Springboard – Women’s Development Programme

“SPRINGBOARD WAS A GREAT TOOL. THE PROGRAMME HAS HELPED ME TO DISSECT THE AREAS OF MY LIFE WHERE I WANT TO MAKE CHANGES AND BEING PART OF A GROUP ON THE SAME JOURNEY, TRYING TO MAKE SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDED A GOOD SOUNDING BOARD FOR ADVICE.”

Register on a combined briefing session

Staff Development

Come along to a briefing session and learn about the different personal development programmes on offer. There will be a brief presentation and the opportunity to speak to the trainers and some of those who have attended the programmes in the past. Programme materials will also be available for viewing.

Springboard

For all these sessions you are advised to first attend a combined briefing to find out more about the programmes and which would suit you best.

Please note attendance is required at all four workshop days and you must be prepared to spend some personal time on completing the workshop exercises.

Women’s Development Programme

Be who you want to be

www.lboro.ac.uk/services/sd/directory-topic/personal

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Staff Development Loughborough University Leicestershire LE11 3TU T: +44 (0)1509 222381 E: sd@lboro.ac.uk

Springboard What is Springboard?

Why Springboard for me?

What does it involve?

Springboard is an award winning programme which has been created for women only, to enable them to achieve their full potential at work and home. The programme provides them with the skills to address any issues affecting their lives be it work or home. They discover they can be more confident as they understand how they can set their own agenda and identify their own personal goals that they wish to achieve.

The course gives you the opportunity to assess your current situation, and then enables you to take more control of your life, whether this is making things better at work or home, it could be achieving a work/life balance or developing something you want for you, or even having the confidence to speak up more for yourself.

The course takes place over 3 months, and comprises of 4 one day workshops. These are practical, participative and fun. They allow you the opportunity to network, and meet positive role models.

The programme has been tried and tested in other Higher Education Institutions.

n Assertiveness skills, recognising when you need to

The course covers: n Knowing yourself and what you have going for you

You will also be expected to work through a very practical course workbook which has activities, ideas and lots of thought provoking material to supplement the workshops.

n Goal setting and how to make these happen n How to focus on your priorities

speak up for yourself

n Networking and how to raise your own profile n How to turn your weaknesses into strengths n Finding your work/life balance n Allows for sharing and exploring of your ideas n Develops your self confidence so you can

“VERY PROFESSIONAL, ENCOURAGING AND EMPOWERING PROGRAMME. I WAS SO READY FOR IT, I AM VERY GLAD I ATTENDED IT.”

make the above happen

“SPRINGBOARD HAS BEEN VERY VALUABLE AS IT HELPS IN THE EVERYDAY ASPECT OF YOUR LIFE AS WELL AS THE BIG THINGS IN LIFE. I THINK EVERY WOMAN WOULD BENEFIT FROM GOING ON THE COURSE.”

“SPRINGBOARD, FOR ME, WAS ABOUT TAKING SOME TIME OUT AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT MY NEW GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS WERE. "DREAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE IF YOU TRY" AND SPRINGBOARD HAS GIVEN ME THE CONFIDENCE TO MAKE THEM POSSIBLE.”