Springboard Women's Development Programme

Course Content

The Springboard Women's Development Programme won a National Training Award for quality and excellence.

In a recently published major survey, Personal Development Has Legs, including feedback from participants in Springboard over a 10-year period:

• 79% of respondees had evidence of being better at managing change
• 78% had taken more responsibility
• 77.5% had evidence of greater assertiveness
• 71% had greater motivation at work
• 80.5% had increased self-esteem and confidence
• 64.5% had received favourable comments in their formal appraisal

Springboard motivates participants to give more to their work and take responsibility. It can be used for career development or general personal development.

Springboard consists of four one-day workshops spread over three months and a 300-page workbook. Role-model speakers and networking are other important elements. Springboard courses can take between 12 and 80 women at a time so can be very cost-effective.

The training is particularly suited to non-management grades up to first-line management.

Topics covered include:

• Analysing skills
• Assertiveness
• Improving effectiveness at work
• Work-life balance
• Managing image
• Career development
• Setting goals
• Taking initiative
• Emotional intelligence
• Managing stress
• Problem-solving
• Fulfilling potential