Youth reps gear up for Japan-ASEAN exchange

Training: Youth delegates prepare themselves
for the 40th Ship for South East Asian Youth Programme.

Five youth delegates attend the training for Japan-sponsored Ship for South East Asian Youth Programme (SSEAYP) on Saturday in South Jakarta. Hailing from Jakarta, Depok, Tangerang, and Bandung, they will make up the Indonesian contingent together with other 23 delegates from across Indonesia.

Indonesian association of SSEAYP alumni, SSEAYP International Indonesia, Inc., holds the training sessions every weekend in the three months leading to the departure. The training module consists of a wide range of topics, from Indonesia's foreign affairs to discussion programme and contingent attire. Even though the training is attended merely by five participants, the knowledge gained from the sessions is then transferred to the other candidates via on-line conferences. 

Guest speakers delivered presentations to the participants and discussed different matters. In the attire session, Meika Hazim explained the classification of outfits required in the programme and the importance of personal grooming. Yunita of the Foreign Ministry put emphasis on ASEAN Community, which is slated to commence in 2015, and challenges thereof. 

During and after each session participants asked several questions. Naluri of West Java wanted to know about tips on attire funding, followed by Quincy of Jakarta, who had a query about managing clothes for the Pre-Departure Training and the programme. The latter was also curious about the extent to which CLMV countries were different from Indonesia.