SEAMEO Regional Centre for Quality Improvement of Teachers and Education Personnel in Science

SEAMEO Regional Center that concern in Science Teacher and Education personnel’s Training.

Teachers and education personnel are being asked to equip students with competencies they need to become active citizens and workers in the 21st century. Thus the challenge is to strengthen the competencies needed by all teachers and education personnel for effective learning. The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) attempts to overcome this challenge by establishing a regional Centre for Quality Improvement of Teacher and Education Personnel (QITEP) in Science.

Our Mission
To provide relevant and quality programs in professional development for science teachers and education personnel through capacity building, research and development, resource sharing, and collaboration.

Our Vision
To be the Centre of excellence in professional development of teachers and education personnel in science towards sustainable development in Southeast Asia.

Our Values
● Professionalism
Professionalism means that every staff performs their job corresponding to their skills and special abilities and using intellectual-based techniques and procedures. Every staff is required to have high integrity, capabilities, discipline, qualified skills and knowledge to implement the Centre’s vision and missions.
● Togetherness
All the staff members are part of a big family that has the same vision, mission, and goals. Each staff member should be able to support, cooperate and bring mutual benefit to each other in order to achieve the Centre’s vision and mission. The staff members should put as priority the principle of togetherness.
● Productivity
All staff are expected to give an optimum work performance through adopting an effective and efficient work system.
● Innovativeness
The Centre’s staff should possess and develop the ability to predict and respond to the changes, and generate new ideas
● Lifelong learning
Centre’s staff should possess the eagerness to improve and enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitude throughout their life.
Internship Tasks:
The virtual internship program we will need students with the following academic backgrounds.

1. Science / Science Education (5 interns)
(Physics/Biology/Chemistry education, Applied Physics/Biology/Chemistry)
Possible Projects: 
a) STEM and computational thinking education development (research, development of teacher training programmes, teacher training modules, teacher and student learning books. and other learning resources related to STEM and computational thinking education)
b) Science learning videos development
Remark: Having experience in conducting qualitative research in education world be an advantage

 2. ICT (5 interns)
(Web-based and mobile-based programming)
Possible Projects
Management information system (development of course information system, employee management system, etc.)

3. ICT (5 interns)
(Multimedia /animation development) or Visual Design Communication (Videography, 2D and 3D modelling and animation)
Possible Projects:
Multimedia science learning resources development (augmented reality, virtual reality, edugames, robotic education, internet of things, learning video)

4. Media and Communication (Broadcasting, journalism, writing, filmmaking), English Linguistics/Literature (5 interns)
Possible Projects: 
a) Publication content writing and editing (magazine, website article, journal) 
b) Science learning videos development
Remark: Must have an excellent command in English

Requirements:
● Bachelor’s degree (completed/ongoing)
● Relevant academic background
● Fluency in spoken and written English
● Strong interpersonal and English communicative skills
● Proficiency in MS software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power point)

2012 | Jakarta, Indonesia – International Conference

Relations
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Members
Ministries of Education of 11 countries: 
Member Countries & Regions 
Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam