The Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (MoLHR) yesterday conducted an informal briefing session for 1,231 graduates (751 men and 480 women) who are going to attend the two-week long National Graduate Orientation Programme (NGOP) at the Nazhoen Pelri, Youth Development Centre, Thimphu led by Dasho (PhD) Sonam Tenzin, secretary to MoWHS.
Dasho Sonam Tenzin in his address to the graduates, said: “The core component of the NGOP in the past consisted primarily of briefing on national policies, government organisations and functioning of various ministries and departments. It was done mainly to orient our graduates to the sector policies and functions of the bureaucracy.
The NGOP must now provide wholesome introduction to graduates in becoming a responsible, educated citizen of the country. It should include academic discourses of international standard and relevance and personal development programmes based on diverse wisdom and experience.”
There will be six symposiums and six debate programmes on different issues ranging from Bhutanese polity to socio-economic development issues.
Dasho Sonam Tenzin said that the NGOP shall comprise of talks and discussions on the vital aspects of Bhutanese history to understand important past events of the country; the government policies and Bhutan’s regional and global identity; critical appraisal and analysis of current issues faced by different sectors in the country; and life skills and values.
Other programmes are cultural orientation - theory and practical Driglam Namzha (Bhutanese etiquette) trainings, intellectual and leadership enhancement programmes as well as meditation.
While Dasho Sonam Tenzin briefed the graduates about the forthcoming programmes, he reminded all of them about their own importance in the society, for both parents and the government have invested so much on them and they would contribute towards the betterment of themselves, others and the society they live in.
After the briefing session, as the graduates had been already allocated to eight houses - which are named by the various mountain passes in the country - they were asked to elect their respective councillors and nominate their representatives for the chief councillor’s post democratically.
In different houses there are a mix of students coming from different colleges and universities. It was done so to make the graduates interact among themselves and to make the NGIOP move ahead smoothly, said one official.
So it was during the campaign speeches that the nominated graduates for the chief councillor talked on various issues such as legalising abortion in the country, impacts of Drayang (the night club), importance of entrepreneurship and leadership skills and tradition and culture and so many...
After the lunch session the graduates were informed about the current scenario of HIV/AIDS in the country as well as in the whole world, cautioning them about the safer sex to value their life by the officials from the Health Ministry.
It is during the NGOP, which was first started as the National Social Service Programme in mid 1970, that so many cultural programmes and social activities will be organised by different houses.
The NGOP which will conclude on 22 September by the address of His Majesty King Jigme Khesar will be organised by the Labour and Human Resources, Education, and Home and Cultural Affairs ministries, Royal Civil Service Commission and Royal University of Bhutan.
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