ASEAN Secretariat 2023 / Adam Hasmy Edy Hasmy

One of the most unforgettable and delightful six months industrial training started here in ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. I have never thought how much of a training could change my life by shaping me into someone new; someone more exposed and thus mature. With this being said, this report intends to portray the overall matter of the company’s and my profile, my honest training experience, the organization’s SWOT analysis, discussion, recommendations, and the conclusion. Throughout the six months of transforming from a degree in international business student to an intern, this vast and intergovernmental organization has given me so much valuable knowledge and experiences. Most of the things that I was able to experience during my internship with ASEAN Secretariat is related to general work ethics and procedures. I was very overwhelmed to have gained such varies experiences like how to handle both small and big meetings, networking with high position officers and foreigners, the overall process of project development, gathering necessary data and information and expressing my ideas and opinions on a particular matter. On top of that, ASEAN Secretariat has also broadened my boundaries in capturing new skills and values as well as sharpening the existing ones. For instance, my communication skills have been boosted to optimum level as the meetings forced me come out of my shell. Punctuality is one of the basic yet substantially crucial values that the organization has helped penetrate inside of me while being part of the Programme Cooperation and Project Management Division family. Other than that, the internship programme has also given me the chance to understand the organization in a deeper level. Not only I was able to capture the essence of the organization by accomplishing the given tasks, but by reading about their SWOT analysis too. ASEAN Secretariat has such clear and outstanding strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Upon analysing ASEAN Secretariat’s SWOT analysis, several recommendations have been constructed to help mend the organization’s weaknesses and curb their potential threats.