In the period 11^th – 15^th of April 2016 Dutch experts Mr. Marc du Maine and Mr. Bram Segijn, within mission 1.3.7, implemented a series of training sessions to improve communication skills of inspectors in 2 regions, to improve team work in SEI, and to define a train-the trainers session for a selected group of inspectors that will become afterwards trainers of the rest of inspectors.

The regional trainee groups, from the Northeastern, Eastern, Skopje & Polog regions, included central and local environmental inspectors, as well as permit writers.

After preparing the last arrangements on the 11^th of April, the training delivered encompassed 4 days (12^th – 15^th of April), divided as follows:

• 12^th of April: 1-day training session on skills for the group from Northeastern & Eastern regions.
• 13^th of April: 1-day training session on skills for the group from Skopje & Polog regions.
• 14^th of April: 1-day training session on team building for SEI staff and managers.
• 15^th of April: Half-day Train-the-Trainer workshop for key inspectors, and final evaluation and preparation of agenda and materials for training mission 1.3.8.

Documents:

• Agenda of training mission.
• Materials with theory and tips related to training on communication.