Feedback from a participant on a STEPS course at HMP Cardiff 

The statement is probably the most important one that I or you will ever read. It's taken me half of my adult life to realize it. I have always thought of myself as someone in charge of his own life and destiny, but I wasn't.  I just thought I was.  Because I had not clear goals or set plans for the future, I created my own life that didn't require much effort to maintain.  All I had been told at school that the future is what you make it but I just took life for granted.  If I got a job I got a job, if didn't I didn't.  Up to the present day I never really had a goal that I tried to visualize until  I met someone who was this trainer.  Taking part in the STEPS course has made me put into practice something I have always had the ability to do but never put into practice.  If I had just been given a folder full of questions and answers I still would have the same outlook on life, to carry on as norm, don't rock the boat in other words put a block on my imagination.  The trainer has set an example to us all that you can achieve your goal by being polite.  She puts things over in a way that you want to ask questions, and you want to learn, and you want to put this knowledge into practice.  It also makes you step back and look at your whole life and see how different it could have been.  But more it teaches you how different it can be.  This course will change your life because I want it to because every session has been made interesting thanks to the trainer.  Because of her fastidiousness and zeal and also her belief in what she teaches, I have a solid base on which to build my future.

Thank you to the trainer and Lou Tice.

A full Psychometric report on the course from HMP Cardiff is available from Pacific Institute Aberdare, please ring 01685 886444

Letter from a training advisor

Hello, I hope this finds you well. i just felt I had to write to you after doing my recent training with Margaret in our Swansea centre. I so much enjoyed and feel honoured to become a positive wizard! I can't tell you enough how much i enjoyed my training and how it really has changed my life. It has made me feel so different about my life and improved it 100% and I really want to pass this on to others. So thank you very much to everyone, especially Margaret.

 

STEPS to success

 

 

 

This year's STEPS To Excellence Course at Cardiff University has achieved great success, with many students praising its impact on
their lives.
The course is provided by the Student Development centre and teaches people to manage change, achieve goals, lead more effectively, and think ethically to gain success.
Training & Development Co-ordinator, John Steele, has been running the course since 2004 and works with students to help improve their confidence and self-esteem.
The programme helps students to use the STEPS scheme as a tool to enhance their graduation grades and find
employment upon graduation.
John says he was always confident STEPS would be a hit with students: “Although it was aimed initially at students who had identified concerns during their studies, we now find students are attracted to it for a variety of
personal development reasons.”
The scheme has been highly successful in Cardiff, which John claims shows that the course is beneficial to learners in higher education.
The course brings together a diverse range of students, which John says is part of its appeal: “Many of the students from overseas have never seen
any thing like this in their home countries. Students who have completed the course here have origins in Germany, Poland, Belarus, Oman, China and India to name but a few.”
A final year Architectural Engineering student said, “It is one of the most valuable and rewarding experiences I have had in my ongoing process of personal and professional growth.”
Other students have cited how the course helped their confidence after a recent bad exam result, and personal beliefs that they will be more successful
in their future careers.
John concluded: “I am thrilled to be able to offer help to students through the STEPS scheme and it’s wonderful to see them emerge as more confident, self-assured people.”
If you would like to know more
about the STEPS course or any other personal development opportunities, contact John at Steelej@cf.ac.uk or go to http://www.cardiffstudents.com/student_ life/student_development_unit
Sarah Powell

News Editor