The REACH project teams specialized in the three target fields Information and Communication Technology ICT, Translation and Linguistics and Mechanical Engineering joined the online training program presented by Berzeit University BZU, as part of Work Package3 of the project funded by the European Commission through the Erasmus + program Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education CBHE. REACH project aims to develop the capabilities of Palestinian higher education institutions to enhance the possibility of remote employment of Palestinian graduates. The team that received training in included a group of academics, managers and administrators of alumni centers and business incubators from all of the Palestinian partners.
Berzeit University BZU provided a training program in topics identified based on the Work Package 1 “training needs assessment”. The team will transfer the experiences gained from the training to the graduates from Palestinian universities in the graduate training program. The training program was distributed over six days, starting on Sunday, November 6, and ending on Thursday, November 17, 2022. The program is scheduled to contain various topics such as Importance of soft skills in remote work and freelance, Creativity and innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Communication in Virtual Space, Empathy and its importance in remote work.
The training program also included micro training lectures and Practices in different situations.
At the end of the training program, Dr. Sadiq Abdelall, REACH project’s manager, thanked all the trainers, trainees and the universities’ administration for their cooperation and providing the desired benefit from the training.