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class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Telephone No.:<\/strong> 03-8891 7292<\/p>\n                <p class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:norashikin.omar@motac.gov.my\">norashikin.omar@motac.gov.my<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"upp-pro-staff-card\">\n                <h4 class=\"upp-pro-staff-name\">Puan Fadilla Hanim Binti Ariff<\/h4>\n                <span class=\"upp-pro-staff-position\">Psychology Officer<\/span>\n                <p class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Telephone No.:<\/strong> 03-8891 7309<\/p>\n                <p class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:fadilla@motac.gov.my\">fadilla@motac.gov.my<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"upp-pro-staff-card\">\n                <h4 class=\"upp-pro-staff-name\">Puan Noor Shuhada Binti Hussin<\/h4>\n                <span class=\"upp-pro-staff-position\">Assistant Psychology Officer<\/span>\n                <p class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Telephone No.:<\/strong> 03-8891 7296<\/p>\n                <p class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:shuhada.hussin@motac.gov.my\">shuhada.hussin@motac.gov.my<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"upp-pro-staff-card\">\n                <h4 class=\"upp-pro-staff-name\">Encik Faridil Althrat Bin Ismail<\/h4>\n                <span class=\"upp-pro-staff-position\">Administrative Assistant<\/span>\n                <p class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Telephone No.:<\/strong> 03-8891 7290<\/p>\n                <p class=\"upp-pro-staff-detail\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:faridilalalthrat@motac.gov.my\">faridilalalthrat@motac.gov.my<\/a><\/p>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"upp-pro-section\">\n        <h3 class=\"upp-pro-section-title\">UPP Video<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"upp-pro-video-box\">\n            <div 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Psychology Research Report Information:\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motac.gov.my\/en\/category\/download\/citizens-of-motac\/kajian-psikologi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"upp-pro-section\">\n        <h3 class=\"upp-pro-section-title\">Introduction to Mentoring<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"upp-pro-text-box\">\n            <p>\n                Mentoring programmes in the public service are among the efforts to help improve the potential and capabilities of employees through guidance, support, assistance in dealing with workplace crises and individual self-development.\n            <\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"upp-pro-section\">\n        <h3 class=\"upp-pro-section-title\">Mentoring Goal<\/h3>\n\n        <div class=\"upp-pro-info-box\">\n            <strong>MENTORING GOAL<\/strong>\n            <p>\n                To guide all officers, especially those 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