LIFT

LIFT

LIFT stands for 'Leading Ireland's Future Together'.

About LIFT

LIFT is an 8-13 week programme, about 30-40 minutes a week where participants engage in a small roundtable group either online or blended and complete the values below:

1. Listening​
2. Honesty and Integrity​
3. Respect​
4. Positive Attitude​
5. Competence​
6. Dedication and Determination​
7. Accountability​
8. Empathy and Understanding
9. Resilience
10. Innovation
11. Diversity & Inclusion
12. Fairness
13. Sustainability 

Link to Sign Up

Click here on this form to sign up to a LIFT group. 

LIFT Contact

Email ‌lift.staff@universityofgalway.ie for further information. 

Role of a LIFT Facilitator (vs Participating)

As a facilitator staff are trained in the LIFT programme, through a 4 hour training session. Facilitators then lead their own roundtable group for up to 13 weeks as volunteers and contribute to the reflection and development of LIFT at NUI Galway.

Benefits from LIFT:

• Completion of the Facilitation training will earn you the LIFT Facilitation Certificate in recognition. 
• Completion of the 8-13 week programme you will earn the LIFT Participant Certificate in recognition.

Why be a LIFT Facilitator?

• You get to focus on your leadership & facilitation skills and develop them over 8-13 weeks.
• You get to meet new people that are also interested in building their leadership skills.
• You will be exposed to new experiences, opportunities and fresh ideas.
• Staff embody the 8 up to 13 areas of leadership furthering community values and impacting society. 
• You can add this as evidence of improving your leadership skills on your CV.

How to be a LIFT Facilitator?

The brilliant aspect of LIFT is that being a facilitator is really well supported! The programme comes with a workbook with step-by-step instructions and the entire programme is scripted. This means that your role as Facilitator is a great opportunity to build practice and confidence in facilitating a group, in a safe, structured and guided way. You do not need to come up with group content, or manage a group - instead, you get to focus on the experience. 

So if you are thinking "I am not sure I can do it" we know you can - we believe in you. The programme is powerful and uses plain and simple approaches and languages to be accessible to all. 

How to be a LIFT Participant?

Sign up, L&D will assign you a group/facilitator, advise the latter what weekly times suit you. Then just show up and engage on a weekly basis!

Email lift.staff@universityofgalway.ie for further info or listen back to Rachel on FlirtFM talking about it (from 32 minutes onwards) here.