The course was completed five weeks before the students were awarded with the certificate of Personal Development.
The presentation took place in the brand new Student Development Centre on the second floor of the StudentsÔÇÖ Union, and was attended by Head of Student Media, Chris Williams, who took account of the events.
Harry Newman, President of the StudentsÔÇÖ Union, awarded the certificates.
Students who have completed the course have outlined their main focuses that have resulted from their completion of STEPS. Alexandra Phillips said an aim was, ÔÇ£starting my own retail businessÔÇØ, and Aiman Nurtazina said, ÔÇ£setting goals and changing myself for the better.ÔÇØ Muzghan Shirzai added, the importance of being ÔÇ£more focused and flexible,ÔÇØ while Joshua Sandin said it enabled him to be ÔÇ£the best person I can be.ÔÇØ
SDS Training and Development Manager, John Steele, said, ÔÇ£This course plays a very important role in empowering students with the self-confidence to take control of their lives and to decide what it is they want to achieve.
ÔÇ£It teaches them personal accountability, leadership and positive thinking. It instils in them the positive mind set needed to overcome barriers in all areas of their lives.
ÔÇ£Seeing so many smiling faces at the end of the programme gives me a sense of great pleasure and I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the students who have successfully completed the course.ÔÇØ
Overall, the response to the course has been very positive.
Tommy Yeung, second year Geograhpy and Planning student said, ÔÇ£I take opportunities when they come up… I’ve been to skills development sessions before, the course sounded good and it’s really influenced my life. If anyone is wishing to look at their life differently, or take chances or maybe you’re not sure what you’re doing in life, this is a great course to take.ÔÇØ
Muzghan Shirzai, second year Sociology and Education student also responded positively to the course, saying, ÔÇ£I really liked the course. I struggled with anxiety a bit; coming to this gave me the courage to pass my driving test. I completely credit my driving test success to STEPS. I knew I had skills to cope with my exam anxiety in January.ÔÇØ
Finally, Tina Vodovnik said, ÔÇ£If you can change the way you think about yourself you can achieve anything.ÔÇØ
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