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DET for United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) via Microsoft Teams

5 October 2020UncategorizedPeter Tan

UN ESCAP initiated 2 DET programmes for 40 disability focal points from 5th – 9th October.

DET for Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM) (a UNICEF Implementing Partner) via Zoom

30 September 2020UncategorizedPeter Tan

Grab Drivers Workshop on Supporting Passengers with Physical Disabilities

7 September 2019UncategorizedPeter Tan

Disability Equality Training & Disability-Related Services Training for Geopower Sdn Bhd (20 & 22 August, 2019)

22 August 2019UncategorizedPeter Tan

DET for ASEAN Secretariat

JW Marriot, Jakarta, Indonesia.

DET for University Malaya Medical Centre Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Opening speech by Prof Dr Nazirah Hasnan before commencement of Disability Equality Training Workshop — Assoc Prof Dr Nazirah Hasnan giving the opening speech before the Disability Equality Training Workshop at the University Malaya Medical Centre Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

articipant sharing an answer at the DET workshop — Participant sharing the answer for one of the exercises during the Disability Equality Training at the University Malaya Medical Centre.

Peter Tan facilitating a DET workshop — Peter Tan facilitating the Disability Equality Training Workshop at the University Malaya Medical Centre.

Participants working on DET Action Plan — Participants working on the DET Action Plan during the workshop at University Malaya Medical Centre.

DET Action Plan presentation — Presentation of DET Action Plan to provide more accessible parking spaces at University of Malaya Medical Centre.

Group photo of DET at UMMC — Group photo after the completion of Disability Equality Training Workshop for medical officers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists from the University Malaya Medical Centre Department of Rehabilitation Medicine.

First Announcement of Disability Equality Training for 2015

23 May 2014UncategorizedPeter Tan

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Women Family & Community Development, Malaysia and Disability Equality Training Forum have just issued the First Announcement for the 3rd Regional Training of Senior Trainers and 4th Regional Training of Trainers of Disability Equality Training.

General Information of the course and application forms can be downloaded below:

TOST 1st announcement 3rd TOST DET 2015

TOT 1st announcement 4th TOT DET 2015

Application Form TOT MS Word Version

Application Form TOST MS Word Version

National Level Training of Trainers on Disability Equality Training 2014

13 – 25 January 2014

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in collaboration with the Department of Social Welfare, Ministry of Women Family and Community Development and DET Forum organised a 10-day National Level Training of Trainer on Disability Equality Training. The workshop was held from 13 to 25 January, 2014 at the Training Institute of the National Council of Welfare and Social Development in Bandar Baru Sentul.

A total of 7 participants from Sabah, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, 2 from Rwanda and 2 from Uzbekistan spent 10 days learning to see disability from the Social Model of Disability perspective and making action plans, and skills on developing the structure of DET, making slides and facilitating workshops.

Together with 3 other senior trainers and under the guidance of Dr Kenji Kuno, I took turns to play the role of facilitator and co-facilitator to the participants, making sure that they fully understood the various modules in order for them to become effective trainers when they return to the respective organisations and countries.

DET TOT 2014 Malaysia at MAKPEM — DET TOT participants conducting a mock workshop on DET.

DET TOT Malaysia 2014 at MAKPEM — DET TOT participants from Uzbekistan deep in discussion during the workshop.

DET TOT 2014 Malaysia graduation — Participants of the DET TOT 2014 with their certificate of completion of the course with officials from JICA and the DSWM.

DET for SOCSO Batu Pahat

The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) organised a Disability Equality Training workshop for employers in Batu Pahat, Johor. This is to complement the Return to Work program and give employers a better understanding of disability issues and encourage them to take proactive actions to make the workplace inclusive and accessible. A total of 31 participants from various industries attended the one-day workshop.

DET PERKESO Batu Pahat Johor — Disability Equality Training for employers in Batu Pahat Johor organised by SOCSO.

DET group discussion on disability — Group discussion on the meaning of disability.

Sharing of discussion result during DET workshop — Sharing the results of group discussion during the DET workshop.

Sharing the result of group discussion during the DET workshop — A participant sharing the results of one of the group discussions during the workshop.

Action plan DET PERKESO Batu Pahat Johor — One of the action plans by the participants to make their workplace accessible and inclusive.

Group photo DET PERKESO Batu Pahat Johor — Group photo at the conclusion of DET for SOCSO in Batu Pahat Johor.

How to conduct effective training

29 – 30 July, 2013
This workshop to train senior job coach trainers was organised by Job Coach Network Malaysia and Japan International Cooperation Agency. It was held at Menara PERKESO in Kuala Lumpur. Among the topics covered were designing training courses, facilitation skills, techniques for making PowerPoint slides and presentation.