Our Trainers

Our Trainers

NTUC LearningHub and its affiliated/associated businesses has a wide range of industry experts that trains many individuals and corporate organisations. To help trainees and clients customise their training and consultancy needs, our trainers are at hand to provide timely advice and guidance that will ensure a valuable learning experience. 

List of Trainers

Celebrating our Trainers

NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) recognises and celebrates the outstanding work of our trainers in transforming the lives of workers through upskilling. We are pleased to showcase the following trainers who have demonstrated trainer excellence by awarding them with the NTUC LHUB Trainer Awards.

Arunagiri S/O Doraikannan (Arunz)

Arunagiri S/O Doraikannan (Arunz)

Arun conducts training in Workplace Safety & Health and Risk Management.

With over two decades in the marine, construction, process plant & recycling cum manufacturing industries in Operational and Health & Safety roles, Arun delivers content and shares the best practices in Workplace Safety & Health and Risk Management to trainees of all levels.

Arun holds a Bachelor of Science (Upper Second Class Honours) in Safety, Health & Environmental Management from Leeds Beckett University, England, and a Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety & Health from NTUC LearningHub. He has also attained various certificates in Workplace Safety & Health such as Fire Safety Management (Awarded by Civil Defence Academy, Singapore) and Environmental Control Officers' Course (Awarded by Singapore Polytechnic & National Environment Agency).

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Chandrasekran S/O Shunmugam (Chandra)

Chandrasekran S/O Shunmugam (Chandra)

Chandra conducts training in areas related to Customer Service, Stress Management, Leadership, Sales & Marketing, Time Management, Motivational & Personal Effectiveness programmes.

He is an eloquent speaker and charismatic facilitator with over 30 years of extensive and rich experience in the field of learning, development, and service excellence. Whilst his unparalleled blend of dynamism and passion has inspired many, Chandra’s commanding personality and versatility allows him to create a conducive and experiential learning environment for learners.

Chandra holds a Diploma in Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages from London Teacher Training College.

Donus Loh

Donus Loh

Donus conducts training in areas related to Resiliency, Positive Mindset Change, Mental Well-Being, Leadership & Management of Difficult situations programmes offered by Healthcare Academy.

He has over two decades of experience in both the private and public sectors in teaching, research, and consultancy roles to enhance human and psychological capital.

Donus holds a Master of Science (Distinction) in Clinical Neuroscience from the University of London, a Master of Science (Distinction) in Research (Psychology) from The University of Edinburgh, and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) from The Australian National University.

John Lai Sheuan Shyan

John Lai Sheuan Shyan

John conducts training in areas related to Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Customer Service Management, Design Thinking & other Soft Skills areas.

With over a decade of corporate experience in various industries from Banking, Food & Beverage, to Travel, John delivers training in a unique way that makes it come alive! John believes that life is about adding value to others. It is about getting the basics right as he always says, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"!

John is a certified trainer for John Maxwell’s leadership course and John Kotter Change Management. He is also a certified practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict & Mediation, and Personality profiling.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Flinders University of South Australia and a Graduate Diploma in Training & Development.

Koh Bee Hoon

Koh Bee Hoon

Bee Hoon conducts training in areas related to IT Skills.

She has close to three decades of training experience in the IT Training industry. In addition, she is a highly qualified IT trainer certified by Microsoft and the National Computer Board, as well as approved by the Ministry of Education to teach computer-related subjects ranging from Certificate to Advanced Diploma Courses. With her extensive experience in customising and designing Microsoft Application training programmes, Bee Hoon is able to develop and deliver customised courseware to meet individualised training needs of companies from different industries.

Bee Hoon holds a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Computer Science from University of Wolverhampton.

Samuel Jayakumar David

Samuel Jayakumar David

Samuel conducts training for Taxi Driver's Vocational Licence (TDVL) and Private Hire Car Driver's Vocational Licence (PDVL).

Prior to joining NTUC LearningHub, he has close to two decades of experience as an in-house trainer in the transport, education, and technology industries where he had the opportunity to train drivers to be proficient in CPR and AED as part of the AED-on-Wheels Programme. He is also a strong believer in continuous learning and improving his trade and has recently been certified as a Nearpod Certified Educator.

Samuel holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Second Class Honours) in Electronics & Communication Engineering from Bharathiar University, India.

Santhanaram Jayaram (Ram)

Santhanaram Jayaram (Ram)

Ram conducts training in areas related to Leadership Excellence, Business Excellence, Workplace Skills and Service Excellence.

He has over three decades of experience in both the private and public sectors including Financial Services - Retail and Learning and Development. With his versatility, engaging presence, and diverse industry experience in hosting, facilitating, and relating to a diverse group ranging from the PMETs to the C-suite, such as Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy's Senior Management Program.

Besides personalising and customising training for multinational corporations, universities, and private associations, Ram also specialises in helping top-level executives to improve their operational efficiencies; relate better through communication skills, pioneer creativity through design thinking skills, become better leaders through leadership and people management, deliver greater service excellence and move up the next level through career coaching.

Ram holds a Master of Business Administration from Oklahoma City University, the United States, and a Bachelor of Science in Business & Management Studies from the University of Bradford, England.

Tamilvaanan S/O Ganesan (Vaanan)

Tamilvaanan S/O Ganesan (Vaanan)

Vaanan conducts training in security.

Prior to becoming a trainer, Vaanan was in the security industry where he developed his operational, manpower management, and technical skills in areas such as VIP protection and Body Guard Services. He was also an English teacher in the Ministry of Education Malaysia for over a decade.

Vaanan holds a Diploma in Security & Fire Safety Management from Temasek Polytechnic in collaboration with Cisco.

Yang Yen Thaw

Yang Yen Thaw

Yen Thaw conducts training in areas related to Fundamentals of the Personal Data Protection Act (FoPDPA).

With close to three decades of law practice and over a decade of running his own law firm, Yen Thaw serves in roles such as Chief Legal Officer, Resident Management Consultant, and Chief PDPA consultant to various Singapore companies and trains Data Protection Officers. He is also a registered management consultant with the Institute of Management Consultants (Singapore). To him, “Law is a persuasion, management consultancy – a profession, and training – a passion”.

Yen Thaw has developed his own critical thinking process called QUESTS© – used for decision making, problem-solving, and process development, and an original design thinking model – DT D.E.S.I.G.N. He regularly delivers and conducts corporate training, masterclasses, workshops, keynote speeches, speaking assignments, and panel moderation on various subjects.

Zainal Abas B Ramlan

Zainal Abas B Ramlan

Zainal conducts training in areas related to Workplace Skills.

He has a wealth of experience in training, front-line sales, business management to human resources (sales) which he imparts and shares with his trainees. Zainal has also previously collaborated with e2i in developing both Attitude-Skills & Knowledge (ASK) and Executive Workshop (EW) programmes, training thousands of retrenched workers from 2007 until 2009. He is a strong believer in thinking out-of-the-box and strongly advocates these in his training sessions, posing fun challenges throughout his training.

Zainal holds various professional qualifications and certificates such as Advanced Certificate in Learning and Performance (ACLP), Certified Service Innovator (TSI) Program Facilitator, and People Developer Consultant.

Benedict Lim Zhi Xiang

Benedict Lim Zhi Xiang

Benedict conducts training in areas related to Stress, Resilience, Change Management, and Growth Mindset programmes offered by Healthcare Academy.

He is also the CEO & Chief Psychologist of iGROW, an award-winning psychological consulting firm that specialises in Leadership, Culture & Engagement. With more than a decade of experience working with corporations large and small across different industries, he has contributed to many positive results in seeing businesses succeed and empowering individuals.

Benedict has also presented at many national & international conferences in areas relating to Building Psychological Capital and Well-being.

Benedict holds a Master of Social Science in Counselling from the University of South Australia and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from American University for Humanities.

Chandrasekran S/O Shunmugam (Chandra)

Chandrasekran S/O Shunmugam (Chandra)

Chandra conducts training in areas related to Customer Service, Stress Management, Leadership, Sales & Marketing, Time Management, Motivational & Personal Effectiveness programmes.

He is an eloquent speaker and charismatic facilitator with over 30 years of extensive and rich experience in the field of learning, development, and service excellence. Whilst his unparalleled blend of dynamism and passion has inspired many, Chandra’s commanding personality and versatility allows him to create a conducive and experiential learning environment for learners.

Chandra holds a Diploma in Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages from London Teacher Training College.

Clement Arul Jeeva Susai Arul

Clement Arul Jeeva Susai Arul

Clement conducts training in areas related to cybersecurity.

He is a principal technology architect, consultant, security professional, and evangelist with over two decades of IT experience in areas such as cybersecurity, ethical hacking, security risk & governance, Big Data, IoT, systems analysis, digital forensics, and project management. His passion for cybersecurity has also led him to receive awards from the CyberSecurity Excellence Awards and Cyber Security Malaysia, Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation.

Clement holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class with Distinction) in Computer Science & Engineering from Bangalore University, India.

Collin Mah Yew Fook

Collin Mah Yew Fook

Collin is a Senior Trainer for security courses.

Having worked as a regular police officer, then an instructor trainer teaching different agencies for over two decades; Collin had always wondered how to best share his extensive experience with learners - and this led him to join NTUC LearningHub as a full-time trainer in 2016.

His personal mantra plays a huge role in shaping how he imparts knowledge to learners - "We never forsake our ethics in order to attain our objectives. Our actions are guided by our principle, not expediency"; by guiding learners to apply their know-hows and concepts correctly in their jobs through different role plays.

Collin is a certified Monadnock Defence Tactics System Instructor-Trainer and holds a 2nd Dan in Taekwondo (Singapore Taekwondo Federation). He also has a National ITE Certificate in Technology (Security Technology) awarded by the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore.

Heng Chiang Nguan Michael

Heng Chiang Nguan Michael

Michael conducts training in areas related to Workplace Skills.

Prior to becoming a trainer, he spent two decades in the engineering and manufacturing industry in quality assurance and control roles. He is also a certified trainer for Sony's patented internal training; QMDEI (Quality Management by Determination, Evaluation & Implementation) and CEDAC (Cause and Effect Diagram with Additional of Card).

Michael holds a Bachelor of Science (Purchasing & Logistics Management) from the National University of Singapore and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Singapore Institute of Management.

John Lai Sheuan Shyan

John Lai Sheuan Shyan

John conducts training in areas related to Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Customer Service Management, Design Thinking & other Soft Skills areas.

With over a decade of corporate experience in various industries from Banking, Food & Beverage, to Travel, John delivers training in a unique way that makes it come alive! John believes that life is about adding value to others. It is about getting the basics right as he always says, "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication"!

John is a certified trainer for John Maxwell’s leadership course and John Kotter Change Management. He is also a certified practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming, Emotional Intelligence, Conflict & Mediation, and Personality profiling.

John holds a Bachelor of Arts from The Flinders University of South Australia and a Graduate Diploma in Training & Development.

Khoo Boo Koon Derek

Khoo Boo Koon Derek

Derek conducts training in areas related to Workplace Skills.

His diverse past work experiences and portfolios in marketing, corporate communications, lecturing for subjects of Business Management, Marketing Management and Business Operations has taken him to ASEAN countries like Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Derek is a strong believer in constant upskilling and reskilling himself, having undergone studies and certifications in the areas of leadership coaching with Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholders Centered Coach and Coach U, personal development in Master Practitioner in Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), International Safety training with NEBOSH. He is also a certified Clinical Hypnotherapist because of his keen interest in developing the human potential to achieve success in their personal life.

Derek holds a Master of Science in International Marketing from University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

Koh Bee Hoon

Koh Bee Hoon

Bee Hoon conducts training in areas related to IT Skills.

She has close to three decades of training experience in the IT Training industry. In addition, she is a highly qualified IT trainer certified by Microsoft and the National Computer Board, as well as approved by the Ministry of Education to teach computer-related subjects ranging from Certificate to Advanced Diploma Courses. With her extensive experience in customising and designing Microsoft Application training programmes, Bee Hoon is able to develop and deliver customised courseware to meet individualised training needs of companies from different industries.

Bee Hoon holds a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours in Computer Science from University of Wolverhampton.

Marappan Palanisamy Kavitha

Marappan Palanisamy Kavitha

Kavitha conducts training in areas related to data analytics.

She is a Microsoft Certified Master Instructor and has close to three decades of working experience in training and technical developer roles. Over the years, Kavitha has conducted and customised a wide variety of corporate training and courseware for clients in both the private and public sectors.

Kavitha holds a Master of Engineering (First Class) in Power Systems and a Bachelor of Engineering with Distinction in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Bharathidasan University, India.

Shen Yen Ning Annie

Shen Yen Ning Annie

Annie conducts training in areas related to Workplace Skills.

She spent two decades in the manufacturing and project management consultancy industries as a Supply Chain and Project Management Expert before joining the training sector after experiencing first-hand the satisfaction of sharing and imparting her knowledge to others. Annie is passionate about digital training, and management contents and has been involved in instructional design and eLearning courses both locally and overseas.

Annie holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration (Purchasing & Logistics Management) from Southern Cross University, Australia.

Tamilvaanan S/O Ganesan (Vaanan)

Tamilvaanan S/O Ganesan (Vaanan)

Vaanan conducts training in security.

Prior to becoming a trainer, Vaanan was in the security industry where he developed his operational, manpower management, and technical skills in areas such as VIP protection and Body Guard Services. He was also an English teacher in the Ministry of Education Malaysia for over a decade.

Vaanan holds a Diploma in Security & Fire Safety Management from Temasek Polytechnic in collaboration with Cisco.

Yap Siew Hong Johnny

Yap Siew Hong Johnny

Johnny conducts training in areas related to Leadership Excellence, Business Excellence, Workplace Skills, Innovation Excellence, and Service Excellence.

He spent over two decades in corporate management roles, leading and growing regional business in American, French & British MNCs before becoming a trainer and advocate of lifelong learning. Concurrently, Johnny keeps himself current and relevant through his ownership and management of three local SMEs (Triduum Learning Labs, Active Aging LLP & Goo Central Pte Ltd).

Johnny holds a Master of Training & Development from Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from Ottawa University, United States of America and a Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management from Singapore Institute of Management.

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