Appointments to the Executive Board of OXCEL Asia-Pacific Advisory Council (APAC)

Dear Honourable Oxcelians,

Wishing you all well and in good health always!

On behalf of the Advisory Council of OXCEL International, I am pleased to announce the official appointment of the following five Honourable Oxcelians as Executive Board Members (EBM) of OXCEL APAC, for the term 2021/2022.

1. Professor Dr. John Chan
Executive Chairman

2. Dr. Maria Rufina
Executive Member

3. Dr. Michel Gagne
Executive Member

4. Dr. Shaliza Shafie
Executive Member

5. Dr. Hussaini Zaini
Executive Member

Roles of EBM
1. To seek advise and make recommendations to the Advisory Council of OXCEL on any new policies & strategies to be adopted for further improvement.
2. To ensure all current policies are adhered to.
3. To ensure all OXCEL activities planned for year 2021/2022 in the countries within the APAC region are executed and met its target towards the Vision & Mission of OXCEL APAC.

VISION OF OXCEL APAC
To be the utmost choice and preferred leadership certification body in the Asia-Pacific region.

MISSION OF OXCEL APAC
To provide the best platform in educating people with professional leadership skills and thoughts, and to ensure members will gain fullest benefits from all activities organized by OXCEL APAC.

This WhatsApp group of ‘OXCEL ASIA-PACIFIC’ is now being administered by EBM of OXCEL APAC, with the mandate given by the Advisory Council of OXCEL International.

Looking forward from all Honourable Oxcelians for your fullest cooperation in making OXCEL a strong international brand name, with leadership agenda as our main primary focused. Your contributions and sharings on any leadership matters .. your experiences, skills, thoughts, articles, journals or books, videos, motivations, and Q&As are always welcome for the benefits of all members globally in this ‘OXCEL ASIA PACIFIC’ WhatsApp group.

Stay Safe!

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,
Dato’ Prof. Azahari Othman
The President and Advisory Council Member
OXCEL ASIA-PACIFIC

New President for OXCEL Malaysia

OXCEL is pleased to annouce the appointment of DR MARIA RUFINA (Fellow of OXCEL) as the President of OXCEL Malaysia with effect from 1st March 2021.

Dr Maria Rufina is a Corporate Training Strategist and founder of ACE Biznez Services, with 27 years of experience in the field of human capital development, consultancy and quality assurance. She is a Certified Professional Facilitator with IAF (USA), has Certified Workplace Assessment (Cert IV) from Australia and is exemption Certificate from HRDF. To date, she has trained over 50,000 people both locally and internationally in the areas of Strategic Thinking & Planning, Management & Leadership Development, Train the Trainer and Teambuilding among others.

Dr Maria Rufina earned her BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and MBA in Finance from University Malaya and her DBA from European-American University. She was conferred a Fellow of OXCEL in 2011.

As a President of OXCEL Malaysia, Dr Maria Rufina will be in charge of the total operations of OXCEL Malaysia under the authority of the President of OXCEL Asia-Pacific. She is authorized to nominate potential candidates for all levels of certification awards, and to head all OXCEL activities, events, trainings, and seminars in Malaysia.

Congratulations and we hope OXCEL Malaysia will continue to excel under the leadership of Dr Maria Rufina.

Arrangements during COVID-19 pandemic

OXCEL remains open and functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic both for existing students and new applicants.

As an Ordinary Member of OXCEL, a person can attend our OXCEL 9 Qualities of Leadership CPD programme via online. Each of these qualities in 9QOL will be delivered via a stand alone module with 3 contact hours for each. Upon completion of each module, candidates will be awarded a Certificate of Completion by OXCEL Asia-Pacific. Candidates must complete all the nine modules of 9QOL in order to be awarded any of our professional certifications by OXCEL UK. All lectures will be held on e-learning basis via Zoom, Facebook Live etc.

A person awarded the Fellowship of OXCEL can now pursue our European-American University DBA Programme. From now on, all supervisions of thesis will be done via online and social media.

Visit OXCEL Asia-Pacific on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/oxcelasiapacific

Further recognition for OXCEL members through European-American University programs

There are opportunities for diploma-holders of OXCEL to gain further recognition through candidacy for the overseas distance learning degree awards of European-American University (www.europeanamerican.university).

Legal information: Degrees issued by European-American University are not United Kingdom degrees, nor are they designed to be comparable to United Kingdom degrees. The degrees of European-American University are issued under European-American University’s Royal Charter of Incorporation from the Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara (one of the subnational kingdoms of the Republic of Uganda).

OXCEL Certification Graduates 2017

  1. Anize Nur Datuk Mohamed Nizam (Fellow)
  2. Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Riza Md Ibrahim (Fellow)
  3. Dato’ Jahlilawati Abu Bakar (Fellow)
  4. Nizal Mohamad (Fellow)
  5. Ferri Anugerah Makmur (Fellow)
  6. Rohani Ibrahim (Fellow)
  7. Rakhisah Mat Zin (Fellow)
  8. Ezdwan Razak Zainal Abidin (Graduate)
  9. Norazah Zainal (Graduate)
  10. Zulbahari Mohd Ali (Graduate)
  11. Adam Danial Dato’ Azahari (Young Leaders Award)
  12. Emir Haqim Dato’ Azahari (Young Leaders Award)
  13. Banafsya Amiruddin (Young Leaders Award)
  14. Muhammad Akmal Syafi Mohd Syamsul (Young Leaders Award)
  15. Muhammad Danish Irfan Dato’ Seri Ibrahim (Young Leaders Award)
  16. Nur Farzana Ahmad Fariz (Young Leaders Award)
  17. Noor Hannan Akhmal (Young Leaders Award)

OXCEL CPD Seminar, October 2018

On 2 and 3 October 2018, OXCEL’s CPD Seminar took place at the Doubletree Hilton, The Intermark, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The convenor of the CPD Seminar was Professor Dato’ Azahari Othman, President of OXCEL Asia-Pacific. The seminar was led by Dr Michel Gagne, FDipOXCEL.

Updates on forthcoming events

  • The OXCEL CPD programme which is scheduled to be on 4th & 5th September 2018 has been changed to 2nd & 3rd October 2018.
  • The briefing for EAU-DBA candidates from OXCEL will be held on 13th August. Registration will be done on this day.
  • Final coaching session & review session for the YLP students will be held tentatively on 7th October 2018. We are now open for YLP 2nd Intake for year 2018/2019.

OXCEL Youth Leadership Development Programme 2017-18

PROGRAMME DETAILS
OXCEL YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME – 2017/2018 INTAKE

OVERVIEW
With the increased numbers of social problems among youths today and the uncertainty of their career progress in the future, parents need all the support and guidance they can get to nurture and develop their potential youth. Given the right platform such as OXCEL, we believe every youth has the opportunity to envision and pursue the best possible future. They have great potential to be nurtured and enhanced with the right skills and knowledge to become quality leaders of tomorrow. OXCEL is the starting point for many youth to begin with the right skill and attitude in leading themselves and others. The OXCEL 9 Qualities of Leadership together with the right assessment methods has proven to be the best model in guiding and coaching the youth in achieving their personal goals and career progress.

OBJECTIVE
The main objective of this programme is to nurture, develop, monitor, and assess the talents of youth from very young age with the right skills, knowledge, and attitude towards becoming the best, high quality, and respected leaders of tomorrow.

BENEFITS OF PROGRAMME
1. Youth participated in this programme will be taught, coached and assessed based on the OXCEL 9 Qualities of Leadership.
2. Participants will be assigned to Mentors of OXCEL for personal guidance and advised throughout the programme.
3. Participants will become a lifetime member of OXCEL with an opportunity to learn from the best Speakers and Mentors of OXCEL.
4. Participants will be monitored and assessed using our OXCEL Achievement Grid before they can achieve one certification level to another until they reach to the top most level i.e Fellow of OXCEL.
5. Participants will be instilled with the right values and positive leadership qualities starting from the young age.

ASSESSMENT & PROGRAMME METHODOLOGY
This is a lifetime programme that gives full benefits to the youths to learn the OXCEL 9 Qualities of Leadership skills and thoughts, with five levels of leadership certifications being awarded upon full assessment.

OXCEL 9 Qualities of Leadership

Once enrolled in this programme, the youths will be attending a leadership workshop for durations of 3 days/2 nights as part of the pre-certification assessment. Upon completion of this assessment, the youths will be conferred the OXCEL Youth Leadership Award 2018, by The Oxford Centre for Leadership, United Kingdom. As the youths make career progress in their life, they will continue to attend more leadership programmes such as seminars, workshops, talks, etc. organize by OXCEL. These programmes which consist of five certification levels will further enhance the youths’ leadership skills, abilities and knowledge in their life and career. Upon assessment and requirements for each certification levels, the youths can apply for any of the OXCEL five leadership certifications as follows ;

Level 1: Certificate of OXCEL (Cert.OXCEL)
Age group: 19 – 22 yrs old
Experience: Min. 1 year of leadership
Target group: University level, Supervisory, or equivalent

Level 2: Associate Diploma of OXCEL (A.Dip.OXCEL)
Age group: 23 – 26 yrs old
Experience: Min. 3 years of leadership
Target group: Senior Supervisory, Junior Executive, or equivalent

Level 3: Graduate Diploma of OXCEL (G.Dip.OXCEL)
Age group: 27 – 30 yrs old
Experience: Min. 5 years of leadership
Target group: Executives, Managers, or equivalent

Level 4: Post Graduate Diploma of OXCEL (PG.Dip.OXCEL)
Age group: 31 – 40 yrs old
Experience: Min. 10 years of leadership
Target group: Senior Managers, or equivalent

Level 5: Fellow Diploma of OXCEL (F.Dip.OXCEL)
Age group: 40 yrs old – above
Experience: Min. 20 years of leadership
Target group: CEOs / GMs, Chairman, Directors, or equivalent.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (LIFETIME LEARNING)

THE YOUTH CANDIDATES
– Open to Malaysian youth of all races, age 15 – 22 years old
– Male or Female
– Active in school activities/sports, members or committee of associations, head of students
– Able to communicate in and understand English

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
– Limited to 20 pax only for 1st intake 2017/2018
– First come, first served basis
– Enrolment closing date, 10th December 2017
– Enrolment fee, GBP 250
– Administration fee, GBP 50

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE
Official launch date is on 30th December 2017 @ Royal Lake Club, Kuala Lumpur.
Youth Leadership Development Workshop is on 19th – 21st March 2018 (Monday – Wednesday)
– Registration on 18th March 2018, 3pm.
– Duration 3 days / 2 nights (Tentative Schedule as attached)
– Venue, Kuala Lumpur
– Blazers measurement session on last day of programme
– Youth Learning Café.
– Review and sharing sessions
– To be held every first Sunday of the month for four sessions (3rd June, 1st July, 5th August, and 2nd September 2018)
– Time 08:30am – 11:30am
– Venue, Kuala Lumpur.

Youth Leadership Ceremony Awards, London.
– End September 2018
– Venue, London.
Youth Leadership Ceremony Award, Kuala Lumpur.
– November 2018
– Venue, Kuala Lumpur

OXCEL YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2017/2018
OUR PRINCIPAL
NIZAL MOHAMMAD, Fellow & Mentor of OXCEL
A celebrity speaker, and ex-MHI TV3 Host, Nizal has a vast experience in leadership communication, public speaking and presentation, and currently very active in corporate trainings particularly in the area of Personal Development and Motivation. He has been involved in many local and international Youth Development Programmes, and has contributed a lot with great passion in the development of youth today.

OUR PANEL OF ADVISORS
1. PROF. DATU JOHN KERSEY
Advisory Council & President of OXCEL International & United Kingdom
2. PROF. DATO’ DR. AZAHARI OTHMAN
President / Chief Executive of OXCEL Asia-Pacific
Founder, OXCEL Youth Leadership Development Programme
3. PROF. DATUK DR. MOHAMED NIZAM ISA
Fellow / Advisor of OXCEL Asia-Pacific
4. ANIZE NUR DATUK M.NIZAM
Fellow / Vice-President of OXCEL Malaysia
5. NIZAL MOHAMMAD
Fellow & Mentor / Principal of OXCEL-Youth Leadership Programme
6. DR. MARIA RUFINA
Fellow & Mentor of OXCEL

ENQUIRIES & REGISTRATIONS
OXCEL-YLP Secretariat (Malaysia):
+60123983723 / +60177372127 / +60102260939
Email: oxcelasiapacific@gmail.com

OXCEL organises MBSB Team Bonding event

60 participants are confirmed comprised of all levels from supporting staffs up to the management level. The programme includes a special focus on OXCEL’s 9 Qualities of Leadership. Each participant who successfully completes the programme will receive a Certificate of Recognition from OXCEL and the opportunity to participate in OXCEL’s Certification Programme at a discounted rate. A second group of 96 participants is scheduled provisionally for November.