RIDHWAN YUSOFF

MANAGER, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LEAD TRAINER

Ridhwan Yusoff’s diverse background and versatility in training both youth and adult audiences enables him to tap on a plethora of experiences in sharing, connecting and engaging with people.

Known for his creative training methodologies, he injects a catalytic blend of positive energy and resonant experiences throughout his trainings. Passionate about making a difference, Ridhwan believes in the power of experiences in inspiring transformations. He envisions training & development as a platform for every person to discover the limits of their potential — and exceed them.

Ridhwan’s niche lies in leadership development, where he dedicates himself to moulding vibrant leaders who believe they can make the world a better place through their active contribution. His philosophy in leadership centres on credibility and trust; he gets teams to create and relate to shared meaningful experiences. His mantra is that the greatest training programmes build a safe, conducive and creative learning environment that empowers participants to authentically discover new learning every time.

Blending face-to-face training with emerging disruptive technologies is one of Ridhwan’s pet projects as he seeks to create a nuanced synergy between the two in his trainings. From using Google Hangouts to Kahoot quizzes as well as leveraging on augmented and virtual reality, he has harnessed the power of these technologies to create training experiences that are novel, cutting-edge and purposeful.

As a results-trained Brain-Based Coach, Ridhwan actively mentors tertiary students and undergraduates to chart their career planning goals and prepare for scholarship and job interviews. Being a Fascinate Certified Advisor, he also utilizes personal branding guru Sally Hogshead’s HowtoFascinate system to help them gain clarity, conviction and charm when developing their own personal brand.

In his eight years of training experience, Ridhwan has been a key curriculum developer for AKLTG. Amongst the many life-changing programmes he has written are : Winning the Game of the 21st Century, The Fascinating Facilitator, Your Fascinating Brand, Career Scene Investigation and Seed Leadership. As AKLTG’s resident intrapreneur, he  has also hosted multiple social entrepreneurship hack-a-thons for the tertiary crowd . The purposeful experiences sparked by his programmes have impacted over 110,000 youths and adults across countries that include Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

QUALIFICATIONS/ CERTIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor of Social Science in Political Science (Hons)
  • Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA)
  • TetraMap® Facilitator
  • DiSC® Facilitator
  • Trained Facilitator of The Leadership Challenge®
  • Roger Greenway Active Reviewing and Facilitation
  • Results-Based Coach (Neuro-Leadership Institute)
  • Certified Fascinate Advisor
  • Strong Interest Inventory Administrator
  • WSQ in Design Thinking

TRAINING EXPERTISE

  • Leadership Development
  • 21st Century Skills
  • Education and Career Guidance
  • Coaching & Facilitation
  • Content Marketing
  • Creativity & Innovation
  • Curriculum Design
  • Cyber-wellness
  • Dynamic Communication
  • Personal Branding
  • Presentation Dynamics
  • Project Management
  • Team-building

TRAINING EXPERIENCE

  • World Vision 30-Hour Famine Camp (Singapore)
  • HDB Ambassadors Training (Singapore)
  • HPB Primary 6 Managing Change Workshop Series (Singapore)
  • Jamiyah Children’s Home Project Runway Enrichment Series (Singapore)
  • Mendaki Future First Programme
  • Mendaki Family Hack-a-thon
  • Mendaki Lifelong Learning Festival
  • MCY We Actually Relationship Management Series (Singapore)
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pre-Scholarship Leadership Training (Singapore)
  • NIE The Meranti Project
  • NTU Scholars Leadership
  • NTU Scholars Personal Branding
  • NTU Career Office Personal Branding and Networking
  • NUS Asean Scholars Community Hack-a-Thon
  • RHB National Youth SEED Leadership Camp (Malaysia)
  • The Global Youth Academy (Indonesia)
  • Invited as Guest-of-Honour, Greendale Secondary School Student Leaders Investiture, 2012
  • LTA Team-building Series
  • LTA Presentation Dynamics
  • Standard Chartered Bank Elite Future Leaders Programme

LIST OF CLIENTS TRAINED

  • ITE College West/East/ Central
  • Ngee Ann Polytechnic
  • Anderson Junior College
  • Victoria Junior College
  • Saint Andrew’s Junior College
  • Millenia Institute
  • Ministry of Education HQ
  • National Institute of Education
  • National University of Singapore
  • Nanyang Technological University
  • Singapore Institute of Management
  • Singapore Technologies
  • Central CDC Singapore
  • Southeast CDC Singapore  
  • Land Transport Authority
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • RHB Bank Berhad
  • Caliber Link
  • E2I Singapore
  • Lifelong Learning Institute
  • And many more.