Caribbean women benefit from the Springboard programme
Barnstaple, United Kingdom, PR.com)– Women in the Caribbean are now benefitting from the award-winning development programme from The Springboard Consultancy (SBC), an international training company based in the UK, specialising in addressing women’s development issues.
When she was studying for a Masters’ degree at the University of Cambridge in 2008, Mandisa Regrello, a native of Trinidad, experienced the Springboard programme. The Springboard development programme enables women – from all backgrounds, ages and stages of their lives – to identify the practical and realistic steps that they want to take to make a better world for themselves at work, at home and in their communities, while building the practical skills and confidence to take these steps.
Mandisa received her Master’s degree, returned to Trinidad, married and became a successful lawyer. However, as Mandisa pursued her career, she wondered how to manage the demands of both her home and work.
Recalling that the Springboard programme had given her confidence level a boost and made her more certain about her life direction, Mandisa determined to introduce the Springboard programme to other Caribbean women.
So, in August 2014, Mandisa established The Momentum Consultancy, with four other trainers, to bring the Springboard programme to Trinidad and, then, to make it available throughout the Caribbean.
The first Springboard programme – sponsored by Caribbean Airlines – took place earlier this year, with 17 women enrolled on the course. A second programme concluded successfully this month.
“The women on the programme are determined to make the programme a success and the resulting networking is impressive,” said SBC’s Georgina Pullen, who travelled to Trinidad to support their first Springboard programme. “The Momentum Consultancy now has plans to expand the Springboard programme to Barbados.”
SBC’s Springboard programme is also helping women in the British Virgin Islands.
In 2011/12, when she had the chance to work in her government’s London office, Luce Hodge-Smith – now the Director of Culture for the Government of the British Virgin Islands – came across the Springboard programme. She liked the programme so much that she became a Springboard trainer, beginning with a programme for 23 women in the British Virgin Islands, in December 2013.
“The Springboard programme is fantastic,” said Luce. “On every programme that I’ve run, you see the transformation in those on the programme straight away – and it’s great personal development for me too. I’m looking forward to running the next Springboard programme.”
About Springboard
The Springboard Women’s Development Programme enables women – from all backgrounds, ages and stages of their lives – to identify the clear, practical and realistic steps that they want to take to make a better world for themselves at work and home, while building the practical skills and confidence to take these steps. It’s delivered through an extensive network of licensed trainers and has been used by over 230,000 women in 43 countries. For employers, the Springboard programme enables them to develop staff to their fullest potential and is often a key component in any Diversity, Inclusion and/or gender initiatives.
About The Springboard Consultancy (SBC)
The Springboard Consultancy (SBC) is an international training company, with a proven track record in work and personal development training, particularly addressing women’s development issues – especially via its award-winning ‘Springboard Women’s Development Programme’. Its core business is training and licensing trainers to deliver award-winning development courses – to people of all genders and all ages – via an international network of professional licensed trainers in locations around the world. In this way, over 240,000 people have used its programmes and over 1,300 trainers have been trained in 42 countries around the world.
SBC has developed a reputation for creativity, innovation and quality, balanced with down-to-earth pragmatism and good value. It believes that everyone is ‘born to shine’ and that life circumstances and lack of skills and opportunities often prevent that happening, to the detriment of all. It uses training to enable everyone, especially women, to develop themselves further – benefitting the person, their employer, family and wider community.
For more information, please contact:
Jenny Daisley, SBC, +44 (0)1271 850828; [email protected]
Bob Little, Bob Little Press & PR, +44 (0)1727 860405; [email protected]
