Rimbun Education Programme (REP)
Rimbun Foundation
The mission is to create potential human capital through education with a
holistic approach to value creation
INTRODUCTION
Rimbun Education Programme (REP) was launched in August 2015 as a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative by the Company, with a goal to recognise the importance of education for the development of the nation and in line with the aspirations of the Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013 - 2025. The vision of Rimbun Foundation is to foster a holistic development of pupils with the focus on enhancing their soft skills in order for them to achieve life-long personal growth. The mission of the Foundation is to create potential human capital through education, in line with the Company’s slogan “Holistic approach to value creation”. The Programme was initially administered by a committee formed by the Company’s staffs but in 2017, the Company collaborated with the Institute of Teachers Education International Language Campus (“IPGKBA”), to enrich the Programme through the involvement of teacher trainees as facilitators. With this collaboration, a teaching module was developed, incorporating 21st century interactive methodologies.
FRAMEWORK AND STRATEGY
The Programme was tailored for primary school pupils, especially those in Year 5 from the national type schools as approved by the Malaysian Ministry of Education. 25 pupils from each schools were selected to develop on their soft skills while improving their understanding of English, Malay and Mathematics through fun learning activities developed by academic experts. There will be a total of 20 sessions per year, along with a drama competition as the grand finale to gauge the effectiveness of the Programme. Additionally, field trips were organised to provide hands on learning opportunities. The Company provides solutions to clients’ needs and incorporates fun learning as a key developmental goal for their associates. This strategy of developing individuals through fun learning is incorporated in the Education Programme.ACHIEVEMENT AND IMPACT
The Programme aims to ensure that academically challenged pupils are not neglected and are continually empowered to learn. Apart from fun learning, the concept of the Mentor- Mentee programme was introduced to increase the number of touch points between mentor and their charge. Active class participation, analytical and creative thinking skills of the pupils’ have gradually increased and this was well displayed during their final performance. The advantages of the Programme is that pupils’ are given a platform to share their thoughts and provide suggestions and this evident from the storyline developed during their script play.FUTURE DIRECTION
Spurred by the success of the Programme, it is the Foundation’s aim to expand this programme to schools that are located in rural areas. The Foundation is cognizant that the teaching modules are critical to the Programme and will continue working with subject matter experts to improve the existing modules. The Foundation, in collaboration with IPGKBA, will be developing Train the Trainer Programme to impart fun learning techniques to teachers who will carry out this programme for rural schools. Additionally, the module developed under the Programme is an open source and can be utilised by any other organisation. It is the Foundation’s hope that with this, other organisations can leverage on these modules by adopting a learning approach that is fun and beneficial to their own programme.
Rimbun Capital Sdn. Bhd. is a boutique corporate advisory firm providing comprehensive services which
are customised to their clients’ needs. The Company’s core focus areas are, liquidation, receivership and
corporate restructuring, rehabilitation of distress projects, conveyancing, and fraud risk management and
forensic investigation.
