Our Women’s Development Programme is a bespoke programme to help women identify clear, practical and realistic steps to develop self-confidence in their professional and personal lives. Facilitators Jenny Pollock and Emma Shute of Women to Work, explore topics including taking control and challenging limiting beliefs, and how to identify strategies to build personal resilience.
The programme consists of three half-day workshops over three months. Workshops take place remotely.
Discounted rates for WFS Corporate Members (all previous attendees were employer funded, so ask your Service about the possibility of funding your place).
IMPORTANT: If you would like to book onto any of the published programmes, you must seek the appropriate approvals from within your service/organisation prior to completing your booking form.
Women’s Development Programme aims
A programme for women* at all levels in the fire service who want to:
- take control of their work and life now and in the future
- have their voice heard in a way that’s meaningful to them
- reconnect with who they are and all they have to offer
- identify and challenge any limiting beliefs that may be holding them back and find strategies to build their personal resilience
- value themselves and what they need and want from work and life
- engage, connect and build relationships with other women in the emergency services
*Open to non-binary and gender-fluid identities and those who identify as women.
What past participants found useful:
‘I put into practice the skills and techniques I learnt from this programme and I got the new role I had always wanted. I would fully recommend this course to anyone.’
‘I felt inspired hearing from women who’ve overcome challenges. I realised I wasn’t alone holding myself back, but I’m the only person who can change my situation.’
‘Engaging, empowering and energetic. A recipe for success in helping women to be authentic and achieve their full potential.’
‘Loved the Women’s Development Programme, it made me think about my career within the service and what I am able to achieve.’
‘I am a Firefighter on development and this programme has been very beneficial. Going for promotion will definitely be an option for me as I now have the tools and confidence to do that.’
Bookings for Programme 11, open on Wednesday, 20th November 2024 at 12:00hrs
Programme 11
Workshop 1 | Tuesday 13 May 2025
Workshop 2| Thursday 12 June 2025
Workshop 3| Tuesday, 8 July 2025
Price:
Corporate Members – £266.00
Non-members – £288.00
Current Programme
Programme 9 (Fully Booked)
Workshop 1 | Wednesday 16th October 2024 | 9.30-12.30
Workshop 2 | Thursday 14th November 2024 | 9.30-12.30
Workshop 3 | Tuesday 10th December 2024 | 9.30-12.30
Future Programmes;
Programme 10 (Fully Booked)
Workshop 1 | Thursday 30th January 2025
Workshop 2 | Tuesday 25th February 2025
Workshop 3 | Thursday 27th March 2025
Programme 12 (Date of bookings opening – tbc)
Workshop 1| Wednesday 8 October 2025
Workshop 2| Wednesday 5 November 2025
Workshop 3| Thursday 4 December 2025
Contact us
Got a question about the programme? Get in touch!