Dr. Abu Daud sekarang ini berkhidmat sebagai seorang Profesor dalam bidang Pembangunan Sumber Manusia di Jabatan Pemajuan Profesional dan Pendidikan Lanjutan, Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Beliau mempunyai 30 tahun pengalaman mengajar, mengendalikan penyelidikan, menerbit dan memberi perkhidmatan perundingan dan perkhidmatan sosial. Beliau menerima ijazah Bacelor Sains Pertanian (Kepujian) dari Univeriti Malaya (1976), MS (Pendidikan Dewasa dan Pendidikan Lanjutan, 1979) dari University Wisconsin-Madison, USA dan PhD (Pendidikan Pengembangan, Latihan dan Pembangunan) dari University Maryland-College Park, USA. Dr Abu Daud telah mengajar kursus di peringkat diploma, bacelor dan siswazah (MS dan PhD) di Universiti Putra Malaysia (1976-1998 dan 2001 hingga sekarang) dan Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (1998 - 2001) dalam bidang pendidikan dewasa, latihan dan pembangunan, pendidikan pengembangan, kaedah penyelidikan, pembangunan program, penilaian, kepimpinan dan pembangunan sumber manusia. Beliau juga terlibat secara aktif dalam penyeliaan pelajar di peringkat bacelor dan siswazah. Dr Abu Daud juga telah memberi tumpuan kepada pengendalian penyelidikan, perundingan dan pendidikan professional dan lanjutan. Beliau telah mendapat pembiayaan untuk projek penyelidikan and perundingan dari pelbagai sumber, termasuk dari agensi kebangsaan dan luar negara. Beliau juga telah menerbit secara meluas dalam bentuk artikel dalam jurnal dan majalah, buku, laporan penyelidikan dan teknikal, modul latihan dalam bidang berkaitan dengan pendidikan dewasa dan pendidikan lanjutan, pendidikan sepanjang hayat, pendidikan atas talian, pendidikan pengembangan, latihan dan pembangunan dan pembangunan sumber manusia. Dr. Abu Daud Silong juga terlibat secara aktif selama 20 tahun dalam merancang, mereka bentuk, mengendali, mengurus dan menilai program latihan untuk pelbagai kumpulan di peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa. Pengalaman beliau dalam bidang latihan dan pembangunan termasuk penyediaan bahan dan modul latihan untuk kumpulan di peringkat nasional, serantau dan antarabangsa. Dr Abu Daud juga mempunyai lebih kurang 15 tahun pengalaman dalam pentadbiran dan pengurusan dalam pelbagai jawatan. Ini termasuk perlantikan beliau dalam jawatan di UPM seperti Ketua Unit Pendidikan Lanjutan, Pusat Pengembangan dan Pendidikan Lanjutan (PPPL); Timbalan Pengarah PPPL; Pengarah PPPL; Pengarah IDEAL (Institute for Distance Education and Learning). Beliau juga telah dilantik sebagai Ketua, Pusat Pengajian Siswazah, UNITAR. Beliau juga telah berkhidmat dalam pelbagai jawatankuasa di peringkat universiti dan nasional. Dr Abu Daud juga sangat aktif dalam kerja masyarakat dan telah dilantik sebagai pemimpin pelajar dan juga ahli exco sebagai Vice Presiden dan Presiden Persatuan Akademik.

Professor Dr. Abu Daud Silong is currently a Professor in Human Resource Development at the Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He has about 30 years of experience in teaching, conducting research, publishing, providing consultancy services and social services. He received his BAgric. (Hons) degree from University of Malaya (1976), MS (Adult and Continuing Education, 1979) from University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA and PhD (Extension Education, Training and Development) from University of Maryland-College Park, USA. Dr. Abu Daud has taught courses at the diploma, undergraduate and graduate levels (MS and PhD) at Universiti Putra Malaysia (1976-1998 and 2001-present) and Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (1998 – 2001) in the areas of adult education, training and development, extension education, research methodology, program planning, evaluation, leadership and human resource development. He is also actively involved in supervising students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr Abu Daud also has devoted his time in conducting research, consultancy and professional continuing education. He has obtained funding for his research and consultancy projects from various sources that include national agencies as well as international agencies. He has published extensively in the form of journal articles, articles in magazines, books, research and technical reports, training modules in the related areas of adult and continuing education, lifelong learning, online learning, extension education, training and development and human resource development. Dr Abu Daud has also been actively involved for about 20 years in planning, designing, conducting, managing and evaluating training programs for various groups at the national and international levels. His experience in training and development includes the preparation of training materials and modules for groups at the national, regional and international levels. Dr. Abu Daud has about 15 years of administrative and managing experience in various capacities. This includes his appointments in various posts at UPM such as Head of Continuing Education, Center for Extension and Continuing Education (CECE); Deputy Director, CECE; Director, CECE; Director of IDEAL (Institute for Distance Education and Learning). He had also been appointed as the Head of Graduate Studies, UNITAR. He has served in various committees at the university and national levels. Dr. Abu Daud was also very active in social work and had been elected as student leader and academic staff exco-member in various posts such as Vice-President and President of Associations.

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