An epitome of lifelong learning

At 66, Gurcharam Kaur ( umh; I’m only 41 and maybe old enough to pursue a course) is now a proud degree holder after having had to put her dreams on hold to take care of her parents and help bring up three younger siblings. ( poor family background sometimes do help to improve oneself)

The former English teacher received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education ( Teaching English as a Second Language or TESL) at the 33rd UPM convocation ceremony. In June 2005, Gurcharam, who has 40 years of teaching experience under her belt, decided to further her studies at UPM.

Her decision followed encouragement from her siblings who became successful in their own right.

` I did not encounter any problems during my 4 years of long-distance learning at UPM….rather, I received excellent grades five times,” said Gurcharam who currently lives in Negri Sembilan.

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For those out there, it’s a perfect example of lifelong learning. One should embrace CHANGE! Lifelong learning its an opportunity for the mass population to obtain quality tertiary education via open learning concept at affordable costs. It would also enlightened ones future.

For directors of company, its time to promote a lifelong learning culture in your organization. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. It would certainty benefit the company in terms of creating a knowledgeable employees that would bring the company to greater heights and enhance its competitiveness in their relevant sector. Its an arduous task though but its definitely not an inane idea; maybe to others yes but the choice is your to determine your own future.

To be successful, 99% depends on hardwork and 1% luck