Nine candidates from Mindanao have been selected to attend five courses at the National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN), Bukit Kiara, under the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme (MTCP).

The candidates are trainers attached to the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA) based in Cotabato City. The BDA is an agency tasked to co-ordinate socio-economic activities for the benefit of Muslim communities in Mindanao.

They are due to depart for Kuala Lumpur at the end of this month. The five courses are due to commence on March 29. Each course will run for one month.

The courses are: Leadership and Organisational Administration, Project Planning and Management, Human Resource Management in the Public Sector, Information Technology Management in the Public Sector and Training Methodology.