Diploskills

At Diplomatic Skills Lab, we offer targeted training for public sector officials from across Europe and beyond, equipping them with the professional and interpersonal skills required to operate effectively at the highest levels of EU and international engagement.

Our courses are led by an international team of seasoned practitioners—former ambassadors and senior officials with hands-on experience in national administrations, EU institutions, and multilateral organisations. What sets us apart is our practical, real-world approach: we are professionals who have lived the challenges we teach, not just studied them.

We support both individuals and organisations—including diplomatic missions—seeking to navigate, influence, and perform effectively within the EU system. Our programmes help participants refine their skills in networking, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, chairing, speechwriting, and public speaking. We also help develop political judgement, media literacy, and the confidence to handle complexity with clarity.

Training is conducted in small groups and centres around interactive simulations based on real, current issues. Sessions can be delivered face-to-face at your workplace or online. Participants also benefit from personalised feedback and one-on-one mentoring to support their growth and development.

Our training

533

 Participants trained
since November 2024

6

Programmes

7

Trainers with
international background

90 %

Training satisfaction rate as expressed by participants

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What some of our participants have said

I would like to congratulate the DSL team for the series of training on political reporting. It is not often that I have the opportunity to follow a training so well targeted, with immediate concrete applications in my daily work. Trainers provided the right mix of theoretical and practical information, all grounded in my organisation's specific background. Moreover, DSL delivered the training on an enjoyable tone and were able to foster a good learning atmosphere. I recommend DSL and their training.

B.S.

Policy Officer 
European External Action Service

I very much enjoyed the training on diplomatic communication by DSL and received a lot of useful and valuable information. I took a lot of notes during the sessions and like to revisit them to memorise the core messages. Many thanks for a professional, engaging and inspiring course

L.N.

Diplomatic Attaché from Ukraine

I cannot describe how grateful I am for DSL for the training I participated in and the thorough feedback I received to my political reporting assignment. The course offered valuable advice and the feedback helped to re-structure my writing. I will make sure to keep it in mind for future writings. If only there was more feedback like this.

D.H.

Press Officer
European External Action Service

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