Agni Raksha believes in constantly upgrading the skills and potential of its staff members. It attempts to understand the needs of the staff in alignment with the needs of the programme. It believes that the large number of burn victims and well as non-burn victims who work as staff members have contributed to Agni Raksha’s credibility and success. Yet at the same time, there are several areas of improvement, as well as there is a need to keep pace with the evolving requirements of the programme. The senior management of Agni Raksha is constantly motivating the staff members to put in their best, but ultimately the trigger of change can happen when the staff members take pride in themselves and their work. Keeping this in mind, various workshop and capacity building programmes are conducted.

To name a few:

• Two-day Workshop on Documentation and Report Writing was held on 6th and 7th March 2014 at Ashirwad, Bangalore. The objectives of the work was to enable the participants understand the nature and importance of systematic documentation processes, To help them learn Report Writing skills to prepare reports & to help understand the importance of audio-visual documentation.

• Three-day Workshop on Communication Skills & Team Building was held between 18th & 20th June 2014 at Safe Heaven. The course focused on enhancing the practical knowledge and skills of participants who are involved in increasing the knowledge of the audience with whom they are working. As a result, they will be able to design and deliver messages in a way that meets the needs of those audiences. With an objective of assessing communication styles; Affirming and understanding personalities and preferences; examining and applying a model for effective feedback; distinguishing between active and passive listening; Identifying listening barriers and personal listening styles etc.

• Three-day Workshop on Team Building & Leadership Development was held between 6th & 8th Oct 2014 at Ashirwad. The topics covered were Communication for Success, Emotional Intelligence, Team Building & Leadership Skills, Ethics, and Values & Principles & Organisational Behaviour.

• Two-day Capacity Building Workshop on Personality Development and Behavioral Change was held on 23 and 24th of May at Ashirwad. The workshop helped the participants to understand the importance of regular connect with one’s own self, and understand one’s own weaknesses and strong points. It also emphasized the importance of positivity, courtesy and sensitivity in communication, be it with family members, friends or colleagues at work.