Transforming Leadership at Ya Lok: A Two-Day Experiential Training on Leadership and Operation Excellence
The top management at Ya Lok Industrial (M) Sdn. Bhd., a leading metal stamping and fabrication company based in Perai, understood that leadership is key to driving operational excellence and business success. To enhance leadership capabilities across the organization, the company engaged IQCS to provide a two-day experiential leadership training with intensive workshops. The program focused on equipping leaders with leadership skills, tools and knowledge to promote a quality-is-built in culture, streamline processes, bench-marking and foster sustained business success. Day 1: Laying the Foundation for Quality Leadership The training kicked off with an experiential based icebreaker activity called the “Process-Based QMS Ball Game” in which all the participants were fully participated and thoroughly enlightened through this game. This activity introduced participants to the fundamentals of a “Process-driven” and “Quality-is-built-in” QMS, setting the tone for the sessions ahead. The first set of presentations provided a historical walk through on the “evolution of quality”. Participants explored how quality practices have transformed over time, shifting from inspection-based control to “Quality-is-built-in” management, systematic approach focused on continuous improvement and excellence. This segued into workshop on good leadership with systematic approach and effective strategies directly contributes to long-term business success. There after, the training emphasized the importance of understanding an organization’s context and identity. Leaders learned how internal and external factors affect the company’s operations and how to identify opportunities for improvement. A key component of this session was the Risk-Based Thinking Scenario Workshop, where participants applied the Risk-Based PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) approach to assess risks and opportunities, manage them (mitigate risks & enhance opportunity) in their business and day-to-day operations. The day concluded...
Successful Completion of the 1st CQI and IRCA Certified EMS ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor Course for Bhutan Standard Bureau
In June of 2024, the Bangkok office of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH approached IQCS Certification to bid for a training project under their SCP Outreach in Asia – The Next Five (SCP Outreach) is financed by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Information (BMUV). IQCS Certification successfully won the open tender against competition from many well-known international training providers to provide CQI and IRCA Certified EMS ISO 14001:2015 Lead Auditor Course for Bhutan Standard Bureau (BSB). The aim of the project is to support the BSB, which is responsible for overseeing all standardization and conformity assessment activities in Bhutan, to build their capacity as a lead auditor. This in turn will support the national aspiration of Bhutan for sustainable development. The course was conducted in Thimpu, Bhutan from September 16-20, 2024. All the participants were very focused and gained substantial insights on how to conduct effective audits against ISO 14001:2015 standard. The participants were also very responsive and enthusiastic during the exercises, producing good outputs that demonstrated their grasp and understanding of the knowledge and skills essential for a competent auditor of Environmental Management System. Out of a total of 9 participants, 7 successfully passed the stringent online examination directly administered by CQI and IRCA. That translate to a 78% passing rate, surpassing the global average passing rate of 52% for EMS LAC. This is indeed an exceptional achievement as all the participants were new to the ISO standard. IQCS congratulates all the participants who have passed the exam and wish them all the best in their future as...
Significant Milestone: Formal Collaboration with CyberSecurity Malaysia (CSM)
IQCS Certification is pleased to announced that we have recently formalise our relationship with CyberSecurity Malaysia as one of CSM newest Collaboration Programme Partner or CCP. This marks the beginning of a partnership that we believe will not only bring mutual benefits to both IQCS and CSM, but more importantly benefit the nation in the domain of information and cyber security. The collaboration initially be in the provision of the internationally recognised CQI and IRCA certified lead auditor course on ISMS ISO 27001:2022 Standard. However, greater scope will be gradually added to expand our partnership with CSM to other areas on Information and Cybersecurity. We look forward to an exciting journey ahead with CyberSecurity...