Training on Proficiency in Business Communication & Life Skills and Internet Technology:

7th May 2012 till 29th June 2012

New Delhi, India

The longest ever training I attended with technical assistance from India Embassy in Bhutan through ITEC programs vide official procedures applied though Royal Civil Service Commission in the month of April 2012. I have applied for the course along with one of my colleague from the same office for training on Proficiency in Business Communication & Life Skills and Internet Technology with assistance on application procedures from Mr. Damcho (Revene Officer).

Upon the receiving of call from the office of Indian Embassy in Thimphu on being selected for the training applied for, I was extremely happy to have been selected and fulfilling the dream to go abroad for trainings. The training came as an opportunity to enhance and build on my personal capacity development which I had always longed for. I along with my friend Mr. Ugyen Thinley flew to New Delhi on 5^th May at 5.15 pm from Paro international airport.

We were the first participants to reach the hotels among the other 20 colleagues from different countries like; Laos, Suriname, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Malaysia and Syria. We had participants as old as 45 from Mongolia and Uzbekistan and the youngest in the group was 26 years. The class was taken in combination of two different course which were for 8 and 12 weeks. I was among the participants for 8 weeks.

The course covered Business English and its usage, Effective Communication Strategies, Personality Enhancement, Business Writing Skills, Telephone Etiquettes, Listening and Understanding skills among many. The class was very interactive having diverse range of participants with various class activities. It was both formal and informal class learnings with highly qualified faculties at CMC Academy. We were kept at hotel Parkland at Nehru place, drive of 30 to 45 minutes from the institute.

During these period we were also taken on tour within and outside New Delhi to Jaipur and Agra where we visited some of the most historical places like Amber Fort in Jaipur, Jantar Mantar, Taj Mahal, Red ford, Lotus Temple from many. Though it was tough to adjust with the weather at the initial with maximum of 50 degree Celsius, the time spent in New Delhi is worth remembering as it taught me many life skills and values in life with diverse friends from across the world with whom I still share my moments and keep in touch. The hardest part was to bid goodbye to my dear friends which left me disturbed for quite some even when I was back to Bhutan. I still remember my friend from Syria who can after our car from the hotel about 100 to 150 meters. The best part is that I enjoyed every moments with my friends and it’s like as if it was just yesterday though it’s already 5 years now. The impact has been immense that I take forward the good learnings which makes me better every day.

I always told my friends that good days are yet to come and consoled myself saying that we are living at different places but in one globe working at different places for common goal in life to achieve happiness and create a better place to live on as I really missed my friends from New Delhi. Time is what heals everything irrespective of what we do or who we are and we come back to normal life.