July 9, 2017, Yangon, Myanmar— Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (DTVET) under the Ministry of Education and Sea Lion Group, a leading provider of healthcare, education, and industrial solutions in Myanmar, today signed the collaboration agreement to establish School of Industrial Training and Education (SITE) at 123 Natmauk Road in Bahan, Yangon, Myanmar. According to the agreement, DTVET will provide the land, existing building, renovation expenses, construction of new buildings, staffing and continuing operations of the school and Sea Lion, with the support of its global partners, Festo of Germany, EMCO and Felder of Austria, Urban Architects of Thailand, will provide master planning and detail planning of the campus, state-of-the-art training equipment, training materials and training of the trainers. The school will offer occupational skills-based training in Industrial Automation, CNC Metal Cutting, Water and Wastewater Management, Solar and Wind Power Energies and Woodworking using the same training models in Germany and Austria, the leading countries in technical and vocational education and training.
The signing ceremony held at SITE campus was attended by Union Minister for Education, Dr. Myo Thein Gyi, Chief Minister of Yangon U Phyo MIn Thein and ministers from Yangon region government, officials from DTVET, management of Sea Lion and global partners, diplomats, and invited guests.
During the TVET Forum and Exhibition in July 2016, State Counselor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi emphasized the importance of TVET education for development of the nation and urged the policy makers to model TVET system in Myanmar after the best and the most successful countries leading in TVET sector. Her Excellency also urged the stakeholders to have inclusive public-private-partnership to achieve success.
The proposed School of Industrial Training and Education (SITE) will be the most innovative and advanced model TVET institution in the nation when it opens doors for students and trainees within a year from now. Training programs at the school are designed to bridge between classrooms and workplace seamlessly with the help from German and Austrian companies like Festo, Felder and EMCO. The school will cooperate with the industry to match the training and required skills, to offer on-the-job training and to offer SITE graduates employment in related fields.
For School of Industrial Training and Education (SITE), Union Government will contribute 2.5 billion Kyats for renovation of existing building, construction of new buildings, infrastructure, furniture, IT equipment and undertake the continuing operations of the school. Contributions from Sea Lion and its global partners totaled more than 1.5 billion Kyats.
Department of Technical and Vocational Education and Training under the Ministry of Education is responsible for the development of TVET institutions and schools in Myanmar to better equip the young citizens with required skills for better employment opportunities. The department is working closely with development partners from around the world including ADB, EU, KfW, GIZ, JICA, KOICA and others in bringing world class TVET system to Myanmar.
Sea Lion, established in 1997, and its partner Festo Didactic of Germany recently commissioned 2.8 million Euro project in Industrial Training Centre (Sinde) of Ministry of Industry under German development bank, Kfw, for training in automation, refrigeration, machine tools and CNC machine tools. ITC (Sinde) was established in 1976 with the grant from German government.
Lack of skilled workers in Myanmar has been one of the major challenges that investors are facing when considering doing business in Myanmar. Skilled technicians in manufacturing sector are in need to jumpstart industrialization in Myanmar towards sustainable development and to improve the livelihood of its citizens. The opening of SITE - School of Industrial Training and Education will help alleviate the shortage of skilled technicians in manufacturing and environmental sectors and increase better job prospects for young citizens of the country.
MANDALAY GENERAL HOSPITAL TRAINING AND CONFERENCE CENTRE (TCC) HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF SEA LION EDUCATION AND SOCIAL FUND OF SEA LION GROUP.
24 June 2017, Mandalay — With the intention to help foster the advancement in public healthcare, Sea Lion endowed the Mandalay General Hospital Training and Conference Centre (TCC) located on the ninth floor of newly built Mann Taung Yeik building of Mandalay General Hospital.
The official handover ceremony of the Training and Conference Centre from Sea Lion Group to the Ministry of Health and Sports took place at the site this morning with Union Minister for Health and Sports H.E. Dr. Myint Htwe, Director General of Department of Medical Services Dr. Myint Han, Director General of Department of Public Health Dr. Than Win, high-ranking officials from the ministry, Ministers of Mandalay Region Government and Deputy Speaker of Mandalay Region Hluttaw, and other invited guests attended the ceremony.
H.E. Dr. Myint Htwe delivered the opening remarks. He recognized and encouraged education, training, and CSR supports from private companies in the healthcare industry in the improvement of healthcare for Myanmar citizens.
Sea Lion Group MD Dr. Win Zaw Aung emphasized the company's support in the capacity building of human resource for health. Sea Lion supported 408 local trainings for over 11,000 healthcare professionals (HCPs) from 19 specialties and over 5,000 postgraduate students and interns, and also supported over 150 overseas trainings for 450 HCPs from 15 specialties in 18 countries in the past five years. "We spent over 1.1 billion kyats for education and training support, and over 700 million kyats in CSR activities from 2012 to March 2017." he said.
Sea Lion Group bestowed the Training and Conference Centre with modern facilities valued over 210 million kyats. In addition to hosting the trainings, the Centre will function as the multi-purposes venue for many Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs, workshops, lectures, meetings, symposiums and conferences, and is equipped with advanced audio visual equipment and safety features. The Centre includes Sea Lion Auditorium of 200-person capacity with separate audio and video systems on the need basis.
Sea Lion Group is a leading comprehensive provider of healthcare, education, and industrial solutions in Myanmar. Established in 1997 under the Myanmar Companies Act in Yangon, Myanmar, the company is recognized as a trustworthy partner of globally reputable manufactures such as General Electric, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson, Hill-Rom, BD, and Festo. It has a diversified portfolio of product categories managed by a team of competent professional managers. Sea Lion is also a local representative for Bangkok Hospital and a joint venture partner for N Health Myanmar Medical Laboratory Centre, the first private medical laboratory in Myanmar. Sea Lion carries medical products ranging from sutures and stents to surgical imaging and SPECT/CT, and has also built strong relationship with the stakeholders from both public and private healthcare sectors.
Sea Lion is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, establishing yet another milestone for the advancement of healthcare and medical profession, as well as technical and vocational education and training (TVET). Sea Lion invests a significant percentage of its revenue in capacity and skills development of its personnel to keep up with its high growth. Mostly young and educated workforce of Sea Lion receives further education and training both domestically and internationally. The company complies with local, regional, and global standards and practices in business ethics, and it gives back to the communities especially in health and education. Sea Lion Group is privately owned and is audited annually by a reputable accounting firm.
Sea Lion has launched a medical laboratory center in a joint venture with N Health Asia and Bahosi Hospital to improve the standard of medical care for the people of Myanmar.
Mr. Narongrid Galaputh, CEO of Non-Hospital Group of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Co Ltd (BDMS) and Managing Director of National Healthcare Systems Co Ltd (N Health), has announced that N Health, a medical service provider supporting hospital businesses based in Bangkok, has established a joint venture with two leading Myanmar organizations: Sea Lion Group, a loyal partner of BDMS and reputable leader in healthcare and various industries in the country, and Bahosi Hospital, a leading private institution. A budget of USD 2.5 m was split 60-20-20 respectively for the initial setup of the N Health medical laboratory center in Yangon, the commercial hub of Myanmar.
N Health Myanmar operates as a standalone laboratory center, independent from any hospital. It is also the first government-licensed private clinical laboratory to be developed from a joint venture investment with a major regional laboratory operator in Myanmar.
N Health Myanmar aims at supporting large hospitals for high-end genetic tests, allergy tests, as well as evaluations for tuberculosis, malaria, and dengue virus. Moreover, it intends to provide standard analytical services, including medical check-ups for small and medium-sized hospitals.
“This investment in Myanmar is a major step of N Health in accordance with our target set to expand more branches across the region after the Cambodian branch. After this, we have plans to expand N Health medical laboratory centers in other countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. Our intentions are to reach more consumers and help them take preventive care of their health. Furthermore, we will continue to develop new products in order to keep up with a growing trend in healthcare,” said Mr. Narongrid Galaputh.
Sea Lion Group Managing Director Dr. Win Zaw Aung stated that this new joint venture will further diversify Sea Lion Group’s growing businesses in the Myanmar healthcare industry.
“We are ecstatic to extend our business collaboration with two longtime partners, N Health and Bahosi Hospital, to better serve our patients and the people of Myanmar with reliable laboratory services,” he commented.
N Health’s annual revenue of USD 90 million has increased year-over-year at 25% due to continued business expansion and increasing consumer demand. N Health expects to see a similar degree of growth this year; the Myanmar medical laboratory center will certainly help the company reach its targeted revenue.
Sea Lion's MD Dr. Win Zaw Aung and Festo's Product Specialist Joson Loh discuss the benefits of Festo Didactic's Modular Production Station training sets contributed by Festo Pte Ltd and commissioned by Sea Lion Industrial Solutions as a result of MoU signed between Singapore Myanmar Vocational Training Institute, Festo Pte Ltd and Sea Lion Co Ltd on May 19, 2016 with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Union Minister for Education Dr. Myo Thein Gyi at Industrial Automation Lab at SMVTI on June 9, 2016.
January 5, 2014 Yangon — With the intention to help foster the advancement in public healthcare, Sea Lion Co Ltd endowed the Yangon General Hospital Training Centre located adjacent to the Emergency Building of the Yangon General Hospital.
The official handover of the facility from Sea Lion Co Ltd to Yangon General Hospital and the opening ceremony of the Centre took place at the site this morning with Union Minister for Health, Dr. Pe Thet Khin, presided over the ceremony. The Medical Superintendent of the Yangon General Hospital Dr. Hla Myint accepted the Centre from Dr. Win Zaw Aung, Managing Director of Sea Lion Co Ltd. Director Generals from the Ministry of Health, officials from medical institutions and public hospitals, management of Yangon General Hospital and other invited guests from private healthcare entities attended the ceremony.
“With the endowment of this advanced Training Centre, we intend to help facilitate capacity building and quality improvement for healthcare personnel in order to subsequently improve and enhance public healthcare system in our country. We hope our contribution will have a lasting impact on public health,” said Dr. Win Zaw Aung, Managing Director of Sea Lion Co Ltd.
Sea Lion Co Ltd bestowed the Training Centre with modern facilities valued over 210 million Kyats. In addition to hosting the trainings, the Training Centre will function as the multi-purpose venue for lectures, meetings, symposiums and conferences and is equipped with advanced audio-visual equipment and safety features. The Centre includes 120-persons capacity Ayeyarwaddy Auditorium which may be divided into two smaller rooms, Maykha and Malikha Rooms with 50-persons capacity with separate audio and video systems, on the need basis.
Ribbon-cutting ceremony of the diagnostic room of 128-slice GE® Optima CT 660 System procured through tender process for Yangon General Hospital by the Ministry of Health was also held today at the presence of Union Minister Dr. Pe Thet Khin and special guests.
128-slice GE® Optima CT 660 System has excellent imaging quality and equipped with latest advanced technologies from GE including the low-dose radiation effect on the patient.
The commencement of high quality digital imaging CT scanner in service will enhance the medical diagnosis for the public in greater Yangon area. Sea Lion and GE Healthcare has already sold 13 GE® CT scanners including five advanced 128-slice systems to both public and private hospitals.
Sea Lion Co Ltd is a leading and comprehensive provider of quality products, services and solutions in healthcare, education and beyond. Established in 1997 under the Myanmar Companies Act in Yangon, Myanmar, the company is recognized as a reliable partner in the sales and marketing of premier products from globally reputable manufacturers like General Electric, Medtronic, and DepuySynthes and Ethicon of Johnson & Johnson, Teleflex, Cook Medical, Trumpf, Panasonic, Olympus and Festo. It has a diversified portfolio of product categories managed by a team of competent professional managers. Sea Lion Co Ltd is also a local representative for Bangkok Hospital and N Health Laboratory of Thailand. It invests a significant percentage of its revenue in capacity and skills development of its personnel to keep up with the high growth. Mostly young and educated workforce of Sea Lion Co Ltd receives further education and training both domestically and internationally. The company complies with local, regional and global standards and practices in business ethics and it gives back to the communities especially in health and education. Sea Lion Co Ltd is privately owned and is audited annually by a reputable accounting firm.