The ICE Benevolent Fund ran a stress and resilience workshop in May as part of a new training focus for the organisation. The fund, which offers support and financial assistance to engineers facing personal hardship, is rolling out a series of life skills workshops throughout 2015 after input from members suggested that such a programme would be welcome. "One of [our] delegates commented that there is a lot of provision within ICE and the workplace on the core skills needed as an engineer but saw a gap in the provision of softer skills and life skills," said ICE Benevolent Fund marketing executive Samantha Payne. At the workshop, delegates shared their experiences of working in stressful environments and their mechanisms for dealing with these. Course leader, Joan Kelly from external training provider Optum, described the signs and triggers of stress before outlining some of theories and academic thinking on the subject.
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