelulusan projek pembinaan metro politeknik di Betong.

“Pihak Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi akan ke Betong hari ini (Rabu) untuk mengisytiharkan berita baik itu,” katanya.

Jabu yang juga Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar merangkap Menteri Permodenan Pertanian berharap agar pembangunan pendidikan yang pesat di kawasan Betong dapat memberi manfaat dari segi peningkatan taraf hidup rakyat di negeri ini terutamanya kawasan luar bandar seperti Betong.

Sementara itu di majlis tersebut, Jabu menyampaikan geran MRP berjumlah RM738,600 kepada 42 buah persatuan, Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) dan tadika di kawasan Betong.

Turut hadir di majlis itu ialah Residen Bahagian Betong, Datu Romie Sigan Daniel, Setiausaha Politik kepada Ketua Menteri Isik Utau serta Penguasa Jabatan Tanah dan Survei Betong, Peggy Ronin dan pegawaipegawai kerajaan.

:: Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud: Kami berdua dah tua...

http://www.theborneopost.com/?p=92627

‘We want to retire but…’

by Johnson K Saai. Posted on February 11, 2011, Friday

Taib admits age catching up with him and Jabu but successors not forthcoming

DISTINGUISHED GUESTS: Taib and wife Puan Sri Ragad Waleed Alkurdi (left) with Jabu (second right), Natural Resources and Environment Minister Dato Sri Douglas Uggah Embas (fourth right) and others arriving for the function.

BETONG: Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud yesterday reiterated that both his deputy Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Alfred Jabu and himself were both willing to call it a day if only they had found qualified people to take over from them.

“We are both getting old and if there are people who are truly qualified to lead the state, we are more than prepared to go but we cannot let go of our responsibility just like that,” he said.

He said what was most important was to ensure that the state could continue to prosper because that was actually what the people wanted.

“There is nothing more important than to develop Sarawak into a fully developed state because that was the wish and hope of our leaders when they agreed to form Malaysia.

“I was one of the politicians then and I cannot forget the wish of the people who at that time had hoped to improve their living standard through independence and because of that, up to now, I am still looking for ways of how we can develop the state and the country,” he said.

Development of topmost importance, says CM

Speaking at the launching of the community leaders’ seminar here yesterday, Taib said that everyone in Sarawak, for as long as they could think, would certainly agree that development was of topmost important to the people.

“There may be other important things but nothing is above the agenda of development,” he pointed out.

Nevertheless, he said, in the quest of the developing the state there could be those having political differences and it was the responsibility of the community leaders who understand better the direction and policy of the government to explain to their people on the ground.

“Don’t let the rakyat change their way of thinking and start to get distracted from the state’s main struggle,” he urged.

Taib said that the state was however fortunate to have community leaders who have understood and realised the expectation of the young generation who wanted to be better off than their forefathers.

“In those days the per capita income was only RM600 per person but now it is already about RM30,000 per person. When I first took over as Chief Minister in 1981 until to date the income per capita had increased by seven times.

“This shows that we have achieved part of what we have struggled for but we cannot be satisfied with what we have already achieved. Because of that we do not want our policy in Barisan Nasional (BN) to be wrecked by unhealthy politicking,” he stressed, adding that there was no other party in the country, apart from BN that can bring development to the state.

“We need not mention about developing….they may not even uphold the political stability and without stability there is no way the state can progress,” he disclosed.

He said that the community leaders therefore should use the seminar to re-examine deeply the topmost struggle of the present leaders of the BN and should not let it be destroyed and weakened by issues that were based on emotions to make people angry, more frustrated and more disappointed just because of petty things.

“The basic thing is this …Malaysians are far better off than any other countries that have gained independence except for Korea and Singapore. Therefore, if we want to progress we must not deviate from our thoughts of wanting to develop.

“Because of that I want all community leaders who know very well the aspiration of the people to play their role more efficiently since they are more knowledgeable by having better under-standing about what is happening in the state,” he disclosed.

He reiterated that politics must be the catalyst for development and not to ruin the state because if that happened it will be the rakyat who suffer.

“In view of that, we as leaders must be able to think wisely and practically. We should be able to know what are our top priorities,” he added.

He said in any election what was most important for us is to ensure that the future of the rakyat can improve and not to be ruined.

“If we want the state to progress further we must look at the issues that can develop the people. We all know that the state had achieved so much but we should not be satisfied with what we have.

“Instead we should strive to achieve even more and because of that the government had implemented the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE) which will be able to provide one million job opportunities compared to only a million for the whole state at the moment,” he said

He said if in those days people had left everything to fate, now they should understand that they can achieved so many things through their own efforts.

“This however could not be achieved by the opposition because they never thought about developing the country except thinking about how to take over the government unlike the BN government.

“In the BN government our focus is still in developing the state and nation. We are never satisfied with what we have got because we know that there are still a lot more to be done to change the lives of the rakyat for the better,” he concluded.

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