Building a Resilient Mindset: A Train the Trainer Seminar

About this initiative

2.4 of the UCC Strategic Plan 2023-28 states that we aim to support student success, health and well-being to achieve the overall goal of Student Success. Resilience is a core value of the university and supporting students to develop it is a key objective of the UCC Graduate Attributes Programme (GAP). With this in mind it is critical that UCC staff who support a student’s transition to the workplace must stay informed of best practice in relation to resilience building to improve students’ mental well-being, to support them in developing a growth mindset and to optimise their performance on placement. This in turn, fosters employability through teaching real-world coping skills, giving UCC students a competitive advantage and leading to an increased conversion rate from work placement to graduate positions.