Thriving Talents: Customized HRD Corp Corporate Training Malaysia

Thriving Talents Sdn Bhd (1130455-X) is an HRD Corp-registered corporate training provider specialising in customized, outcome-based programmes for leadership, sales, and team building. They start with a diagnostic, corporate training assessments and needs analysis, then build something customized around the findings. After the training, they measure whether it actually worked.

That sounds like every provider’s pitch, but the client list backs it up: AirAsia, Malaysian Airlines, Microsoft, BASF, Schindler. They’ve delivered over 5,000 training sessions across 43+ countries since they started in 2012.

All programmes are HRD Corp claimable.

Is Thriving Talents Registered with HRD Corp?

Yes. Thriving Talents is registered in the ETRIS system under HRD Corp Malaysia. They won the Gold Award for Best Sales Training Provider at the HR Vendors of the Year 2025, awarded by Human Resources Online.

Thriving Talents Training Programmes

Thriving Talents does six things:

Indoor Team Building: 1-2 day interactive workshops using real-world simulations. Not the trust-fall-in-a-field type.

Outdoor Team Building: 2D1N or 3D2N immersive experiences. These are the longer-format retreats for team bonding.

Experiential Workshops: Hands-on, participatory learning. The idea is that people retain more when they do things rather than listen to slides.

Leadership Programmes: Built around VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity). Covers strategic thinking, adaptability, communication, and collaboration.

Sales and Business Development: Virtual selling, digital sales expertise, and key account management. This is the area where they won the HR Vendors 2025 Gold Award.

High-Potential and Management Trainee: Programmes for employees being groomed for leadership: digital leadership, resilient team management, design thinking, agile leadership.

Thriving Talents Training Process

Thriving Talents runs a process that looks more like consulting than training:

1. Diagnose: Corporate training assessments to identify the actual problem
2. Design: Customized programme built around the findings, co-created with your team
3. Deliver: In-person, virtual, or hybrid, depending on what works
4. Measure: Post-training reinforcement and impact tracking

They call themselves a “strategic partner, not vendor.” The distinction: they won’t just send you a course catalogue to pick from.

Thriving Talents Track Record

Thriving Talents has built a record of consistent delivery since 2012 across multiple markets.

• 60+ expert coaches with international experience
• 5,000+ training sessions delivered
• 43+ countries reached
• Established in 2012
• Serves finance, FMCG, technology, retail, logistics, and healthcare

Companies That Use Thriving Talents

AirAsia, Malaysian Airlines, Microsoft, BASF, Schindler, MTI. Tan Sri Tony Fernandes (AirAsia Group CEO) and Captain Izham Ismail (Malaysian Airlines Group CEO) have both provided endorsements, which, for a training company, is unusual name recognition.

Who Should Consider Thriving Talents?

Companies that need customized, outcome-based training rather than off-the-shelf courses, especially in sales, leadership, and team building. Thriving Talents is worth looking at if:

• Off-the-shelf courses haven’t moved the needle and you want something designed around your organisation’s actual gaps
• You need team building that goes beyond one-day activities, as they do multi-day experiential formats
• Your company is developing high-potential employees or management trainees
• You need a sales training provider (their award-winning area)
• You have regional teams across Southeast Asia and want consistent delivery

How Do You Claim Thriving Talents Training Through HRD Corp?

Submit a grant application through ETRIS before training, attend the programme, then claim reimbursement from your levy account.

1. Confirm your company is a registered levy contributor
2. Submit a grant application through ETRIS before the training date
3. Attend the Thriving Talents programme
4. Submit supporting documents: attendance, invoice, certificate
5. HRD Corp reimburses from your levy account

You can book a discovery consultation through their Calendly page to discuss programme design before committing.