Soft skills

Working in Interreg requires a individuals to work in a fast paced and multi-cultural environment. Successful cooperation relies knowledge and people and while hard skills matter, soft skills can be even more important in our line of work.

In Interact we support continuous learning. We believe that working soft skill learning such as communication, facilitation, presentation, plain language, etc. helps us be more effective in our work.

Interact offers soft skills learning, particularly through courses and trainings in the Interact Academy, and through wider interventions in our events.

Where to start

You can immediately dive into some key soft skills for those working in Interreg through our self-paced certified- and short courses in Interact Academy. 

Our certified courses offer more in-depth learning and the chance to earn a certificate in Interreg-specific topics, including those that relate to soft skills learning, such as:

• Social Media Communication in Interreg 
• Gateway to Capitalisation 

Our short courses offer quickly focused training in key subjects related to soft skills, including:

• Designing presentations 
• Facilitation skill 
• Making your writing work 
• How to lobby for your Interreg results?

You can also keep an eye out for certified trainings which provide soft skill learning elements. 

Our certified trainings offer in-depth learning  on Interreg-specific topics with live interactions with trainers both online and in-person. The trainings are delivered in cohorts over a set period of time and award a certificate upon completion. Here are some certified trainings that have soft skill learning elements:

• Video-Making in Interreg 
• Generative AI for Interreg Communication
• Storytelling in Interreg  
• Fundamentals of Interreg Programme Communication  
• Plain Language for Interreg - An Introduction

What we are working on

Interact is launching a pilot service that's specifically about applying soft skills learning in Interreg work. 

The first event of this new service will take place in Prague, Czechia from 3 -4 March 2026. Click here to find out more about this event. 

Contact 

For more information please contact Jón Bergthorsson.