TDP Indonesia Study Tour
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After handing in proposals to the Bureau of Cooperation, the Office of Vocational Education Commission and the Center of Professional Assessment (Thailand), 5 TDP participants were selected to go on to the next stage of the project - the Study Tour, which was sponsored by CPA (Thailand). The participants spent 7 days in Indonesia, each in different vocational schools, to observe and exchange their points of view with the Master English Teachers (MET) in those schools.
The Study Tour took place from May 3-10, 2009. Upon arrival in Jakarta, the TDP participants were warmly welcomed by the staff and management of the International Testing Center (ITC), the coordinating office for the TDP Project in Indonesia. After an orientation at the ITC office, the participants took a city tour around Jakarta in the evening and attended welcome dinner at The Dome Restaurant.
Participants and accompanying CPA (Thailand) staff gather for flight check-in at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Welcome Orientation by Ms. Jenny Lee, Program Director, ITC Indonesia.
On the second day of the trip, each participant travelled to their designated city – two to Bandung, two to Malang, and one to Balikpapan. CPA (Thailand) staff also joined with the groups travelling to Bandung and Malang to observe the activities and coordinate.
For five days in the designated cities, each participant had a chance to observe classes, both English and other fields of study, discuss strategies and techniques with English teachers in the schools, and exchange their teaching methodologies with each other.
Mr. Anan, the TDP participant from Hadyai Technical College, with teachers from SMKN4 Bandung, Indonesia.
Ms. Naree, TDP participant from Chiangmai Vocational College, and Mrs. Piyanuch, TDP Participant from Petchaburi College of Agriculture and Technology, at the English Teacher's Forum in Malang, East Java.
Before returning to Jakarta, the participants had the opportunity
to visit some tourist attractions in the local area.
City tour in Jakarta.
All participants spent their last night in Jakarta attending a farewell dinner hosted by ITC. The participants also shared their experiences from the visited schools. The participants paid one more visit to the ITC office before leaving to the airport. They gave the testimonials to the ITC staff and thanked them for their warm hospitality.
Mr. Annan giving his testimonial to ITC staff in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The group arrived Thailand safely on May 10, 2009 and were welcomed back by CPA (Thailand) and the Bureau of Cooperation.
