The Training Centre in Communication (TCC), is the first African-based training centre to teach effective communication skills to scientists.TCC was established as a non-profit entity in 2006 and is registered in Kenya. TCC held its first course in October 2006 at Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. In late 2007, TCC signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Nairobi, School of Biological Sciences, and has an office on the Chiromo Campus, Nairobi.