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It was developed by Liz Willis and Jenny
Daisley. In 1991 Gillian Neish was selected
to train as one of the first licensed Springboard
Trainers and since then she has run programmes
throughout the UK, including;
- In- House courses
for a variey of organizations;
- Local authority funded
courses for unemployed women, some of
whom were returning to paid employment
after caring for children and other relatives;
- Open Programmes,
some of which have been sponsored by local
enterprise companies;
- Programmes specifically
for black and minority ethnic women who
experience the effects of double discrimination.
Springboard enables
you to work through the important issues
in your life and encourage you to take control
and take action to make the changes you
want to make to be who you want to be.
Springboard is tried and tested.
Many women who have used it report exciting
changes in their lives, including being
taken seriously, sorting out difficult relationships,
substantial promotions, speaking out and
generally feeling more confident.
Attending Springboard will
put you in charge of your life and help
you to create your own 'luck'! You will
learn how to:
- Take stock of your strengths
and achievements and build upon them
- Identify your weaknesses
and turn them into strengths
- Develop the self-confidence
to make things happen
Springboard also gives practice
in valuable life skills such as assertiveness,
active listening, handling stress and balancing
home and work.
The Springboard programme
runs over three months. During that time,
you’ll attend four one-day workshops
on:
Each workshop is filled with practical sessions
to boost your morale and build your self
confidence, as well as a guest speaker -
a woman like you whose experiences and achievements
will encourage and inspire you.
To reinforce and extend what
you learn during these Workshops you will
need to put in about three hours private
study each week, with the help of the three
hundred page Springboard Development Workbook.
Much more than just a textbook, the Workbook
is crammed with practical exercises, questionnaires,
facts and ideas, all presented in a lively
yet down-to-earth way. It is a key element
of the Springboard Programme.
- Springboard is for all
women, at all stages of their lives. It's
for you whether you are.....
- Working full time, part
time, freelance or running your own business
- Returning to work after
a break
- Facing redundancy
- Planning retirement
- or simply seeking a new
direction
What's more, Springboard may
be applied to all aspects of your life -
home, work, and relationships.
This international programme
is pro-women, but not anti-men. We simply
believe that women have a lot to learn from
each other and can thrive in a supportive
environment.
The only requirement for participation
is the willingness to commit some of your
time - four Workshop days and about three
hours each week throughout the programme
- and energy to looking at your life.
Hundreds of employers, commercial
companies, public sector organizations,
universities, government departments and
voluntary groups, have enjoyed the immediate
and long term benefits of staff who are
more highly motivated and better communicators
following the programme.
Employers can realistically
expect any of these outcomes:
• more highly motivated
and focused staff
• improved communications
• improved customer relations
• staff who bring solutions not problems
• better staff retention rates
• promotions from within |
