“Strategies that work, Solutions that matter, Results that last” make up keywords which define Maria Rufina’s approach to her trainings. She merges the divergent and convergent aspects of a topic to create a training flow that facilitates effective and interesting impact of knowledge and skills. Participants of all levels found her trainings inspiring, thus creating a conviction in them to implement what they have learnt. Dr. Rufina’s trainings are interactive and packed with activities, case studies and simulations.
Dr. Maria Rufina is a Malaysian Business Consultant and Certified Trainer/Facilitator that conducted over 1000 trainings, facilitation and consultations both in Malaysia and internationally. Some of the companies that have benefited from her expertise are GPIC, Bahrain Credit, EK Kanoo, INTERCOL, Azadea, Ebdaa Bank (Bahrain), Primary Health Care Corporation (Qatar), Islamic Saudi Development Bank (Jiddah KSA), Polwell (Singapore), Oxcel Cambodia, ExxonMobil, Esso Refinery, Aker Solutions, KWSP, Syarikat Air Johor Holdings, EPF and many more.
Dr. Maria’s area of specialization is in the area of Strategic Thinking & Planning, Management & Leadership Development and Motivational Skills. She also is successful in bringing out the best of the participants in topics such as Presentation, Facilitation; Train the Trainer and Personal Development, 5S Quality Improvement, Negotiation Skills, Communication, Customer Service and other soft skills. Dr. Maria delivered trainings in various other fields like: Team Building, Supervisory, Entrepreneurship, Safety Presentation Skills, Safety Leadership Skills, Presentation skills, Performance Management, Training Needs Analysis, HR Policies, Supply Chain Management and Personal Development to name a few.
In view of her effective training, Dr. Maria was appointed as a consultant at an oil rig, drilling platforms in an off shore facility to create behavioral changes and sustain a safety culture there. This 8 month venture had been turned into a model that can be duplicated for other platforms. As an outcome of this exposure, Dr. Maria had also created training modules which is a blend of soft skills and oil & gas safety practices to ensure effective implementation.
Her credentials in training & consultancy are Certified Trainer for Workplace Training & Assessment (Australian Standards); Certified Professional Facilitator by The International Association of Facilitators, US; Faculty Member (Malaysia) & Certified Trainer of Oxford Centre of Learning , UK (OXCEL) and a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Management.
Dr. Maria holds Doctorate in Business Administration (Training Impact Analysis) from the European American University in UK. A graduate from University Malaya, Dr. Maria Rufina also holds a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and MBA in Finance to her credit. To add to her credibility, she is also often invited to share her views and expertise in the area of Entrepreneurs Development and Human Capital Development on Astro Channel 4 (BeritaAstro) and Channel 6 (Business News).
Another of Dr. Maria’s accomplishment is in designing a Personal Organizer called PROPAK, which embraces a definite and simple approach in organizing onself and could improve efficiency by at least 30%. PROPAK has been patented and it is also in the plans to be offered as a software on Apple i-store and Androids. Apart from this, Dr. Maria has also designed some training games and is working with companies in the UK to validate and commercialize it for global market.
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