Lifelong Learning

1-3 March 2011
I feel happy and satisfied attending the Workshop on Harmonization of MPOB Codes of Practice(CoP) at MPOB HQ in Bangi for the past 3 days. The refresher course conducted by an experienced Consultant for MPOB is indeed an introduction to the world of technical auditing for me. I now understand why any industry see the need to get themselves audited - more so to improve on their work processes in order to cut costs, maintain a good public image. For MPOB, it is to assist the palm oil industry of Malaysia to produce Sustainable Palm Oil. Once the Board achieve its goal of becoming a Certified Body(CB), it would be in a better position to compete with RSPO(Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil) to guide all organizations in the palm oil supply chain in the country to practice quality management sytems, hence to produce good quality products and services. I personally feel that MPOB should stand tall, despite various challenges and threats posed by RSPO and other green NGO's, being the most authoritative body on the oil palm / palm oil.
Personally, it was wonderful for me to meet up old colleagues who are still serving the organization with loyalty, dedication and a fierce sense of belonging to the organization, the same feeling I had before I retired way back in 2005. Becoming an auditor in MPOB is one way for me to serve the Industry again and this is what I would like to do while I still can for Palm Oil........
Psst....I accidentally bumped into my former staff, Pn Robiah and Cik Noraziah on the way out there and one of them asked me...Datin belajar lagi? Of course, learning never stop, learning is for life!