Kolej Kemahiran Minda Isbauk (Isbauk Thinking Skills College)

Institution Overview

Background

In line with the motto of “EDUCATION MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE“, ISBAUK Educational Group is here to achieve this.

ISBAUK Educational Group comprises:

• Isba UK Thinking Skills College
• Isba UK Thinking Skills Academy
• Isba UK Training & Development S/B
• Isba UK Education S/B

Vision

Its vision is to be a reputable thinking skills higher learning institute producing knowledgeable and highly skilled graduates in the region.

Mission

• Provide quality educational opportunities and training to all regardless of their background
• Promote and make Malaysia the best education hub in the Asian region
• Inculcate a global arena for International Dimension
• Equip students with “Thinking and Communication Skills”
• Assist students in internship and graduate employability
• Provide affordable education to all
• Recruit and develop highly qualified and skilled lecturers
• Provide adequate and excellent facilities
• Provide various types of skills and professional courses that are relevant; and produce graduates who will be well received by other universities for further studies and sought by employers for gainful employment
• Provide education loans through funding bodies and scholarships
• Cater for the welfare of students and staff
• Continuously monitoring and scrutinizing the quality of the programmes
• Produce graduates with a strong sense of personal accountability and responsibility
• Encourage academic staff to be actively engaged in R&D

Academic Strength

Ever since 2009, we have been operating in the name of ISBAUK Thinking Skills College and ISBAUK Thinking Skills Academy at 9^th and 10^th Floor of BREM MALL. Many students, which totals to approximately 1,200 to date, have been given the opportunity to follow skills programmes from SKM Certificate level and upon completing it, are allowed entry to ISBAUK’s Diploma programmes. The college continued to grow with the setting up of a new branch in Rawang and another floor (i.e. 11^th Floor) at BREM MALL. As a relatively established academy and college of quality education, students who have successfully completed our diploma will be able to gain entry into more than 50 universities in the world. This is the reason why ISBAUK keeps on expanding within a relatively short span of time to achieve the large number of students it has today.

With the Skill Development Programmes and ISBA’s Diploma Programmes, our stakeholders are showered with a source of satisfaction due to ISBAUK’s unmatched expansion. Today, as an evidence to our trail of excellence, we have not only one but two colleges i.e. one in Kepong and the other in Rawang. This is indeed a formidable achievement for all staff of ISBAUK.

One of the fundamental policy-norms of ISBAUK is continuous teacher training and staff development since its inception. As ISBAUK focuses on skill-based programmes at SKM Certificate level and a solution-focused approach at ISBAUK’s Diploma level, this training is fundamental. We are known to be the pioneers in meeting the impending demands of today’s employers and this is why we are always renewing our momentum in our training strategy for both the academy and the college.

On 26 October 2005, ISBAUK signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Malaysian Government, namely, Majlis Latihan Vokasional Kebangsaan (MLVK), Ministry of Human Resources, Malaysia. 

Witnessed by Minister of Human Resource, Datuk Seri Dr Fong Chan Onn, the MoU states that students have to complete the skills programme before they are allowed to enrol for the ISBA UK Diploma, and subsequently a bachelor’s degree.

ISBAUK has been awarded approvals from Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran Malaysia, Ministry of Human Resource, Malaysia and Malaysia Immigration Department to recruit international students in Malaysia.

ISBAUK Thinking Skills College is registered with the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. The institution offers certificate and diploma programmes. The institution’s mission is to provide quality educational opportunities and training to all at affordable fees, regardless of their background. The college is approved by:

• Human Resource Development Council, Ministry of Human Resource Malaysia (PSMB)
• Ministry of Education, Malaysia
• The Association of Business Executives (ABE), UK
• Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
• Ministry of Finance, Malaysia (MOF)
• Ministry of Home Affairs, Malaysia (KDN) 

ISBAUK Thinking Skills College is accredited by the Association of Business Executives (ABE), UK. The College is accredited to conduct the following programmes by ABE:

• Business Management
• Financial Management
• Management of Information System
• Business Start-up and Entrepreneurship
• Human Resource Management
• Marketing Management
• Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management

ISBAUK Thinking Skills College is now planning to offer bachelor and master degree programmes in the near future.

Programme Outline

Isba UK Educational Group offers niche programmes in ICT as well as hospitality, travel and tourism, business management, Islamic finance and English language.

The programmes offered are:-

ISBA UK Thinking Skill College

• Diploma in Business Management
• Diploma in Islamic Finance
• Diploma in Business Management (ABE UK)
• Diploma in Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Management (ABE UK)
• Certificate English Language 

ISBA UK Thinking Skill Academy

• Certificate & Diploma in Office Administration
• Certificate & Diploma in Computer System
• Certificate & Diploma in Computer Network
• Certificate & Diploma in Multimedia (Animation)
• Certificate in Hospitality (Food & Service)

All our diploma courses are accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) and approved by the Ministry of Education (MOE).

All our courses are awarded by the Department of Skill Development (DSD), Ministry of Human Resource, Malaysia (MOHR), Jabatan Pembangunan Kemahiran (JPK) and are recognised internationally.

Financial Assistance

Our founder, the late Dato’ Dr Tan Tiong Hong championed the principle that quality education must be made affordable to all irrespective of race, religion, creed and colour.

Thus, ISBA UK Educational Group endeavours to provide opportunities to all students, especially those who are deserving, by offering them scholarships and financial aid such as:

• ISBA UK Educational Group’s scholarships of RM2,000,000.00
• Zheng He Study loan
• PTPTN loan