This Springboard Women’s Development Cohort is designed for women from ethnic minority backgrounds, of all ages and stages of life. It will allow time to enhance your own skills and abilities, challenge power and equality, whilst building confidence, assertiveness, and positive image.

Whether you want to develop your career, improve life skills or set practical, yet stretching goals, this programme will provide the tools to inspire and empower you to change your life. Please find cohort dates below.

Sessions will be held face to face, and you must attend all sessions to complete the programme. Lunch is not provided but refreshments will be available on the day.

Please ensure that you have authorisation from your manager as the places are funded by your organisation. Cancellations will still be charged.

This workshop gets you starting to think about who you are, what differences gender makes and what that means for others. The workshop encourages the formation of coaching partnerships and networking within the group which gives inspiration and positivity.

Participants will:

  • Discover what they have to offer, understand themselves and what is important to them
  • Assess the influence that their gender has had and will have on others
  • Gain inspiration and positivity from others within the group and their role as a woman
  • Be inspired by a Guest Speaker
  • Form coaching partnerships
  • Understand how the Springboard workbook allows participants to support their development throughout the programme

This workshop explores the change process and taking control. It also explores core values and beliefs and how these are key in effective goal setting and decision making.

Participants will:

  • Assess where they currently are and where they want to be
  • Understand their core values and beliefs
  • Build self-awareness
  • Understand how to take more control over their lives
  • Share strategies for moving forward and managing change in their lives
  • Be inspired by a Guest Speaker
  • Establish ways of managing thoughts, feelings & behaviours
  • Practise relaxation techniques
  • Understand powerful and practical approaches to goal setting

This workshop explores the importance of building self-esteem by valuing individual achievements

Participants will:

  • Identify and celebrate successes achieved since the start of the programme
  • Build their own self-esteem by learning to recognise and value personal achievements
  • Understand the spectrum of behaviour and focus on the practical key ingredients for effective assertive communication
  • Practise using the assertiveness ingredients
  • Gain support for their goals
  • Be inspired by a Guest speaker
  • Recognise the importance of listening in the practice of assertiveness
  • Understand the use of body language and space to increase their communication and inner confidence

This final workshop focuses on how the learning can be implemented for the future, effective communications, presenting yourself positively and developing your personal brand.

Participants will:

  • Review their progress, share achievements and present their successes in groups to the rest of the participants
  • Gain practical ideas and support to take the next steps
  • Feel empowered and confident to take positive steps forward!
  • Explore the importance of Personal brand and develop the aspirations for the type of image to project for success (for you!)
  • Learn ways to network more effectively and explore how external networks can help to maximise their reach
  • Take personal ownership of their image and reputation
  • Be inspired by a Guest speaker
  • Learn techniques to demonstrate putting themselves across positively
  • Realistic plans for achieving their goals
Workshop 1 – Launch Workshop 2 Workshop 3 Workshop 4
04th May 2023 23rd May 2023 15th June 2023 13th July 2023
Seacole Room – Gemini House, Ely

 

The sessions will be held Face to Face, with the timings being 09:30am – 4:15 pm.