Personnel Profile
Dr Alvin Oh
Dr Alvin Oh, BSc (Econ) Hons (London), Post-Grad Dip Law (NUS), MSc (Leicester), and PhD (Hull), UK, MSIM, MSIPMM, MMDIS, MSHRI, is Regional Managing Partner (Asia), Wisdom Consultancy Pte Ltd. He is also the Head of Educational Consultancy at Pirax Education Foundation (Indonesia)". A Doctorate in Education and Master Trainer, Alvin consults with organizations on Organizational Effectiveness & Human Resource Development issues. His experience as a corporate trainer, lecturer, platform speaker and in-company HRD consultant for over 10 years in an international business consulting firm, banking and finance, public transport and the manufacturing industries, has enabled him to offer seminars and advisory services in management & leadership development, organizational development and career & professional development.
His clients include F&N Coca-Cola, Shimano, AXA Life, etc. He has also carried out corporate training & development based on performance management, consulted on the People Developer standards and has helped organizations in setting up learning systems towards being a learning organization.
Alvin is accredited to Cambridge University International Examinations and the Wisdom Academy International Group, UK in the use of the proprietary @Team Publications personal and management diagnostic instruments and profiles. He specializes in human performance improvement skills training and has conducted workshops in "Managing and Leading for Organizational Effectiveness", "Effective Coaching & Mentoring", "Presenting with Confidence", "Effective Facilitation Skills", "Top-Notch Supervisory Management", "Train-the-Trainer" programs, etc.
Using Square Wheels, 7 Habits, Problem Solving and Organizational Development techniques and approaches. He has also facilitated various high performance teambuilding programs and has been active in productivity training.
As an adjunct lecturer with several universities, Alvin has taught 'Economics, Management, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Development and Human Resource Development' modules for degree and diploma programs offered by the RMIT University, Open University Centre in collaboration with the Singapore Institute of Management, Bradford University in collaboration with the Management Development Institute of Singapore, Curtin University in collaboration with the Singapore Human Resource Institute, James Cook University in collaboration with SPRING-Singapore.
Alvin writes articles on 'organizational effectiveness & human resource development' for 'Today's Manager', a publication of the Singapore Institute of Management and 'Development & Learning in Organizations', an international management journal in UK.
Alvin is affiliated to several professional bodies such as the Singapore Institute of Management, the Singapore Institute of Purchasing & Materials Management, the Management Development Institute of Singapore as well as the Singapore Human Resources Institute.
He graduated with a first degree in Economics, with honors, from the University of London and a postgraduate diploma in Law from the National University of Singapore. He has also obtained a Master's degree in Training & Development from the University of Leicester and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Education from the University Of Hull, UK.
Alvin is currently working hand in hand with Pirax Education Foundation as the advisor and the head of education consultancy department. As educational advisor of Pirax Education Foundation, Alvin jointly directs the expansion of professional development and educational programs in Indonesia.