North West Cross Institutional Action Learning for Women

NWCIAL - supporting women

North West Cross Institutional Action Learning in partnership with the University of Liverpool and Chester University. A development opportunity for 13 LJMU women working in academic and professional services roles to develop leadership capability and overcome career related challenges.

To view further information click here: North West Higher Education Action Learning Programme

The scheme has run for 4 years. Feedback from participants: “Benefits are, that it's not role specific, so there are a whole range of individuals with different roles/skills/perspective” and “It provides the opportunity to discuss issues confidentially outside of one’s own workplace and encourages more self-confidence and self-awareness.”

The word cloud below shows the responses from past participants when asked to choose one word that summed up their experience:

What is planned?

Launch event on 23rd April 2018, to welcome participants, demonstrate the Action Learning (AL) process and hold initial AL Sets. Following the launch, AL Sets will be hosted by the Universities on the dates below with AL participants from all three Universities.

Activities

Launch of North West Action Learning for Women incorporating the first action learning meeting	University of Liverpool	23rd April 2019	10.00 – 1.00
Second action learning meeting	Chester University	16th May 2019	10.00 – 1.00
Third action learning set meeting	Liverpool John Moores University	6th June 2019	10.00 – 1.00
Evaluation and feedback	University of Liverpool	10th July 2019	10.00 – 1.00