The MECC Team in a Training on the Council's New Policies and Procedures
Together Towards Enhancing the Work Mechanisms!
Capabilities development and skills improvement are among the most prominent objectives of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) which seeks in every new opportunity to empower its team work and expand the horizons of its tasks in order to achieve the desired Ecumenical and humanitarian goals.
In this context, the Middle East Council of Churches organized a training on the new policies and procedures prepared and adopted by the Council with the aim of developing its work mechanisms. The training, which was programmed with the MECC Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs, extended over two days, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 March 2024, at the Near East School of Theology (NEST) in Beirut.
The training was moderated by the MECC Human Resources Senior Officer Mrs. Roula Saliba, in which participants were the team of the MECC General Secretariat in Beirut, and the team of our Lady Dispensary, affiliated with the MECC, in the Sabtieh region –Mount Lebanon. Hence, the training included many sessions and practical exercises, all of which centered, in details, on the policies and procedures for the recruitment process, employee files and all issues related to their duties, rights and performance. In addition, the training highlighted the policies and procedures related to whistleblowing, and the protection from sexual exploitation, abuse, and harassment (PSEAH)…
The Secretary General Dr. Michel Abs attended a part of the training, where he addressed the participants with a speech in which he stressed that this training enhances competencies and knowledge about several issues, as well as it forms a part of the MECC culture and institutionalizes the ongoing training project. Dr. Abs also mentioned that the training bridges distances between the colleagues and contributes to building future relationships, wishing everyone success.
The participants expressed how much they benefited from this training and also conveyed their desire to participate in additional training courses in different and new fields. As well as, MECC offered to each of the women colleagues who were participating, a bouquet of flowers on the occasion of the International Women’s Day on 8 March.
