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Bandar Seri Begawan - The Health Minister, Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awg Hj Suyoi bin Hj Osman, in his address at the Graduation Ceremony for Students of Laksmana College of Business 2007/2008 Session said that the achievement of any national qualification brings a great senses of fulfillment to the achiever.

The ceremony saw the graduation of 95 students comprising graduates of BA Common Year One, University Foundation Course, Higher Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Diploma Certificates in Business Management.

The minister also applauded the college's effort in running the Certified Financial Planner course in collaboration with International Financial Professional and Advisers Malaysia as it enables those who are working in the banking sector to upgrade their level of professionalism.

"The fact that some banking personnel have already obtained their CFP Certificates and with more banks and other financial institutions are

keen in joining this course is a testimony to the relevance of the course in the current employment market."

Another achievement that the college could take pride in is the University Foundation Course run by LCB as an affiliated centre of Kensington College of Business in London being recognized for admission to bachelor degrees by over 30 British universities.

He noted that the government of His Majesty and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam sees the private sector as a close partner with identical objectives, pointing out that private educations such as LCB are special to the nation because they directly assist the government to train youths and provide them with the opportunity of pursuing their dream of higher education.

He urged education institutions such as LCB to continue expanding access to higher education to many more qualified Bruneians to realize their dreams and develop a strong human resource base in the country.

He also encouraged all institutions to develop their own internal and external quality assurance mechanism.

"However, this should not be done at the expense of quality because at the end of the day, we shall be judged by the products we release into the market. Let us not forget that employers will judge our graduates not only by their qualifications but also through the quality of their performance at work." -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin