| 22ND AUGUST 2009, SATURDAY | |
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| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Be Your Own Boss Ms Wendy Kwek Director Executive Directions |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Children are our Future Ms Lucy Quek Lecturer/ Senior Manager Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Humanities (HMS) |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Personal Branding for Corporate Success Ms Elaine Heng Style Consultant/ Image Trainer Elaine Heng Image Consultancy |
| 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM | ERP and SAP Consulting Ms Ivy Ang Lithan Hall |
| *Seminars will be held in Exhibition Hall 404. | |
| 23RD AUGUST 2009, SUNDAY | |
| TIME | DETAILS |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Schmooze Your Way To Career Success Mr Eric Feng Professional Speaker, Life Coach Take The Stage |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Be Masterful, Start Right and Perform like a STAR Mr Goh Thee Woon Director/Executive Coach Rubicon Network |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Proactive Career Management and Job Search Skills Ms Christine Sim Director, Organisation Development United Education & Training Centre Pte Ltd/United Medicare Pte Ltd |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | How to Face Career Challenges Mr Peter Gilliland Director and Principal Consultant EPM Training Services LLP |
| *Seminars will be held in Exhibition Hall 404. | |
| SEMINAR SYNOPSIS | ||
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| Topic | : | Be Your Own Boss |
| Speaker | : | Ms Wendy Kwek
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| Organisation | : | Executive Directions |
| Time | : | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
| Date | : | 22nd Aug 09 |
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- Why work hard when you can work smart? - Why everyone should develop entrepreneurial mindset and skillsets - Shift of employment trend to entrepreneurial trend - How to minimize risk and maximise returns when running your own business - How to start your business with little or no money - Network your way to success - Do what you love, have more time and get rich as your own boss |
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Ms Wendy Kwek is the Co-founder of Executive Directions Pte Ltd. With more than 15 years of regional speaking and training experience, she has inspired more than 100,000 people directly through public speeches and corporate training. She has been featured in Today's Paper, The Straits Times and also in Channel NewsAsia that has reached out to millions of viewers. She was a recipient of the 'SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE AWARD in 2004' in recognition of her achievements in inspiring others. Wendy is very passionate about learning and sharing her knowledge with others. She has the ability to provoke thinking, inspire learning and help others see that they can be more than what they are capable of. She is an astute communicator and has an eye for identifying areas where businesses and human talent can improve significantly. Through Executive Directions, we propagate resourcefulness, financial intelligence, forging win-win alliances, continuous learning and value adding to people. |
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| DETAILS | ||
| Topic | : | Children are our Future |
| Speaker | : | Ms Lucy Quek
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| Organisation | : | Ngee Ann Polytechnic, School of Humanities (HMS) |
| Time | : | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Date | : | 22nd Aug 09 |
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Every little child has the potential to become someone influential, to be an inventor, an artist, or an environmentalist. This little child needs a great teacher, as The Mediocre Teacher Tells The Good Teacher Explains The Superior Teacher Demonstrates The Great Teacher Inspires Dr William Arthur Ward, author & educator "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell, where his influence stops." Henry Brooks Adam. If you feel that you have that x-factor, top it up with the essential training to be a professional early childhood educator who shapes lives. The training pathways to provide you with the knowledge and skills are well supported to help you advance. You will find yourself in a career that is rewarding, a sector that is growing and securing a future that is certain. |
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| Lucy Quek is the Vice President of AECES and course manager of the School of Humanities, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. She made a career switch from the financial industry to work as a teacher and principal of pre-schools with inclusive program for 12 years, from 1991. Since the year 2000, she has been training and mentoring student-teachers; developing curriculum and materials for children's program and training institutions. She is also an overseas volunteer of Singapore International Foundation and a working committee member for the Code of Ethics for early childhood practitioners in Singapore. | ||
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| Topic | : | Personal Branding for Corporate Success |
| Speaker | : | Ms Elaine Heng
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| Organisation | : | Elaine Heng Image Consultancy |
| Time | : | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Date | : | 22nd Aug 09 |
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In today's aggressive and global marketplace, successful corporations spend money developing the integrity and brand of their products or services. Branding helps to ensure a product or service stands out in the pack. The shrewd and forward-thinking organizations take it to the next level - they invest in the integrity and brand identity of their most valuable asset, the employees. First impressions are crucial in the business world. The right image projects a sense of professionalism and is the key to building long lasting business relationships. When employees look good, they will have more confidence, higher self-esteem and be more effective - just the qualities employers want in these competitive times. Customers will respond more positively towards well groomed and professional representatives and this confidence will translate into tangible business growth. This seminar focuses on the do's and don'ts of personal branding in terms of your image packaging. |
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Elaine is a qualified image consultant specializing in personal and corporate image management courses, like personal grooming, corporate grooming, dress sense, deportment, social, business and dining etiquette.
Elaine is highly recognised in the image consultancy arena and was invited to be a guest judge on MediaCorp programmes. She was featured in Nuyou magazine and Elle magazine for her entrepreneurial spirit, Newman magazine, Female magazine and Mypaper and was interviewed by Simply Her magazine, Mediacorp 93.3FM and 95.8FM for her expertise in image consultancy. Being named as 'Stylemeister' by Her World magazine Mar 2007 proves her credentials and experience in image consultancy. |
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| Topic | : | ERP and SAP Consulting |
| Speaker | : | Ms Ivy Ang |
| Organisation | : | Lithan Hall |
| Time | : | 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
| Date | : | 22nd Aug 09 |
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Join us for an informative session on ERP Systems. Learn about Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems and how they play a major role in everyday business processes and optimization. Introduce yourself to SAP, the market leader in ERP systems and embark upon a career in ERP as we show you the market demand for these systems, the local shortage of ERP and SAP Professionals in today's world and the career pathway for you to achieve that competitive edge. |
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| Topic | : | Schmooze Your Way To Career Success |
| Speaker | : | Mr Eric Feng
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| Organisation | : | Take The Stage |
| Time | : | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
| Date | : | 23rd Aug 09 |
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Schmoozing is about noticing people, connecting with them, keeping in touch with them - and benefiting from the relationships with them. If you haven't realized, schmoozing happens to be one of the most important skills in getting anything you want. In your case, the perfect job! Question is, HOW you do schmooze your way to career success? Specifically, how do you go about attracting job opportunities to you through conversations with people? How do you leave a memorable impression with the people you meet at a networking event or social party, such that they want to help you in whatever way they can? In this one-hour talk, you will find answers by learning the art of schmoozing! Do not expect a ten steps formula or boring lectures. Instead, be prepared to get your hands dirty and learn how to schmooze your way to a dream job, a double promotion or even a brand-new career! |
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Eric Feng is an award-winning speaker, a best-selling author and a highly sought after life coach in Singapore. He is also one of the youngest Singaporean to hold a Professional Coach Certification by the International Coach Federation (ICF). Known for his generous dose of humor and incisive coaching ability, Eric has successfully helped over 3000 executives, managers and entrepreneurs to become confident and charismatic individuals. "Schmooze Your Way To Career Success" is one of his most highly requested talks. In fact, part of its content has been published in Straits Times previously. Last year, Eric made Singaporeans proud by being featured as one of the top 25 young entrepreneurs of Asia by Business Week. The strategies on how he got into that position will be shared with you in his talk. |
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| Topic | : | Be Masterful, Start Right and Perform like a STAR |
| Speaker | : | Mr Goh Thee Woon
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| Organisation | : | Rubicon Network |
| Time | : | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM |
| Date | : | 23rd Aug 09 |
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The 1-hour presentation will be targeted at the working professionals who want truly inspiring and rewarding LIFE at work (not just about work-life balance). The golden nuggets will be experience sharing and empowering examples such as: 1. Mindset of a Masterful Professional - being a winner delivering above and beyond the ordinary 2. Creating your career future ( not coping with demands of the job) 3. Confronting a serious "enemy" at work - the enemy called Average 4. How to perform like a STAR. |
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Goh Thee Woon is an Executive Coach with extensive leadership experiences working in global companies. He has worked out of Singapore for the last 17 years - with a British chemical industry leader and a global technology leader in semiconductor manufacturing. He recently returned to start Rubicon Network, a coaching and facilitation business. Affiliated with the world renowned Masterful Coaching (www.masterfulcoaching.com) , his business is committed to the business manifesto of "Better Leaders, Better World" through coaching and mentoring the next generation of business leaders. |
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| Topic | : | Proactive Career Management and Job Search Skills |
| Speaker | : | Ms Christine Sim
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| Organisation | : | United Education & Training Centre Pte Ltd/United Medicare Pte Ltd |
| Time | : | 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Date | : | 23rd Aug 09 |
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Career Management - What? How? Employed vs Employability Your Professional Marketing Documents Enhancing Your Job Interviewing Skills Avenues of Job Search Overall, the talk aims to provide participants on how to stay relevant and employable despite the sea of change. In every crisis, new opportunities will unfold - just have to be creative in re-careering and reinventing oneself. |
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Christine Sim has garnered 4 business awards in areas of human resource consulting which spans over 20 broad years, both locally and regionally. She is also the current President of Asian Association of Career Management Services and a past Vice-President of the Singapore Staffing Association. She is also a professional member of the Singapore Human Resource Institute and is now into developmental areas of adult learning and the set up of key centres of continuing education and training which incorporates competency-based learning. |
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| Topic | : | How to Face Career Challenges |
| Speaker | : | Mr Peter Gilliland
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| Organisation | : | EPM Training Services LLP |
| Time | : | 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Date | : | 23rd Aug 09 |
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In this seminar you will learn about three major career challenges, and how to confront those challenges to enable you to stay relevant in the current job market, facing the future motivated and with confidence. Challenge1: The 'career ladder' concept has already disappeared, and you can no longer assume you will be promoted based on seniority alone. Learn powerful techniques to manage yourself during the transition between different stages of your career. Challenge 2: As you face retrenchment or a move to a new company, your sense of identity can change. The seminar includes valuable advice on how to deal with your changing identity. Challenge 3: Whilst knowledge and skills are very valuable, you need to be aware that there is a big difference in their 'portability'. You will learn how to identify and gain the right knowledge and skills, to empower yourself and take your career to new heights. |
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Peter Gilliland is Director and Principal Consultant of EPM Training Services LLP, a Singapore-based learning and performance company dedicated to empowering project managers with skills in both the science and the art of project management. Originally from England he has over 25 years experience in engineering and project management, contributing to the successful completion of many complex telecommunications projects worldwide. He has lived and worked over a decade in South-East Asia, and made a successful career move to consultancy and training. Peter holds the Project Management Professional credential, and has a Masters Certificate in Project Management from George Washington University. |
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