Peer Helper

VISION 

• An Organization that is aware of student personal problems and act as a medium to help others mentally, physically and spiritually.

MISSION

•  To be an organization that would assist in producing well-rounded graduates who are
  creative and innovative with the potential to become leaders of industry and the nation.

• Our aim is to nurture creativity and innovativeness among the students by equipping them with problem solving skills/counselling skill. 

• An organization that contributes in establishing the 7 attributes required by UTP in student.

OBJECTIVE

• To provide ‘outreach’ approach program

•  To train peer helper in the skill of communication, teamwork, negotiation and creative thinking

• To provide the Counseling and Student Development unit and staff with useful channel of    communication concerning student matter.

• To build the capacity of existing support services to all students

Report on GOP (Gang Of Peers) 2010

EVENT: GANG OF PEERS (GOP)

                Gang of Peers (GOP) was held on Saturday 10^th April in Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). The event was held for one day starting at 8am until 5pm. It was participated by 3 universities: Kolej Komuniti Grik, Kolej Komuniti Cenderoh, and University Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). The objective of this event is to create bonds between other peers from other universities around Perak. This event was successfully organized and met the objective. This event was conducted by ___ committees from UTP led by Emi Murshadi and his assistant, Farah.

                This program started by a short introduction of UTP’s Peer Helper and the activities that had been completed and still being organized. This was presented by Puan Maznah, UTP’s counselor. It was followed by the opening and singing the GOP song theme which was ‘Memori Tercipta’ originally sung by Shiela from One in a Million (OIAM) reality television show.

                During this event, some activities and modules were conducted. Facilitators had conducted games such as ice-breaking, case study module, and topic master module. All the activities met their objectives. There was also a session of motivational talk on ‘Peer Qualities’ by Tuan Haji Abd. Jalil Abdullah, Counselor of University Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). There were relevant and interesting questions asked by the audience at the time.

                The event ended with a photography session with all the participants and facilitators. All participants returned safely. 

               

Report on NUC (National University Conference) 2010

PERSIDANGAN PERTAMA ANTARA UNIVERSITI-UNIVERSITI UNTUK BEBAS DADAH, ALKOHOL, TEMBAKAU, INHALAN DAN AIDS 2010 (NUC) was held for 2 days starting on 16th April until 17th April which is on Friday and Saturday. The occasion started at 8 am until 12am every day around the area of Chancellor Hall of University Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP). The event was participated by 5 universities including Persatuan Basmi Dadad (BASMIDA) from Brunei and UTP itself, with a total of 30 participants. The objective of this event is to create awareness among the youths about the importance of healthy lifestyle. This event was conducted in collaboration with Persatuan Mencegah Dadah Malaysia (PEMADAM) Kebangsaan and was also the main sponsor of this event. . This event was actually held using Bahasa Melayu as the language of communication.

             On the first day, Friday 16th April 2010, the participants arrived at the circulation, Chansellor Hall, for registration. Then the modules are conducted. A lot of modules were successfully completed throughout the events in meeting the objectives of the event. Modules named ‘Ice Breaking (ikut gaya saya, do you love me)’, ‘Kotak Hati’, ‘Menara Impian’, ‘Hidupkan Dirimu’ respectively had successfully met the objectives of each module. As the first module had completed, the participants were taken to their accommodation at Akademi Pembangunan Belia Malaysia (APBM) in Batu Gajah which is not far from UTP. The day was carried on with some more modules and also a presentation from BASMIDA in the afternoon until 7pm. Then, the participants went back to their accommodation for self preparation. Meanwhile, at night, a forum on drugs and drug addicts were held. This forum was combined with the opening for this event. This event was officiated by YBhg. Dato’ Norahayati binti Omar, Chairman of Women’s Affair, Exco for Women for UMNO Malaysia. The forum instead was attended by one moderator, three panels, all of different background. All panels had many things to share and had a lot of experience. The moderator invited was Encik Md. Akhir bin Mohd. Shariff. Three of the panels were a former drugs addict, a police officer and a representative from PEMADAM respectively.

          On the second day of the event, the participants were taken to UTP to continue their activities. The participants were provided breakfast first before continuing their schedule. The next activity was plenary for the whole day. The plenary was prepared by PEMADAM for the participants in this event. The day ended early at 6:15 in the evening. At 7:45 pm, participants were taken back to UTP. At 8:15pm, ‘Jamuan Malam Inspirasi’ was held. This agenda was the peak of this event. It was a combination of grand dinner, appreciation dinner and also, a closing ceremony for this event. The closing ceremony was attended and officiated by Dato’ Kaswuri bin Keman, Deputy Director of Training Bureau PEMADAM Kebangsaan.

           Finally, on Sunday 18th April 2010, a few simple games were held which was also conducted by the facilitators in order to strengthen the bonds that were made among the committees and the participants. The participants were sent back to APBM for packing and getting ready to return to their respective universities safely.