Posted: 20-June-2009 at 9:13pm | IP Logged

   Hi all

   As Vocational Service Chair, I would like to advise that my committee members at the present moment will be

   1.  Doris Ang and

   2.  K W Ching

   Will discuss with both of them regarding what we would like to do for the next term.

   At the same time our CP Chew Ban Seng is District Vocational Chair.  Of course, EClub will support him too in whatever he would be doing for the District.

   I have also the opportunity to discuss with William Chong, ITE College East and will do some vocational service activities jointly.

   Hope the rest of the Chairs will get their members in place and start planning their activities for the year.

   Regards

   Susan

Posted: 29-June-2009 at 9:20pm | IP Logged

  Hi Edmund  

  Nidhi would like to meet up with you and me and RFSC Staff regarding some training courses for the elderly.  She has suggested meeting before our 9 July monthly meeting.

  Can you please respond to her request.

  She is suggesting Floral arrangement training and Laughter Yoga.  For the Floral training, she was thinking of ending it with a competition (possibly sponsored by EClub).

  I know you are very keen to promote laughter club and yog.

  Regards

Posted: 03-July-2009 at 1:56pm | IP Logged

Dear IPP Susan,

     As a Vocational  Service Chair,

     It may be nice to have a reward presentation similar to what CP Ban Seng did for District Vocational Service in 2007-2008. 

     This is only food for thought.

     Regards,

     Shirin

Posted: 03-July-2009 at 4:01pm | IP Logged

 Hi BS

 Shirn mentioned Reward presentation above.

 Can you throw some light as I do not understand what was implied.

  Regards

  Susan  

Posted: 03-July-2009 at 10:21pm | IP Logged

During my term as District Vocational Service Director 2007-2008, Rotary EClub of 3310 did the Shine On, Singapore Awards together with Rotary Club of Garden City and Rotary Club of Victoria...

As I am the District Vocational Service Chair again in 2009-2010, Shirin is asking whether you want to consider do some similiar Vocational Service Award again...

This year, District Vocational Service would like to concentrate on youth (also a directive from DG Md Latip). Do you have any idea which you like to share? Thanks!  

Posted: 27-July-2009 at 9:38pm | IP Logged

You are welcome to join Rotary Club of Garden City
on Saturday, 15 August 2009 for their regular lunch
meeting @ Holiday Inn Atrium at 1pm.
 
PDG Dr Wu Dar Ching is sharing on importance of
Vocational Service -- the most neglected Service.
 
Please attend and learn how you can put this back
this Service into the forefront again.
 
Here is an interesting article on the origin of Rotary's
slogan, "He Profits Most Who Serves Best." Did you
know that we started first with Vocational Service?
 
Regards
B S CHEW, Chair
District Vocational Service
 
 
P.S.
"He Profits Most Who Serves Best" was modified by
the 2004 Rotary International Council on Legislation
to "They Profit Most Who Serve Best".

Posted: 04-August-2009 at 3:09pm | IP Logged

"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd US President

Vocational Service is the way in which Rotary fosters and supports the ideal of service in all vocations. Inherent in the Vocational Service ideal are adherence to and promotion of the highest ethical standards in all occupations. It also recognizes the worthiness of all useful occupations to society.

The basic question that every Rotarian should ask concerning Vocational Service is "What can I do in my daily work to be a little more helpful and friendly to others?" Simply, it should be thought of as a living, daily experience with a personal responsibility to uphold high ethical standards.

Rotary clubs have sponsored vocational experiences for young people such as job interview training, vocational guidance camps, industrial attachments and career information in public and school libraries. Others have initiated special vocational programs for disabled persons to enable them to perform useful occupations.

The Group Study Exchange program combines vocational service and international understanding. One important emphasis is the opportunity to visit schools, professional offices, governmental establishments, plants and factories to observe and learn from a wide range of vocational experiences.

In recent years, Vocational Service has played a much reduced role in many Rotary clubs. To re-examine Vocational Service – the second Object of Rotary, perhaps we need to revisit the early days of Rotary.

When Rotary was first conceived, it did not have the noble ideas of humanitarian service, goodwill and world understanding. In fact, Rotary was started for business reasons and professional purposes. Founder Paul Harris had the unusual idea that mixing business and friendship could result in even more business – a “win-win” strategy even in those days!

Then, making money was the goal of business. There were little governmental restraints on enterprise, business practices or labour conditions. Business ethics, customer service, or professional standards were seldom topics of concern. Against this backdrop, Paul Harris felt that if one person from each business and profession could come together to help each other, in a non-competitive atmosphere, their business and income would improve. This concept of combining business and friendship saw the evolution of a Rotary Club.

What makes Rotary unique is Vocational Service. From the outset, Rotary membership has been based on classifications. These classifications are based solely on one's business, profession or vocation. Rotarians are expected to promote higher ethical standards in business and professional practices. The word "Rotarian" becomes a mark of distinction in the business world -- the equivalent of "sterling" found on high quality silverware.

To help uphold high ethical standards in the workplace, Rotary International adopted the "Four Way Test". These four questions require self-examination and improvement of one's dealings with others. It serves as a simple and practical guide for all relationships. The "Declaration of Rotarians In Business and Professions" reiterates that a Rotarian's vocation is considered as "an opportunity to serve society". It reinforces the importance of honesty, high ethical standards and fairness to employees, associates, competitors, customers and the public. To embrace Rotary's core values, put in practice the precepts of the District's sponsored “A Guide To Daily Living”. The Guide helps us to implement Rotary's five core values, namely, Service, Fellowship, Diversity, Integrity and Leadership.

In today's troubled world, let us take Vocational Service out from the back burners and put it in the forefront again. As we continue to work with youth, let us re-emphasize the importance of honesty and highest ethical standards. What have we done for Rotary today? The future of Rotary is in our hands!

Posted: 31-August-2009 at 3:07pm | IP Logged

Rotary's Classification System

Membership in a Rotary club is by invitation and was based on the founders' paradigm of choosing one representative of each business, profession and institution in the community. What is called the "classification principle" is used to ensure that the members of a club comprise a cross section of their community's business and professional life.

A Rotarian's classification describes either (a) the principal business or professional service of the organization that he or she works for or (b) the individual Rotarian's own activity within the organization.

The classification is determined by activities or services to society rather than by the position held by the particular individual. In other words, if a person is president of a bank, he or she is not classified as "bank president" but under the classification "banking". The classification principle fosters a fellowship for service based on diversity of interest, and seeks to prevent the predominance in the club of any one group.

When a person becomes an active member of a Rotary clubs, it is said that a the member has been "loaned" a classification. He or she may propose one additional active member in that classification.

"Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations and help build goodwill and peace in the world."

Posted: 01-September-2009 at 9:42am | IP Logged

DECLARATION OF ROTARIANS IN BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS

As a Rotarian engaged in a business or profession, I am expected to:

1) consider my vocation to be another opportunity to serve;

2) be faithful to the letter and to the spirit of the ethical codes of my vocation, to the laws of my country, and to the moral standards of my community;

3) do all in my power to dignify my vocation and to promote the highest ethical standards in my chosen vocation;

4) be fair to my employer, employees, associates, competitors, customers, the public, and all those with whom I have a business or professional relationship;

5) recognize the honor and respect due to all occupations which are useful to society;

6) Offer my vocational talents: to provide opportunities for young people, to work for the relief of the special needs of others, and to improve the quality of life in my community;

7) adhere to honesty in my advertising and in all representations to the public concerning my business or profession;

8) Neither seek from nor grant to a fellow Rotarian a privilege or advantage not normally accorded others in a business or professional relationship.

Posted: 02-September-2009 at 11:10am | IP Logged

Fellow Rotarians, a whole new world opens up as we go back to basics. At its core, it must surely be “Rotarians helping each other”. Here, we have the opportunity to invite new friends who may share the same ideal of “Service Above Self” into our world of Rotary! The future of Rotary is in our hands!