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The SCOPE Springboard programmes are open to all public sector organisations and many have used the programme, including:
'I am very impressed that a programme which is of international relevance and helps in empowering women, has been developed. I commend all women who have attended Springboard programmes for taking this first and confident step to take responsibility for their own lives, careers and future.' Dr Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson, Rajya Sabha
A significant women's development project is on-going, sponsored by The British Council, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Bureau of Police Research and Development. Following an event run by Jenny Daisley for 23 women in the police, 8 senior women were trained to become licensed Springboard trainers in February 2000 at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad. These 8 trainers have been running Springboard programmes in the States of Punjab, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Karnataka. Over 1,000 women from different levels in the police, have used the programme; Constables, Head Constables, Sub Inspectors and Inspectors. There is a special edition of the Springboard workbook adapted by Dr Veena Sethi for the Indian police, available in 5 languages: Hindi, Maharat, Telegu, Punjabi and English. The Springboard work with women in the police is sponsored by The British Council, The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Bureau of Police Research and Development and has been supported throughout by Dr Kiran Bedi, Joint Commissioner of Police, IPS.
Following the huge success of the Springboard Women's Development programmes in the police, four regional conferences were organised by and for women in the police, with guidance and training from Jenny Daisley to enable them to organise and facilitate such ground-breaking events. This was the first time ever that women had officially convened to discuss issues for women in the police. From the success of these regional conferences came the first-ever National Conference for Women in Police, attended by 200 women, held in Delhi on February 19-21 2002 and chaired by Dr Kiran Bedi, Joint Commissioner of Police, IPS and the most senior woman in the police in India. Jenny Daisley again advised the conference steering group and was a keynote speaker at the conference. In the run up to the conference a survey was conducted on the perceptions and attitudes of women in the police. The conference made several recommendations, including setting up a permanent forum for women in the police, introducing the Springboard Women's Development programme more widely throughout India and introducing good Equal Opportunities practice into the police. As a result, four senior women officers, (Rina Mitra IPS, Director, Vigilance Railway Board, V. Neeraja IPS, Senior Superintendant of Police, Anita Punj IPS, Superintendant of Police and Malini Agarwal IPS, Superintendant of Police) travelled to the UK to be trained by us in various aspects of Equal Opportunities and to learn from a study tour of good practice organisations in the UK. They are now running Equal Opportunity Awareness seminars for the police in India. A second National Conference is now being planned. For more details about this on-going work, contact us or Mrs Kamal Singh MBE., Head of Governance and Social Justice at The British Council in Delhi on kamal.singh@in.britishcouncil.org 'I can confidently say that each Springboard programme will make a difference in the life of every woman who attends it, and together, women will give the police service the healing touch that it is so much in need of.' Dr Kiran Bedi, Joint Commissioner of Police, Delhi Police. If you are a trainer in India and would like to become licensed for any of our courses. Click on Licensing for information. If you are an employer in India and would like to benefit from our experience, contact us direct. |
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