Ten teams of students participants; all for the School of Business Studies (SBS) battled out for the Championship title in the presentation competition on their learning experiences from the Boot camp – (Intermediate level) at the final of the TARC-KPMG BEST Soft Skills Development Programme (TKBSSDP). The objective of TKBSSDP is for the students to learn and understand the essentials of soft skills that included personal mission statement, teamwork, time management, goal setting and more.
The winning team; “Mix Tape” which comprised of Benedick Tan Cherng Tswen, Tan Choon Yiap, Chew Pei Qi, Tan Hooi Nee, Lee Jia Jie, Ngau Kah Mun, Gan Hui Ping, Cheong Kok Wei and Lee Wei Qiong stole the judges’ hearts with their impressive teamwork, eloquence and an exciting video presentation about their involvement in the TKBSSDP which included games like “Tower Building” and “Trust your partner”. The other teams were Synergy, Zenith, Unanimous, Optimistic, Ace, Achievers, High Dream, Evolution and Dynamic Element.
The event, held at DK ABF KL Main Campus was attended by over 200 persons including officials from both KPMG and TARC, lecturers and students. TKBSSDP, the first of its kind for accountancy students has garnered the support of ACCA and its representative, Dr Ng Boon Beng, Finance Director, Oracle Corporation Malaysia and member of ACCA Malaysia Advisory Committee (MAC) was one of the judges in the competition.
Photos and Captions:
Photo 1: Champion team, The Mix Tape presenting their final project. (Inset picture) Mr Khoo Chin Guan, Executive Director - Head of Tax, KPMG Tax Services Sdn Bhd giving away the prize to Benedick Tan Cherng Tswen, the team leader for the Mix Tape.
Photo 2: Judges on that day; (from left) Ms Koh Ree Nie, Audit Director, KPMG, Ms Peggy Then, Tax Partner, KPMG, Dr Ng Boon Beng, Finance Director, Oracle Corporation Malaysia and member of ACCA Malaysia Advisory Committee (MAC), Mr Johnny Chin, Head of Language Division and Ms Tiong SueYii, Lecturer, both from School of Social Science and Humanities (SSH)
Photo 3: Group photo of the students, TARC and KPMG representatives
