Directorate of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Research Centre successfully held its 1st Soft-Skills Trainings

On 25 and 27 May 2021, the Directorate of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Research Centre (DoTMC) held its first Soft-Skills Trainings, which are Communication Skills and Time and Stress Management Trainings within the scope of the “Enhancement of Institutional and Administrative Capacity of Directorate of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Research Centre,” project which is funded by the EU and the Republic of Turkey.

Supporting the development of the institutional and administrative capacity of UDHAM with many different activities designed specifically for the needs and requirements of the institution and its employees, the project has completed the first series of a social skills trainings in order to maintain workplace productivity, internal communication and increase the motivation of DoTMC Research Centre  employees.

Realised with the intense interest and active participation of the employees of DoTMC Research Centre, the "Communication Skills" training offered by Prof. Dr. Ünsal Sığrı, provided the participants with knowledge and skills that will be useful not only in the professional life and workplace environment, but also in communicating with their families and social circles.

The "Stress and Time Management" training delivered by Özgür Aksuna included examples and exercises that link situations and real work life scenarios and provided them with techniques of dealing with stress and time management that would both increase the productivity of DoTMC  Research Centre employees and improve their teamwork further.

Along with the trainings for the professional and technical skills of DoTMC Research Centre employees, the project will continue with social skills trainings on different subjects, which will be formulated according to the results of the training needs analysis in the coming period.