Proposed Strategies for PAM Council Year 2001-2002

The following strategies for PAM Council Year 2001-2002 were presented by the President; Tan Pei Ing to the Council during the 1st Council meeting held on 28th September 2001 and was adopted by Council in principle for implementation. The respective Committees would be planning the programmers and projects based on the strategies established:-

STRATEGY 1:
TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION WITH MEMBERS

- To have regular dialogues with members to hear their views and problems relating to practice, professional exams etc.

- To have dialogues with the 4 Chapters at the beginning of the Council year to establish common issues/objectives and to identify which are specific to each Chapter. This is also to enhance communication with the Chapters. Each of this dialogue could be planned with a CPD lecture or workshop on a selected topic.

- To bridge the gap between younger and older members and among different interest groups (i.e., youth, women, academicians, government sector architects etc). Special sections under Membership Committee to be created and key people of each of this section to be identified to head the respective sections to provide a closer link to the Institute and Council. Activities and programmers planned shall cater for a larger membership and there should not be segregation of members.

- To disseminate information on PAM to all members. An executive summary of the action/decisions taken at each Council meeting shall be published in 'Berita Akitek' by the first week of the following month. To explore whether the full set of minutes could be posted on the notice board in PAM, PAM website and also at the respective Chapter offices.

- To look at the mechanism of allowing observers at Council meetings.

STRATEGY 2:
TO UPGRADE THE CORE COMPETENCY, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND PROFESSIONALISM OF MEMBERS

- More comprehensive and aggressive CPD programmers, seminars, lectures and talks. Emphasis to be given to practice related topics such as building contracts, certifications, etc. (Videotaping or CDs of the CPDs and lecture to be sent to Chapter and some of these could be organized to be conducted for Chapters)

STRATEGY 3:
TO PLAN PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES TO BENEFIT ALL LEVELS OF MEMBERSHIP

- Finalize the Minor Works Contract

- Drafting of Design and Build Contract

- Promotion of PAM 98 Contract through workshops, review of PAM 98 Contract taking into consideration the shortfalls encountered and feedback from members and preparation of standard Proforma.

- Practice Notes

- Address the CIDB SO issue

- To review PAM's competition rules

- To hold workshops on ISO 9000 for the members and to assist members in the procedure to attain ISO 9000 accreditation

- To continue programmers for intellectual discourse such as the International Design Discourse, evening lectures by local architect and visiting architects from overseas.

STRATEGY 4:
TO RE-INFORCE THE ARCHITECT'S LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE BUILDING
INDUSTRY THROUGH GREATER REPRESENTATION IN POLICY MAKING BODIES

- To continue and to be actively represented in Government bodies and agencies

- To establish closer working relationship with the Ministry of Housing & Local Government, Ministry of Works and CIDB. Courtesy calls to be made by Council to all these bodies

- To foster closer working relationship with other parties of the building industry and to address common issues affecting the building industry PAM should continue to play a more active and key role in the Building Industry Roundtable which was first initiated PAM.

- To promote the image of the architectural profession and to raise the profile and the image through community outreach programmers, working with the House Buyers Association and greater exposure in public media

- To respond expediently to issues raised in the media on building and environmental issues.

- To reestablish ties and working relationship with LAM (i.e. Joint Examination, Part III discourse and joint meetings).

STRATEGY 5:
TO IMPROVE PAM'S FACILITIES TO BETTER SERVE MEMBERS

- To recruit more staff as per the PAM Strategic Plan established previously so that PAM can function more effectively

- To achieve ISO 9000 accreditation for PAM

- To reorganize the spaces at Jalan Tangsi so that the PAM Centre is more conducive to members (i.e. Proper reception, resource centre etc)

- To review facilities to be provided

- To review the mailing system including mails and channels of communication between Council members and PAM Secretariat so that issues can be addressed and actions can be taken more effectively.

- To finalize the purchase of premises for the Chapter's use