Page 63 - LIAM Annual Report 2020

ANNUAL REPORT 2020 61

LIAM CONTRIBUTES TO HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
THROUGH THE LIAM STRUCTURED INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
Despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry continued with its talent
development program under the LIAM Structured Internship Programme. During the year, we enrolled 87
interns from 24 universities locally and abroad to undergo the internship programme with 14 life insurance
companies and 2 reinsurance companies.
Introduced in September 2016, the LIAM Structured Internship Programme is open to Malaysian undergraduates
of all disciplines to undergo internship training at life insurance companies in Malaysia, to gain better insights
on the vast career opportunities available in the industry. To date, the programme has benefitted a total of
524 interns.
Two workshops were held in 2020. The workshops were a requirement of the programme to provide interns
with insight into the life insurance industry and to develop their soft skills i.e. English language, communication
and presentation skills. The objective is to nurture the interns to develop good leadership skills and to build
their self-confidence, be innovative and creative.
The first workshop was hosted by Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad at its premises in KL Eco City on 10 and 11 February
2020. It was attended by 41 participants. Interns had the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with
the LIAM Vice President, who is also the CEO of Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad, Rangam Bir. Rangam shared his
invaluable experiences in the industry and offered valuable tips to the interns as preparation for them before
entering the working world. The Head of Human Resources Operations, Gibraltar BSN Life Berhad, Theresa
Vimala Paul also spoke to the interns on the vast career opportunities within the life insurance industry.