(MC) Enhancing Your Debt Recovery Skills & Improving Your Company’s Collection Index

20-21 Mar, 2023, AC Hotel Kuala Lumpur by Marriott (Formerly known as Vistana Kuala Lumpur)

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MR. K. Pathmanathan, has more than 30 years of experience in the field of training and education. He is a hands-on, bilingual trainer who graduated with LL.B (Hons) from the University of London and the CLP (Mal.). He is widely recognised as a leading trainer in Contract Management, in Malaysia.In these many years, he has trained personnel from various companies and levels, especially in the areas of Law and Management including Contract Management, Credit Control and Debt Recovery, Negotiation Skills,
Management / Leadership and many more. He has trained and lectured for private companies and government entities.


 

Work Experience

K.Pathma started as a Law lecturer for undergraduate law students for a period of about 10 years. As a lecturer, he specialized in the Law of Contract, Law of Tort including Negligence, English and Malaysian Legal System and Trust & Equity. After which he embarked on Corporate training which he still continues. The topics that he trains on include: Contract Management; Corporate Liability on Corruption; Debt Recovery; Sexual Harassment at the Workplace and Leadership & Management programs. K.Pathma has been lecturing on the Law of Contract subject since 1988 to undergraduate students. He is the pioneer trainer for Contract Management in Malaysia and has been conducting training on this topic for the past 20 years to mostly corporate clients. Some of his clients include major multi-national companies in Malaysia such as Telekoms Malaysia, Petronas, Tenaga National, York, Proton, Risda and many more including the Oil & Gas industry.


 

Benefits of hiring Mr K.Pathma

Participants have found his training programs to be interesting, highly effective and practical for their daily duties. These have been manifested in the post-training evaluation reports and the strong recommendation by participants for others to attend Mr. Pathma’s programs. He has a personal commitment to help individuals and organizations to achieve their highest potential and vision. He has excellent classroom management skills and is able to bring out the extrovert in participants resulting in in-depth lasting results. He is able to combine the elements taught in a specific program both legal and management with real life requirements for those on the job.

 

Industry Experience

His clients are mostly from the petrochemical industries, manufacturing sectors, banking, telecommunications, consumer products and services
industries namely big corporate companies such as Petronas, PSMB, Tenaga Nasional, Jabatan Air, Telekom, Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation, TM Touch, Hitachi, Tioxide (M) Sdn. Bhd., Ambank, Affin Bank, Bank Rakyat, Nippon Oil Exploration, Hewlett Packard, Penang Port, Penang Bridge Sdn Bhd, Measat Broadcasting Network Systems, Sony, Infineon Technologies, STEC, Wong Engineering, Silterra, Teknik Janakuasa, B Braun, Bax Global, Transocean Malaysia, Harbour Board – Sarawak, Silitek Corporation, Mattel (M), United Sweethearts Garment, Yan Jin (M), BAX
Global, Circle Freight, Kintetsu Air Services, Bayview Beach Resort, Cititel Penang, Evergreen Laurel Hotel, DIC Compounds, Sitt Tatt Co, Tim Electronics, Petronas Fertilizer (Kedah) and its subsidiaries, Fed Ex, GD Express, H. K. Lamtech, Advance Sound Products, Paramount Engineering, Motosikal & Enjin Nasional Berhad (Modenas), Yamaha and Sime Tyres
International to name a few.

 

Participation from the Government sectors include those from the Land Department, Risda, Felda, Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri, Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia, Jabatan Kesihatan PP, Customs Department, Local Councils and other government agencies.

 

Mr. Pathmanathan is a hands-on, bilingual trainer who graduated with LL.B (Hons) from the University of London in 1986 and the CLP (Mal) in 1987.

Venue Details

AC Hotel Kuala Lumpur by Marriott (Formerly known as Vistana Kuala Lumpur)
9 JALAN LUMUT OFF JALAN IPOH,, KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, 50400,
Fax : 0 3-40428000

https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/kulka-ac-hotel-kuala-lumpur/overview/?scid=45f93f1b-bd77-45c9-8dab-83b6a417f6fe&y_source= 1_MTQ2NDU5MDEtNDgz LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D

Contact us

Juliany,
03 2283 6109
juliany@ipa.com.my

Phoebe,
03 2283 6100
phoebe@ipa.com.my 

FOR CUSTOMISED IN-HOUSE TRAINING
Jane,
03 2283 6101
Jane@ipa.com.my

ADDRESS 
A-28-5, 28th Floor, Menara UOA Bangsar, 
No.5, Jalan Bangsar Utama 1, 
59000 Kuala Lumpur
www.ipa.com.my

FOCUSING ON
  • Increase in Collection after the training
  • Financial Analysis Techniques – Credit Affirmative
  • Analysing Yourself and Sharpening your Collection Skills
  • Analysing Your Debtors
  • Dealing Effectively with Excuses
  • Recovery Strategies (Non Legal Process)
  • Recovery Strategies (Legal Process)
  • Review of Documentation
  • Pre-considerations for Legal Proceedings
  • Legal Procedures Involved in Debt Recovery
  • Court Orders & Enforcement
  • Bankruptcy – latest developments
  • Debt Recovery During & After the Covid-19 Pandemic
INTRODUCTION

During these uncertain times of pandemic and War, recovery of debt has become a topic of concern. Many questions arise as to the viability and possibility of actually being able to recover outstanding debts. We address these issues and more in this course.

This specially tailored Debt Recovery course, focuses on enhancing collection. The main aim of these course is to ensure that the participants are able to improve themselves by acquiring the right tools, in order to continuously upgrade themselves and achieve the targets / goals set by their organization.

For those participating in collection, they will be equipped with the right tools, techniques and professional skills needed to collect effectively and by design, rather than by default without losing the customer while building a lasting customer relationship and opportunity for future business relationship.

The whole course starts with an analysis of current outstanding debts and the customers behind these outstanding amounts.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLO)
  1. Comprehend what it takes to be an efficient and productive collector.
  2. Display workable collection techniques to maximize their debt recovery.
  3. Classify the legal issues and processes in Debt Recovery.
  4. Outline the latest as per Debt Recovery.
  5. Practice and improve their overall collection skills and collection rates.
  6. Able to understand workable collection techniques to maximize their debt recovery.
  7. Able to Master negotiation skills so as to be able to handle any type of customers.
  8. Able to learn the effect of Covid-19 Pandemic in debt recovery.
  9. Able to make the collection process less stressful.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Directors / Managers / Finance Debt staff / Executives / Unit Heads / Team Leads / Supervisors / Business owners / Legal Dept / Collectors, and anyone who is in the business
of collection
METHODOLOGY

Lectures / Activities / Group Presentations / Videos
Notes / Workshops / Post-Course Assessment

This training sessions will be fully accompanied by activities and workshops, so as to plan and put into practise what is learnt and discussed during the training. This will ensure maximum results from the training.

DAY 1
9:00

Module 1: ANALYSING YOURSELF – RESHAPING PERSONALITIES

  • The importance of making the right ‘first impression’
  • Assessing your own personal communication style and how this affects your results


 

ANALYSING YOUR DEBTORS

  • Types of debtor
    - The delaying debtor
    - The genuine debtor
    - The cash-flow or hardship problem debtor
    - The ones who never intended to pay
 

METHODOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES IN COLLECTION

  • Collection techniques
    - Get the customer !!
    - Get a strong Promise To Pay (PTP) !!
    - Get a committed PTP !!
10.45

 Module 2: THE DEBT LANDSCAPE & BACKGROUND OF YOUR ORGANIZATION

  • An overview of the latest debt issues
  • Establishing your customers who are in arrears
  • The amounts owed to your organization and individual amounts owed
  • The most common problems in this area as experienced by you
  • Know your debtor
  • Workshop
 

Module 3: DEALING WITH EXCUSES FOR COLLECTORS

  • Do we need to accept them???
  • Common types of delaying tactics employed
  • Overdue payments & common excuses
  • Dealing with excuses
  • Different categories of customers
  • Different types of approach to excuses
  • Workshop

 

1:00 Lunch
2.00 DEBT RECOVERY TOOLKIT
 

Module 4: USING THE TELEPHONE AS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL FOR COLLECTION

  • Using the Telephone for collection
  • Plan & prepare
  • Use the right techniques
  • Use POWER – Prepare, Open strongly, Work thru’ objections, End with a commitment, React quickly to broken promises.
  • Politeness
  • Formality and Informality
  • Listener/Reader’s Point of View
  • 7 C’s of Communication to use: Clarity/ Completeness/Coherence/Conciseness/ Credibility/ Correctness / Continuity
  • Volume, pace, pausing and emphasis
  • Workshop

 

 

Module 5: THE EIGHT STEP COLLECTION PROCESS

  • Identify the consumer
  • Identify yourself
  • Request payment in full
  • Psychological pause
  • Determine the problem
  • Determine the solution
  • Close the deal
  • Update the consumer’s file
  • Workshop & Video presentation

 

3.45

Module 6: NEGOTIATION TECHNIQUES

  • Soft Negotiation
  • Hard Negotiation
  • Principles of Negotiation
  • Profile your Debtors
  • Focus on Large Customer
  • Visit your Debtor
  • Workshop and Video presentation

 

 

Module 7: NEGOTIATING EFFECTIVELY FOR A SETTLEMENT

  • Adopting a Win-Win approach
  • Use the SEF approach
  • Strategize your negotiation
  • Explore all options
  • Formulate a new agreement
  • Workshop and Video presentation

 

5:00 End of Day 1
DAY 2
9:00

Module 8: CREDIT ADMINISTRATION & AFFIRMATION ACTION

  • Evaluating Credit Worthiness of Corporate and Individual Clientele
  • Private Companies and Sole Proprietorship
    - The Differences in Risk Evaluation
  • Customer Risk Profile
    - Assessing Your Risk Factors
    - Why Borrowers Are Not Paying You?
    - Workshop


 

Module 9: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO RECOVER DEBTS – POST COVID-19

  • Pre-considerations
    - Statute of Limitations and Statute- Barred Debts
    - Capacity of Company to Sue
    - Cause OF Action – Post COVID-19
    - When Did It Arise
10.45

Module 10: CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS AND DEBT RECOVERY

  • Understanding Contracts in Debt Recovery
  • Formation of Contracts and its importance in the recovery of debts
  • Covid-19 and its implication on debt recovery
  • Court to decide on Force Majeure in relation to COVID-19
  • Court to decide on Frustration of Contract in relation to COVID 19
  • Workshop

 

1:00 Lunch
2:00

Module 11: LEGAL PROCEDURES INVOLVED IN DEBT RECOVERY 

  • Territorial Jurisdiction
  • Originating Processes to Recover Debts
  • Service of Documents
  • Court Procedures

 

3:45

Module 12: COURT ORDERS AND EXECUTION PROCEEDINGS

  • How to recover your debts successfully post COVID-19.
  • Summary Judgments
  • Attachment Proceedings
  • Charging Orders
  • Garnishee Proceedings
  • Bankruptcy / Winding-Up
  • Latest developments in Bankruptcy
  • Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016
  • Voluntary Arrangement introduced as a new rescue mechanism
  • Stringent requirements for service of bankruptcy notice and creditor’s petition
  • Increase of Minimum debt threshold
  • Stronger protection for social guarantors
  • Leave of court required to commence bankruptcy proceedings against other guarantors
  • New list of bankrupts to be allowed for discharge
  • Automatic discharge introduced
  • Workshop and Q & A session

 

5:00 End of Course