The Indian Institute of Corporate Officers (IICA), an autonomous institution under the Ministry of Corporate Officers, Government of India, organised a 3-day training programme starting from today (May 25, 2023 to May 27, 2023) on ‘Leadership Skills’ for senior officers of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India, through its School of Business Environment.

The training programme targeted upon driving excellence and developing leadership through professional skill developing covering vital aspects of human behavioural cognition. The programme’s inaugural session was addressed by Shri Praveen Kumar, Director General & CEO- IICA and Shri Manish Kumar, Joint Director General, DGCA, highlighting the relevance of leadership training programmes for government officials and corporate professionals. Importance of building resilience, integrating emotional intelligence and empathy were focused upon setting the pace for the 3-day training programme.

The eminent subject-matter experts are engaged for each day’s session aligning leadership towards sustainability and responsible governance. On the first day of training programme, Mr. Suneel Keswani emphasised on the key aspects of life-long learning in order to lead from better to best. The next two days programme shall be taken by Ms. Deepa Bhatia, Ms Neel Sodhi, Ms. Anshu Anand and Dr. Jaideep Singh underlining the importance of effective communication, working in collaborations, effective team building and stress management.

Dr. R.P. Kashyap, Director (Training), DGCA, and Dr. Garima Dadhich, Associate Professor and Head, School of Business Environment, IICA, highlighted that the training programme for senior and responsible officers of DGCA is expected to act as catalysts for the participants to create and sustain more leaders infusing impetus towards nation building.

Leadership training boosts resilience and managerial skills for senior civil aviation officers to strengthen governance. IICA organised a three-day leadership training for senior DGCA officers to develop leadership competencies emphasizing resilience, emotional intelligence, empathy and lifelong learning. Inaugural remarks by senior IICA and DGCA officials framed its relevance. Subject-matter experts delivered modules on effective communication, collaboration, team building and stress management, aiming to align leadership with sustainable, responsible governance and catalyse participants to create and sustain leaders in support of nation-building.