Shell holds course on communication skills

MUSCAT: Shell Development Oman (SDO) successfully concluded the communication skills training course this year as part of its ‘Training for Development’ social investment initiative.

So far, the communication skills course was held in Muscat and now is being planned to be held in Sur. Shell courses this year have been attended by participants from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the public sector and private sector. The courses were facilitated by SDO and taught by training experts from the relevant fields, says a press release.

SDO’s Training for Development initiative includes a number of programmes that focus on attracting employees, NGOs, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and other members of the general public. The Training for Development initiative has been designed to empower individuals with professional skills ranging from project management and leadership skills to time management. In 2015, more than 320 Omanis benefited from these training courses and so far in 2016, about 50 Omanis have been trained this year.

Ismael Al Hajri, who works as a marketing researcher at the Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Riyada), at- tended the communication skills training programme. Al Hajri stated, “I signed up to this course because it is related to my field of work and I thought it would help me develop my skills. I learned a lot about how to communicate effectively with my stakeholders. I’m very thankful for this opportunity and I will implement what I have learned at this programme in my own place of work.”

Commenting on her time at the course, Aziza Al Sulaimi who works at the State General Reserve Fund explained, “This training course was very comprehensive and it gave me sets of tips that I’m certain will help me in my professional development. I would definitely recommend this course to a friend.”

Commenting on these courses, Muna Al Shukaili, general manager of External Affairs at SDO said, “These courses have been running as part of our annual social investment agenda since 2002 and we have found that the demand for them continues to increase. The topic choices for the training course programmes this year were based on the feedback we received from the participants last year. We are very pleased to hear of the positive results of these courses and look forward to implementing the rest of the programme in 2016.”