RAM is an affiliate of Standard & Poor's and the Chairman of the Training Committee in the Association of Credit Rating Agencies in Asia (ACRAA).

As the country's trailblazer in credit rating, RAM was entrusted with the responsibility of educating the Malaysian capital market about bonds, a relatively new and alternative form of financing in the country at that time. The aim was towards developing a knowledgeable and sophisticated bond market in Malaysia.

RAM pledged its commitment towards this entrusted role of market educator on bonds by committing significant time, financial and human resources in cultivating an enlightened and savvier debt capital market. Careful research was done continually to assess the educational needs of the market.

Relevant trainings and workshops were conducted regularly for RAM's rating clients and their advisers, professionals, directors and investors alike to meet those needs. Thus, the birth of RAM's Training Division to ensure focus and the highest quality in deliverables as validation of RAM's dedication in developing an informed and sophisticated bond market in Malaysia.

Today, after more than a decade of being in the training business, coupled with its 16 years of credit rating experience, RAM's Training Division has conducted more than 1,000 workshops and seminars and has trained over 20,000 participants.

Training programmes conducted by RAM Training do not focus solely on enhancing the technical skills of professionals but are also aimed at reinforcing and enhancing values of professionalism, integrity and creative thinking amongst the participants.

The core of RAM's vocation in training is to develop human capital equipped for the impending challenges and opportunities of globalisation in the 21st century.

For further information on the training programmes provided by RAM, enquiries may be directed to:

Padthma Subbiah
Tel: +603-7628 1762
E-mail: padthma@ram.com.my