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Manufacturing, Quality & Safety
View category8D Problem Solving Methodology
Problem solving has been considered as one of the most challenging tasks. It drains manpower and takes up significant time, and yet, customers continue to complain about recurring problems.
View programBusiness Process Re-Engineering (BPR)
Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), popularized by Michael Hammer from MIT, is a transformative approach to improving business efficiency and effectiveness.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programDesign for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/DFA)
Design for manufacturability (also known as design for manufacturing & assembly (DFM/DFA)) is the application of process, method, and art of creating cost-effective product designs.
Management View programFailure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) training covering: Improves the quality, reliability and safety of the evaluated products / processes; Reduces product / process redevelopment timing and cost.
Management View programHACCP Hazard Analysis (Food Safety)
The size of the food-related industry and the diversity of products and processes have grown tremendously – in the amount of domestic food manufactured and the number and kinds of foods imported.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programHandling Toxic and Hazardous Material and Waste in the Workplace
A 2-day Personalized Experiential Learning Program that allows participants to identify, utilize, and understand their responsibility towards statutory regulations and requirements in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), and the causes of accidents in the industry.
Executive Supervisor/Team leader View programIndustrial Accident Prevention Safety
This 2-day Personalized Experiential Learning Program allows participants to identify, utilize, and understand their responsibilities regarding statutory regulations and requirements in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).
Executive Management View programIndustry 4.0 Training & Smart Factory
THE VISION Identify the vision of Industry 4.0 with clear frameworks. Analyse the importance of Industry 4.0 with new market trends.
Executive Management View programIndustry 4.0 Training Courses & Smart Factory
Unlock the Future of Manufacturing. "Smart Factory in the Age of Industry 4.0" training course will deliver the knowledge on how Industry 4.0 (known as Industry4WRD for the manufacturing sector in Malaysia) can revolutionize the manufacturing industry.
View programKaizen for Continuous Improvement
Kaizen, which means "continuous improvement" in Japanese, is a philosophy that emphasizes the importance of making small, incremental changes to processes in order to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance quality.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programLean Manufacturing for Optimum Efficiency
The concept of lean organization leading to its optimization is a quantum leap in the advancement of efficiency. Lean is the systematic elimination of waste.
View programOccupational Safety and Health
This 2-day Personalized Experiential Learning Program allows participants to understand their responsibilities towards statutory regulations and requirements in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH).
Executive Supervisor/Team leader View programPreventive Methods Using Poka Yoke
Preventing errors before they happen is one of the simplest methods that can help an organization reach its ZERO DEFECT quality goals, improve efficiency, and decrease costs.
View programProblem Solving Through Root Cause Analysis
Root Cause Analysis Training takes learners through a four-step process to identify and address the sources of problems and defects.
Management View programProcess Management
Clearly understand the DMAIC concepts and methodology to successfully drive the projects. Define their roles and responsibilities.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programProduction Planning, Scheduling and Control
In today’s competitive global and business environment, it is essential to have a thorough knowledge and understanding of production planning and scheduling so as to reduce the overall manufacturing costs and thus improve productivity.
Executive Management View programProductivity Improvement for Profit Maximization
An interesting thought: Some organisations do less with more, some do more with less. The questions are: which organisation do you belong to?
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programStatistical Process Control (SPC)
Statistical Process Control with Excel Applications Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a widely recognized methodology for achieving product and service quality excellence.
View programStrategic Procurement and Inventory Management
Purchasing plays an important role in the profitability and success of every business. The way the purchasing function is managed and run will greatly influence the company’s bottom line.
Executive Management View programSupply Chain Management
In the simplest sense, the supply chain is the process of creating products for customers. Supply chains span from raw materials, to manufacturing, distribution, transportation, warehousing, and product sales.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programTQM – Total Quality Management
TQM (Total Quality Management) is a comprehensive approach to managing for the future, with an emphasis on ensuring complete customer satisfaction at every stage—internally and externally. It's far broader than just assuring product or service quality.
Executive Management View programWaste Management
This is a 1-day Personalized Experiential Learning Program designed to help participants understand their responsibility in waste management according to Malaysian law.
Executive Supervisor/Team leader View programSales & Marketing
View categoryAI for Marketing
Unleashing the Power of AI Bot for Marketing AI is revolutionizing business operations, and marketing is a major beneficiary. AI bots help marketers automate processes, save time, and increase productivity.
View program AI-poweredAI Powered B2C Sales Mastery
B2C customers today move quickly between channels, brands and options. They expect instant responses, personalised offers and emotionally intelligent conversations whether they are in a store, on the phone, on WhatsApp, live chat or social media.
Shahrukh Moghal View program AI-poweredAI-Powered B2B Sales Mastery
B2B buyers today expect clarity, speed, insight and value in every interaction. Traditional sales approaches are no longer enough.
Shahrukh Moghal View program AI-poweredAI‑Powered Telesales Team Leadership Skills
Telesales environments are high‑pressure, target‑driven and fast‑moving. Team Leaders must balance daily sales targets, coaching responsibilities, performance management and motivation while managing diverse personalities and fluctuating lead quality.
Shahrukh Moghal View programBrand Development and Management
In today’s ever-evolving digital world, enterprise brand managers face numerous challenges in successfully developing, positioning, and expressing their brands.
View programContent Marketing & Copywriting Skills
Master the Fundamentals of Content Writing & Copywriting to Build Impact and Authority in the Market Content is the cornerstone of effective marketing, but producing content that resonates with your audience and drives results isn’t always easy.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programCreating Engaging Video & Photos on Smart Phone Skills
Creating Engaging Video & Photos on Smart Phone skills training covering: This course aims to; help you learn how to create videos and capture captivating photos on mobile to keep your internal training and marketing materials accessible and up-to-date for your team and targeted audience.
View programDigital Marketing & Social Media Marketing
This course is entry-level for sales & marketing personnel who need basic skills in digital marketing, or for business owners who use conventional marketing and require basic skills in digital marketing.
Executive Frontline Management View programDigital Marketing Skills
Digital Marketing: What Is and How to Leverage Zero Cost Marketing to Grow Your Brand and Your Organization Online. Dominating Digital Marketing Frameworks: leveraging it to your advantage Do you want to build a Digital Marketing department inside your company but don't know how?
View programDigital Selling Skills
In 2022, social media marketing should be part of every business’ marketing strategy – it is no longer optional. It is no secret that it requires massive effort to sustain a marketing strategy on social media as well as other places around the Web.
Executive Frontline Management View programHow to Engage, Convince, and Sell Through Online Presentations
SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS Lean and apply proven sales techniques, behaviour and attitude. Basically know what to say, how to say and when to say it during a sales meeting or call CLOSE MORE SALES You never have to worry about your ability to reach your sales targets.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programKey Account Management Skills
Overview Key accounts are not only your biggest customers, they are also your best customers and will provide long-term revenue growth and strategic partnerships. Customers are important, but they are not equally important.
Executive Frontline Management View programSales Negotiation Skills
Have you ever wondered why some influential people seem to effortlessly get what they want, when they want it, and how they want it? The secret lies in their approach to negotiation.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programSelling Skills
Sales professionals are a unique breed that has to be thick skinned to deal with cold calling objections and sales rejections.
Management Shahrukh Moghal Supervisor/Team leader View programStrategic Marketing Principles
With the advancement of technology and telecommunication, the business world is moving at an accelerating pace. The demands placed on executives and managers today are much greater than in the past.
View programTelesales & Cold Calling
This program is designed for Telesales Executives and their Team Leaders. Telesales professionals are a unique breed that has to be thick skinned to deal with objections and rejections.
Shahrukh Moghal View programTikTok Marketing Skills
TikTok Trendsetter: Crafting Engaging Content for Marketers The course is designed for marketers to understand how to create and execute attractive and magnetic content using TikTok.
View programLeadership & Management
View categoryBuilding a High Performance Culture
A leader by definition is one who is at the forefront, leading others. In reality, leadership is not just about status and position; it is also about vision, wisdom, integrity, and reliability.
Executive Management View programBusiness Acumen
Business acumen is essential for making sound decisions, leading organizations, and communicating effectively with decision-makers. It encompasses the knowledge, skills, and experiences that make professionals strategic partners within their organizations.
Management View programCoaching Skills
Coaching is a vital skill for ensuring that your team performs at the highest levels. It enables employees to reach their full potential and contributes to the long-term development and success of the business.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programConflict Resolution Skills
In the modern workplace, where employees spend long hours together, conflicts are inevitable. If left unresolved, conflict can lead to broken relationships, reduced job performance, and even organizational issues like high turnover rates and low morale.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programEmotional Intelligence
Research has shown that high EI skills are the distinguishing characteristics that separate star performing executives from average ones.
Executive Management View programFacilitation Skills for Leaders
This is a high impact, high intensity workshop which is designed for leaders that will hit the ground running as soon as possible.
Management View programLeadership Skills
A leader by definition is the one who is at the forefront leading others. In reality, leadership is not just about status and position, it is also about vision, wisdom, integrity, and reliability.
Executive Management View programManagement Skills
Management Skills training covering: Initiative and drive to achieve organizational objectives.; Creative approach for significant results..
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programManaging Virtual Work from Home Teams
This "Managing Virtual Teams" training provides managers, supervisors, and team leaders the tools to overcome performance and efficiency challenges, extracting high productivity from your “Work From Home (WFH)” team.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programMotivation
Success begins with personal work-life balance or effective work-life integration. This course encourages individuals to evaluate and monitor their energy, attitude, and priorities in relation to their personal and organizational goals.
Executive Management View programNegotiation Skills
Some people sell themselves more effectively than others because they have equipped themselves with the art of negotiation and applied a mindset that generates positive attitudes which lead to successful negotiations.
View programProject Management
EPM© Effective Project Management is a program designed, developed, and delivered personally by Myocho Kan, a subject matter expert with over two decades of experience in various projects.
Executive Management View programStrategic Planning and Thinking
This program introduces two powerful planning methodologies: **Strategic Planning** and **Scenario Planning**. Strategic Planning helps you create an operational planning document to guide your Ministry or Department employees.
Executive Management View programSupervisory Skills
This 2-day program focuses on the key areas that supervisors must excel in: “achieving results through people.” The aim is to create a common language for supervisors in managing teams at the workplace, ensuring effective and collaborative people management.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programTeam Building
Team Building is a process in which a work group examines how it is currently operating, identifies how it could improve its effectiveness, and implements the procedures and processes that enable it to get the job done in the best possible way.
View programCommunication & Presentation Skills
View categoryAI Powered Presentation Mastery
In today’s fast-moving environment, professionals are expected to present ideas clearly, confidently and persuasively – whether in meetings, briefings, pitches, reviews or virtual sessions. Audiences have limited attention, high expectations and many competing priorities.
Shahrukh Moghal View programBusiness Communication Skills
This training program is designed to teach the essential principles of business communication, focusing on the key differences between interpersonal communication and business communication.
Executive Frontline View programBusiness English
This program is designed to help executives and managers enhance their proficiency in English, both in spoken and written communication. It focuses on building confidence and improving communication skills for use in the office and social situations.
View programBusiness Writing & Report Writing Skills
The business world is highly competitive, and your ability to communicate clearly and professionally through writing can significantly impact your success.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programBusiness Writing Skills
Writing business communication and reports are currently common tasks that employees partake. The ability to communicate effectively and share information accurately with clarity is of high importance to the smooth operation of an organization.
Executive Frontline View programCommunicating Across Cultures
Have you ever experienced difficulties communicating with someone from a different culture? Despite sharing a common language, messages may not be conveyed or understood as intended.
Executive Management View programEffective Communication Through NLP
This dynamic 2-day training program is designed to enhance your communication skills using powerful techniques from SIT (Systematic Investment Technique) and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming).
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programEmail Writing Etiquette & Skills
Participants will be able to: Construct well-structured reports and emails Use the right vocabulary to create an effective message Understand the significance of a concise message and building rapport through emails
Executive Management View programHigh Impact Presentation Skills
This 2-day instructor led training program focuses on enhanced rapport building skills including probing, persuasiveness, empathy, active listening, articulate speaking including voice, body language and power words.
Executive Management Shahrukh Moghal Supervisor/Team leader View programInterpersonal Skills
The ability to maintain positive relationships is a fundamental element of professional success. This training includes essential tools and insights needed to communicate effectively, build strong connections, and collaborate seamlessly.
Shahrukh Moghal View programPublic Speaking
DARE TO SPEAK™ is designed for individuals at any level, from support staff to executives and managers, who wish to enhance their public speaking and general communication skills.
Executive Management View programTechnical Presentation Skills
Without a dynamic and coherent presentation, EVEN EXCELLENT RESULTS CAN FAIL to convince your audience.
View programTechnical Report Writing Skills
Technical people, managers, and executives often need to write high-quality reports to readers who are non-technical. Effective technical writing is now a critical component of clear and concise communication, and it takes time and skill to communicate specialist information.
Management View programTelephone Techniques, Phone Etiquette
Telephone etiquette is the most under-rated skill in communication as it does not involve face-to-face interaction or the written word, the 2 areas where most training in business communication is concentrated.
Executive Shahrukh Moghal View programPersonal Effectiveness & Thinking Skills
View categoryBoost Your Self-Confidence & Motivation
Self-confidence is a key factor in success, yet many struggle to build it. Lacking self-confidence can create a cycle of frustration and missed opportunities.
Frontline View programClerical
Clerical personnel are essential to the day-to-day operations of any organization. Their large numbers mean they play a critical role in shaping the overall performance and success of the business.
Frontline View programCorporate Grooming and Business Etiquette
Your personal journey to enhancing your status and career by looking, sounding, and behaving professionally. Your appearance and behavior are reflections of your professionalism.
Executive Management View programCreative Problem Solving
CAPS (Creativity Applied and Problem Solving) is a practical program filled with creative thinking models, principles and techniques for solving day-to-day problems and challenges.
Executive Management View programCreative Thinking
The two-day Innovative & Creative Thinking training course is designed to teach you our unique creativity and innovation process.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programCritical Thinking Skills
Building Agility & Resilience: Are you ready to respond to complex and unpredictable business changes?
Executive Management View programDeveloping a Positive Working Attitude
The purpose of this programme is to re-engineer and re-steer the mentality of staff from a negative or pessimistic outlook into a proactive and positive mindset. This is a motivational and attitudinal change training programme.
Executive Management View programFiling and Records Management
Often we hear a business is only as good as its records. All correspondence with clients, financial information, market and clients' facts are all kept in files.
Executive Frontline View programMind Mapping & Creative Problem Solving
Mind Mapping is a visual thinking tool and note-taking technique used to stimulate creativity and improve communication. Developed by Tony Buzan, Mind Mapping is one of the world’s most effective thinking tools.
Executive Management View programMindset Change
This interactive session facilitates self-reflection and the exchange of insights on topics related to mindset change. Participants will identify opportunities and develop actions that will help them and their organization stand out from industry competitors.
Executive Frontline Management Supervisor/Team leader View programMulti-Tasking Skills
Multitasking has become the mantra of the new millennium, often accompanied by the cry, “We’ve got to do more with less.” However, one thing is for certain—yesterday’s tactics won’t get the job done.
Frontline Supervisor/Team leader View programPersonal Branding
Recognize the significance of your personal image in aligning with corporate branding. This program takes you through a practical process, helping you overcome barriers that inhibit your self-image and enhance your presence.
Executive Management View programStress Management
A one-day workshop offering practical, proven approaches for managing stress in professional and personal settings while building resilience.
Executive Frontline Management Supervisor/Team leader View programTime Management Skills
In this course, participants will practice techniques that will help them achieve more effective use of their time so that they can direct their energy towards the activities that matter most.
View programHR & People Management Training
View categoryEmployee Discipline Domestic Enquiry
A domestic inquiry is an internal hearing held by an employer to ascertain whether an employee is guilty of misconduct. The purpose of a domestic inquiry is to find out the truth of the allegations made against the employee.
View programEvent Planning & Management
Ever notice how the best events look effortless? Everything seems to unfold perfectly.
View programHR for Non-HR Managers
Unlike Finance, Quality, Sales, and other Engineering functions, the Human Resources function is the sole custodian of the overall Human Resources Strategy and Interventions.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programInnovative Culture in the Workplace
“Innovation is an academic tagline. Being 'competitively different' is what businesses care.
Management View programInterviewing Skills – Selection & Hiring
The foundation for a successful organization lies in hiring good people. Firing bad or mediocre personnel can often cost the organization money, time, and frustration.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programMalaysian Labour Laws
Understand essential labour laws and learn to develop a management action plan to put to work in your organization.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programOnboarding
Essential Rules for a Successful Onboarding Did you know that most employees decide to leave a job within their first 18 months with an organization? When an employee leaves, it typically costs about three times their salary to replace them.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programPerformance Management & KPI Setting
What gets measured gets done. If you don’t measure results, you can’t differentiate success from failure, and you can’t properly reward success or avoid unintentionally rewarding failure.
Management View programSuccession Planning
Learn systematic approaches to identify, select, nurture, retain, and enhance talent. In today's rapidly evolving global economy, organizations thrive when they can innovate, adapt, and execute effectively.
Executive Management View programTalent Identification and Management
Identify and manage talent effectively, resulting in increased employee engagement, retention, and productivity.
Executive Management View programTraining Needs Analysis
Organizations are often faced with a variety of challenges in the process of generating products and services. These challenges can range from low productivity, quality deficiencies, declining market share, reduced profits, to even issues like poor customer service.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programWriting Job Descriptions and Job Analysis
Writing Job Descriptions and Job Analysis training covering: Become aware of the importance of job descriptions (JD) as a strategic HR tool in order to achieve organizational goals and objectives.; Establish a consistent understanding of the job analysis (JA) process and focus on key areas in job analysis..
Management View programCustomer Service & Contact Centre Training
View categoryAI‑Driven Customer Service Performance
Exceptional customer service remains one of the strongest differentiators in today’s competitive landscape. Customers expect faster responses, personalized interactions and seamless resolutions – regardless of channel.
Shahrukh Moghal View program AI-poweredAI‑Powered CX Contact Centre Team Leadership Skills
CX contact centres operate in a high‑pressure environment where customers expect fast, accurate and empathic responses across every interaction.
Shahrukh Moghal View programCall Centre Contact Centre Operations Management
Every customer interaction is a valuable opportunity to improve productivity, enhance customer satisfaction, and ultimately drive revenue. The Contact Centre Operations Manager plays a pivotal role in ensuring that these interactions are optimized.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programCall Centre Team Leader Skills
Team Leader’s role and objectives Accountable for day-to day performance through managing staff and developing innovative strategies to achieve more sales or appointments Coach and develop agents through “side-by-side” and recorded calls and follow-up with critique to improve results Encourage and facilitate individual strengths within the group Provide feedback and suggestions after calls.
Shahrukh Moghal Supervisor/Team leader View programContact Centre CX Excellence
Many organisations invest heavily in contact centre training, yet customer complaints, repeated calls, and escalations continue. The reason is simple.
Shahrukh Moghal View programCustomer Satisfaction Survey Strategy Workshop
Executive summary This 3-day workshop aims to provide the participants with hands-on implementable knowledge of the concepts of customer-centricity and its relationship with customer satisfaction and experience.
Management Shahrukh Moghal Supervisor/Team leader View programCustomer Service
SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS Lean and apply proven customer care techniques, behaviour and attitude. Get customers to like you and form postive impressions of you and your organisation Testimonial video - Touch n Go Malaysia According to Dash, the training was fantastic.
Shahrukh Moghal View programDebt Collection Skills
This training project takes a practical approach in terms of enhancing skills that are imperative for debt collectors to INCREASE COLLECTION REVENUE.
Shahrukh Moghal View programHandling Complaints
Difficult situations are inevitable in a service industry especially when we deal with various customers who are bent on getting their way. A complaint is basically an expression of customer distress towards a situation that differs from his expectations of the service rendered.
Executive Management Shahrukh Moghal Supervisor/Team leader View programLive Chat & Web Chat Customer Service
Live chat customer service training covering empathy, probing and critical reading skills to improve webchat customer experience.
Shahrukh Moghal View programFinance & Business Skills Training
View categoryCash Flow Management
Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business. Yet, many organizations struggle to manage it effectively, often resorting to last-minute crisis management each month.
Management View programCorporate Budgeting
Increase your knowledge on flexible and responsive corporate budgeting to achieve bottom-line improvements A highly dynamic and competitive marketplace is the ideal setting for a business to survive.
Executive Frontline Management View programCost Accounting
This training provides a comprehensive understanding of cost accounting systems, which are vital for any business to ensure proper financial management.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programCost Reduction
This seminar focuses on formulating cost reduction strategies and enhancing negotiation power within the manufacturing sector. Participants will learn to analyze procurement, labor, and overhead costs using risk modeling techniques to develop effective strategies.
Management Supervisor/Team leader View programDebt Collection and Legal Process
Bad debt is a serious matter for any company. It has been known to ruin otherwise successful concerns.
Executive Management Supervisor/Team leader View programE-Invoicing
To support the growth of the digital economy, the Government intends to implement e-Invoice in stages in an effort to enhance the efficiency of Malaysia’s tax administration management.
View programFinance for Non-Finance
As professionals, you wear many hats managing people and other resources. Because your company’s ultimate goal is return to stakeholders, you want to clearly know how you can show THE FINANCIAL RESULTS in the Financial Statements of the Company.
View programInterpreting Financial Statements
Financial statements provide the basis for many business decisions and are the primary means for conveying information about a company’s financial position to the outside world. Therefore, being able to read and interpret financial statements is an essential skill.
Executive Management View programRisk, Compliance & Governance
View categoryAnti-Bribery & Corruption (MACC Act 2009) Awareness
This program is designed to help participants understand bribery and corruption detection and prevention in Malaysia, according to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Act 2009, including the Corporate Liability Provision (Section 17A) and other relevant laws in Malaysia.
Executive Management View programBusiness Continuity Management
What does Business Continuity Management mean? Business Continuity Management Business Continuity Planning and Crisis Management Anticipating Risks and Controls Business Impact Analysis Why is this workshop necessary?
Executive View programCrisis Communication Through Media Relations
The recent MH370 crash is a good reminder for us to take crisis communication seriously. The media can make or break any corporate organization depending on how the news is written or slanted during a crisis.
Management View programCrisis Management
How does one get prepared for the untoward incident of disaster, crisis, and business or service disruption? It is inevitable that each of us will be affected by a crisis at one time or another.
View programPersonal Data Protection Act 2010
Personal data protection must be perceived as a basic right of the individual that deserves the full protection of the law.
Management View programIT & Digital Tools Training (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Power BI, AI)
View categoryArtificial Intelligence Chatgpt Midjourney
Maximizing Productivity with AI Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly important tool for improving productivity and efficiency in the workplace.
Executive Management View programData Analysis – Advance Your Organization
Having accurate information from data analysis also helps organizations to measure performances of processes, branches, business units, and many more. The various statistical tools can be used based on the type of data to be analyzed and the type of analysis needed.
Executive Management View programMicrosoft Power BI
Build professional-quality business intelligence reports from the ground up using Microsoft Power BI Desktop, transforming raw data into interactive dashboards.
View programMS Office Excel PowerPoint Word
MS Office Excel PowerPoint Word training course.
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