University of Galway students have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and enhance their personal and professional development with communities of fellow students through the LIFT Leadership Programme.
Student Facilitators are trained in the LIFT programme methodology, through a 4-hour training workshop that involves hands-on engagement with facilitation skills. Facilitators then lead their own roundtable group for 8 weeks as volunteers guiding 4 fellow students through the LIFT leadership workbook. They contribute to reflection and development of leadership values and skills within their fellow student communities.
The LIFT Leadership programme is of particular significance to the University of Galway community as our values driven Strategic Plan seeks to embed the understandings and opportunities to develop respect, openness, excellence and sustainability, all of which are explored through the LIFT Leadership process of engagement.
To earn this badge the student must:
- Complete the Facilitator training and volunteer to lead a LIFT group for 8 weeks, approximately one hour a week