b'THE YEARIN REVIEWPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTWomens Professional Development - LEAP In early 2024, Vicsport delivered the LEAP program to To support the delivery of Recommendation 7: Build an20 participants. enabling environment through education and training,Eighteen sports were represented amongst the 20 from the 2015 Report of The Inquiry into Women and Girlsparticipants. in Sport and Active Recreation (WISAR), Vicsport has been working with SRV and the Office for Women in Sport andThis program, led by Alison Crabb and Lyndall Russell Recreation on LEAP (Lead, Engage, Achieve, Promote)afrom Mad4Leaders, continued the tradition of successful female professional development program to improveprograms for women middle managers in sport. Run on and develop the leadership capabilities of female sportfour days across four months, the program culminatedadministrators. with a graduation ceremony where participants presented, in teams, on topics related to women in sport. The outcomes of the LEAP program are: Improved personal and group leadership capabilitiesCreation of an interactive network of leading womenwho are supportive of themselves, each other andthose who follow themFormation of an environment of collaboration andsharing of unique challenges women face in thesector, with a proactive, solutions-based approachDevelopment of the capability of participants topromote their abilities/skillsNurturing of a relationship with an assigned mentorto assist in their development7'