Competence development
Large organizations are often complex workplaces. Would you like to gain more skills to navigate your workplace? Maybe the Life and Career Planning programme is something for you? Also recommended is the online course in conflict management offered by the Social Partners’ Council.
Life and Career Planning programme (LoK)
KTH employees are offered the opportunity to follow a Life and Career Planning programme to maintain their employability and support their professional and personal development. The Life and Career Planning programme is a joint initiative from KTH and the unions at KTH. The costs for the programme are financed through local funds for transitions and adjustments and therefore free of charge for participants.
Life and Career Planning | KTH Intranet
Conflict management
Training in conflict management can increase your competences to handle conflicts more constructively and in turn contribute to better conditions for a positive work environment. This can be extra valuable when there are many organisational changes. Re-organizations are known to increase the risk of conflict and keeping a good tone and a respectful attitude are often more difficult in situations of conflict.
The Social Partners’ Council offers an online course in conflict management available in both English and Swedish. The course takes ca 3 hours and was developed by Thomas Jordan, previously active as docent and lecturer at the Institute of Occupational Science, University of Gothenburg.
Conflict Management - The Social Partners’ Council
Do you have a management role and wonder how you can prevent and manage conflict? The book “När samarbetet skaver” could be something for you. It is written by one of the founders of Medlingscentrum, one of the partners procured by KTH for mediation. There is material available to start a book circle. The book and material are available in Swedish.
När samarbetet skaver - Handbok i konflikthantering
Local funds for transitions and adjustments
0,2 % of the total salary sum at KTH is set aside for transitions and adjustments. These funds are used for the Life and Career Planning programme (see above), partially financing partial pensions (delpension), trainings intended for transitions and adjustments, activities to further the social and organizational work environment, implementation of work environment surveys and activities in line with its results, as well as for applications for single initiatives.
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