GSK Academy Certificate Program Completed

The GSK Academy Certificate Program, implemented by GSK Turkey in cooperation with Koç University, has been completed. Within the scope of the executive development certificate program implemented for subject-oriented associations working in the field of HIV, experts and academicians provided training on various topics related to business life and personal development.

The GSK Academy Executive Development Certification Program, implemented by GSK Turkey in cooperation with Koç University Executive Development Programs, and the content of the program, created together with the subject-oriented associations Red Ribbon Istanbul, Positive Life Association and Pozitif-İz Association, has been completed. At the GSK Academy, which started in January this year with a total of 23 participants from the Positive Life Association and Pozitif-İz Association and lasted for a total of 10 days, experts in their fields and academicians gave 8 different trainings on many different topics related to business life.

Within the scope of the trainings planned as a result of the needs analysis meetings held with the subject associations under the umbrella of GSK Academy; In addition to the courses that can be useful in business life such as strategic thinking, digital transformation and trends, project management, finance for non-financiers, reputation management, there are also many topics that will enrich the knowledge of the participants that they can benefit from in their daily lives.

GSK Turkey Communication and Patient Relations Leader Selcen Çökdü said: “As an institution that melts science, talent and technology in one pot to prevent diseases, HIV is of great importance for us among the treatment areas we serve. In addition to offering innovative treatments in this field, we prioritize making the non-governmental organizations that serve patients and their relatives feel that we are on their side by strengthening their business processes and contributing to their sustainability. The positive feedback we received from the participants about the certificate program we successfully completed makes us proud and inspires us to implement these and similar projects in the future.”

Koç University Executive Development Programs Unit Team Leader Zeynep Ergin said: “We believe that this valuable training program with GSK will contribute greatly to the development of business management competencies and social skills of professionals who work in HIV associations and carry out various business processes with many stakeholders due to their activities. As the University, we are proud and happy to implement this program, which we believe in the importance of individual and social outputs for our country.” he said.