| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 7 Feb Jan 2017 | Asia Samachar |
A workshop to explore how Gurdwaras and parents can help youth learn critical living skills is being planned by a retired army officer in Kuala Lumpur on 19 February 2017.
The one-day workshop led by Lt. Col. (Rtd) Mohan Singh Rendhawa will be held at the at the youth center next to Wadda Gurdwara Kampung Pandan in Kuala Lumpur.
“Parents and the Sanggat will find out how they can work together as a team to help our youth develop the soft skills required to become more employable in the future,” he tells Asia Samachar.
The morning session (8.30am to 1pm) is for youth from the ages of 14 onwards while the afternoon session (2pm-5pm) is for parents and the Sanggat.
Lt-Col Mohan had organised similar workshops last year for gurdwaras in Seremban, Shah Alam and Selayang.
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This time around, he is teaming up with Wadda Gurdwara Sahib Kg Pandan, Gurdwara Sahib Kampung Pandan Dalam, Gurdwara Sahib Sungai Besi (Shaapa) and the Malaysian Armed Forces Sikh Veterans Association (MAFSVA) to create gurdwara level programmes to develop critical living skills among Sikh youth. All other gurdwaras are also invited to join in the program.
The workshop will encourage gurdwaras to cooperate with parents and link their activities to the school co- curriculum system.
Participants will be exposed to the Duke of Edinburgh Award which can be earned by the youth age 14 to 24 doing activities in and around the gurdwaras. Youth will be encouraged to sign up for the award and work on completing the Bronze, Silver and Gold medal requirements during their school holidays.
“The focus of the program is to help youth develop soft skills and self leadership skills. Today a lack of soft skills is a major cause of youth failing to secure jobs. It has been reported that 30% of local University graduates fail job interviews due to a lack of self confidence and lack of their ability to communicate effectively in English,” he said.
The workshop will also enable the youth to learn self leadership and critical soft skills.
“They will develop friendship among other Sikh youth and learn to cooperate with one another to complete simple but useful team based projects. This program will also be a good way to keep our youth active and engaged during school holidays,” he said.
Interested parents can also volunteer assist in coordinating the related activities. These parents will be trained free by the Ministry of Youth in a special two day Leadership Course.
[For more information, call Lt-Col at +6017.8889512]
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