Development of Study and Communication Competences in the Transition to Higher Education

Research has been stressing the importance and relevance of intra and interpersonal competences development in the promotion of the student academic success and general well-being. The consciousness of the importance that the student should become a real manager of his study and communicational competences, led the Student Support Service (SSS) of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (PIL) to implement two training programs focused on: Communication and Emotional Intelligence and Study Methods and Time Management. In general, the programs were assessed, very satisfactorily, by 126 students who highlighted the importance of this type of training, specially in the context of the changes that took place, in Higher Education, due to the Bologna Process.