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ONLINE RESOURCES & VOCATIONAL TRAINING

March 2020
 Autism Portal - DAGA Chair initiated 1st meeting with Help University to kick
start an a joint effort to setup AUTISM portal (one stop information centre) to
connect all the stakeholders.

 Vocational Training - Help University has offered grant for DAGA trainers that
underlines short term professional certification & research base courses that
will upskill them.

 Meeting was chaired by Prof Datuk Dr. Paul Chan Tuck Hoong & attended by
his wife Datin Chan-Low Kam Yoke, Dr. Gerard Joseph Louis, DAGA Chair
PAG J.Henry, PAG Susan Tu, PAG Karthi Palanisamy & PP Paul Nyu.

1st Meeting between DAGA & Help University to setup “One Stop Information Portal for
AUTISM group & Vocational Training grant by Help University for DAGA trainers” which

took place at Help University on 13th March 2020. Meeting was chaired by Prof Datuk
Dr. Paul Chan.

During the discussion, Help University keen to work with DAGA to upskill our trainers in the area
like early childhood, physiology which are very relevant & one step further to offer grants for
them to undertake Master/PhD programmes.

MoU with NASOM:

April 2020
NASOM Rotary - MoU signing between DAGA & NASOM scheduled for April
2020 postponed indefinitely due COVID-19.