ASEAN NETWORK OF PUBLIC SERVICE TRAINING INSTITUTES (PSTI)

I. PURPOSE

The ASEAN Network of Public Service Training Institutes (PSTI) was proposed by Singapore at the 2nd ASEAN Heads of Civil Service (AHOCS) Retreat in Manila on 2 November 2017, in recognition of the role of the PSTIs in developing the capabilities of the public services in the ASEAN Member States. The ASEAN PSTI Network is established to promote cooperation and exchanges among the PSTIs in learning and people development, and to enhance their roles in supporting the transformation of their respective public services.

II. OBJECTIVES

The ASEAN PSTI Network aims to:

i) Build a community of PSTI senior officials who are responsible for learning and development of public officials;

ii) Promote the exchange of good practices and lessons in building capabilities for the public service; and

iii) Strengthen the learning and development competencies of PSTI professionals.

III. STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION

The ASEAN PSTI Network will comprise representatives from the designated Public Service Training Institute (PSTI) in each of the ASEAN Member State, and Timor Leste.

1. Brunei Darussalam: Civil Service Institute (IPA), Prime Minister’s Office

2. Cambodia: Royal School of Administration (RSA)

3. Indonesia: Civil Service Development Centre (CSDC), National Civil Service Agency

4. Lao PDR: Public Administration Research and Training Institute (PARTI), Ministry of Home Affairs

5. Malaysia: National Institute of Public Administration (INTAN)

6. Myanmar: Central Institute of Civil Service, Union Civil Service Board

7. Philippines: Civil Service Institute (CSI), Civil Service Commission

8. Singapore: Civil Service College (CSC)

9. Thailand: Civil Service Training Institute (CSTI), Office of the Civil Service Commission

10. Viet Nam: National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)

IV. CONVENOR

The role of Convenor of the ASEAN PSTI Network will generally be rotated among ASEAN Member States alphabetically for two years. There is flexibility for a member state to swap its Convenorship term with another member state, subject to mutual agreement between both countries.

As proposer of the ASEAN PSTI Network and following Singapore’s Chairmanship of the 19th ACCSM from 2017-2018, Singapore served as Convenor from 2019-2020, followed by Thailand from 2021-2022.

The Convenor of the ASEAN PSTI Network will be responsible for the following roles within the 2-year term:

i) Hosting meetings for the ASEAN PSTI Network;

ii) Organising capability building activities for the ASEAN PSTI Network;

iii) Facilitating the sharing of resources among the ASEAN PSTI Network;

iv) Facilitating coordination and consultation with ASEAN Member States on the areas of cooperation; and

v) Ensuring alignment with ACCSM through coordination and consultation with the ASEAN Secretariat.

V. AREAS OF COOPERATION

The ASEAN PSTI Network shall cooperate in meetings, capability building activities and/or sharing of resources, which will be hosted or coordinated by the Convenor of the ASEAN PSTI Network:

i) Community Building:

• Meeting of PSTI Heads to share challenges and best practices

ii) Capability building activities:

• Benchmarking visits for PSTI officers to understand strategies and operations of fellow ASEAN PSTIs
• Allocated places for PSTI officers in conferences/programmes by fellow ASEAN PSTIs
• Work attachments for PSTI officers to understand specific operations of fellow ASEAN PSTIs

iii) Sharing of resources

• Exchange of articles and papers by PSTIs on an online platform
• Exchange of Resource Persons to speak at PSTI’s conferences or programmes
• Sharing of ASEAN PSTI policies and processes (non-sensitive)

VIII. IPA PSTI PROPOSED WORK PLAN 2025-2026

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 2025 – 2026 WORK PLAN
DATE	PROGRAMME	THEME	OBJECTIVE	TARGET PARTICIPANTS
November 2025	[Workshop] Title: Building Competent Workforce in the age of AI	Fit for The Future	To share practices in talent development in a more digital, automated and fast-paced workplace	Heads of Department (2 per ASEAN Member State & Timor-Leste)
May/ June 2026	[Workshop / Seminar] Title: Innovation in the Public Sector: Role of PSTIs	Driving Innovation in Government	To share the latest trends, actions, and goals of PSTIs to support innovation in the public sector for future readiness

VIIII.  PSTI ACTIVITIES 2019 – 2023

YEAR	COUNTRY	ACTIVITIY	TARGET PAX	HOSPITALITY ARRANGEMENTS
2019 – 2020	Singapore	1.        STUDY VISIT | Supporting Public Sector Transformation 2-3 July 2019 | Singapore	Heads of Dept (2)	Hotel Accommodation Local transportation (during prog) Meals (during prog)
		2.       ROUNDTABLE | Developing Leaders for a Digital Era 4 July 2019 | Singapore	Heads & Deputy Heads (2)
		3.       WORKSHOP | Training and Development in the age of COVID-19 23 – 24 July 2020 | Zoom Note | original plan was to do this as STUDY VISIT	Heads of Dept (2)
2021-2022	Thailand	1.        WORKSHOP | Reskilling and Upskilling Public Workforces as Organisation Strategic Development Tools 30-31 August 2021 | Zoom	PSTI Head Officer
		2.       ROUNDTABLE | Setting and Calibrating Regional Baseline for HRD Practices 1 Sept 2021 | Zoom	PSTIs Head
		3.       WORKSHOP | Rebuild the New Culture in the Workplace after the Pandemic 9-10 Aug 2022 | Zoom	PSTI Head Officer
2023-2024	Vietnam	FORUM | Enhancing leadership capacity in the context of globalization and digitalization 6-7 July 2023 | Vietnam	PSTI Head Officer	1.        Local transportation (during prog) 2.       Meals (during prog)
		2.      WORKSHOP | Building a future-ready public leadership workforce: International experiences and implications for ASEAN countries 22 December 2023 | Zoom	PSTI professionals and scholars

note: Vietnam activities to be updated