Service Learning on Air-Conditioning Servicing

1) Mini report

            On 2^nd of November 2019, the club of Domestic Air-conditioning service under UTM organized a service learning at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Dato’ Penggawa Barat in Pontian, Johor. The one-day program was mainly aim to give an exposure to the form 3 students of SMK Dato’ Penggawa Barat on the importance of maintaining the air-conditioner and to give a free service on air-conditioner servicing. Plus, the correct technique on air-conditioning service had been taught to the form 3 students of SMK Dato’ Penggawa Barat through the leisure talk given. The school students also got the hands-on experience throughout the day on air-conditioner servicing. A total of 11 air-conditioner were managed to be serviced by the members of the club in the one-day program. The program started at 8am with a leisure talk delivered by the members of the club. The talk had given an insight to the school students about the correct technique on air-conditioner servicing and their importance. Sharp at 11am, the students were divided into several groups led by few UTM students to begin the hands-on experience. They got an opportunity to watch and learn the process of air-conditioning servicing when the facilitators were servicing the air-conditioner. From this activity the element of leadership and teamworking were clearly displayed. The program was a synergistic product of many minds and had brought to fruition through the tireless effort given. The program successfully ended at 5pm with a closing ceremony.

2) Reflection

The service learning ran under Domestic Air-conditioning service club from UTM had taught me to be proactive and not just being the guy who sits behind the scenes. The knowledge that I have learned throughout the semester about air-conditioning service had been successfully applied in this one-day program. This coincides with one of UTM graduate success attributes which is Information management and lifelong learning skills. Becoming the facilitator had enhanced my leadership skills as I need to be bold and well managed. I learn on how to manage the team very well and handle my emotion if any problem comes up. The supervisor also had been very helpful by giving the guidance that I need when I was leading the group of school students. Honestly, I never expected that my first experience handling school students through service learning turned out to be this great. From this programme, I learned that I can be the team leader. This programme indirectly taught me that there are lots of great things happen if we are an active person and this had sparked my interest to join more service-learning based programme in the future.