The importance of skilled professionals in ensuring trustworthy and ethical industry practices was emphasised during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, between the Institute of Brunei Technical Education, IBTE, and the Brunei Darussalam Board of Valuers and Estate Agents, BoVEA. The ceremony took place at a hotel in the capital.

Present to witness the signing was Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Awang Haji Muhammad Juanda bin Haji Abdul Rashid, Minister of Development. Signing on behalf of Bo-VEA was Dr. Nor Imtihan binti Haji Abdul Razak, Permanent Secretary for Planning, Land Use and Environment at the Ministry of Development, and Dr. Haji Mohd Zamri bin Hj Sabli, Director of Technical Education and CEO of IBTE representing the Institute. The renewed collaboration reaffirms both institutions' commitment to nurturing a future-ready workforce aligned with Wawasan Brunei 2035.