Annita Petrou holds an M.Ed in Educational Psychology from the University of Manchester and in 2006 she obtained an MSc in Occupational Psychology from the Manchester Business School. In 2009, she was awarded the title of Chartered Member by the British Psychological Society (CPsychol). She is also a member of the Health Professions Council as a Registered Professional Psychologist in the United Kingdom. Annita also holds the EuroPsy certificate from the European Federation of Psychologists.
Annita has worked for RCB Bank Ltd until 2018, for ten years in the position of Manager, Human Recourse Business Partner having the responsibility for the selection and assessment of staff as well as in matters of training and development. Previously, she held positions such as Training and Development Manager and Human Resources Coordinator at the Intercontinental Aphrodite Hills Resort Hotel, Lecturer in Occupational Psychology at the College of Tourism and Management, as well as the position of Human Resources Advisor at the Intercollege Consulting Unit (Limassol).
Currently, Annita is a certified trainer and assessor for the Human Resources Development Authority in matters of trainers and training centers. At the same time, she is an external collaborator / trainer for the Cyprus Productivity Center and carries out training programs on a regular basis, presenting issues related to human resources development, training of unemployed people and the development of personal skills. She also collaborates with the Mediterranean Institute of Management as a lecturer in postgraduate diplomas in personal development. Annita has been teaching at CIM-Cyprus Business School and other smaller educational institutions since 2017 in various topics that fall within her field of expertise such as Strategic Human Resource Management, Business Organization, Work Behavior, Personal Skills Development, Leadership, Fundamentals of Management, Work Psychology and Psychology. For the last five years, Annita has presented numerous seminars in small and medium size organizations.
