BECOMING A FACILITATOR
Thinking about becoming a Facilitator?
In our view, facilitation skills are essential for healthy leadership, management and participation in all aspects of business and society. These skills can be developed by anyone, working at any level, with any group. We are always pleased to support those who already facilitate, or wish to learn to facilitate, whether it is your main ‘job’, a small part of your role and/or something you would like to do more of in the future..
Our 2023 survey showed that most facilitators learn primarily ‘on the job’ adapting from others, without formal training or an underlying philosophy. Advancing our skills sometimes simply means getting feedback from others on what works well, building our competence and thereby our confidence. Enhanced awareness allows us to hone our skills, letting go of bad habits and blind spots and sharpening our practice. It is an ongoing journey, and we can be company along the way.
We support existing and aspiring facilitators in a range of ways:
- Use our facilitation skills self-assessment tool based on our FACETS® competency framework
- Join one of our in-person Learning Days or online Seminars
- Book a place on Facilitation Skills & Strategies to advance and refresh your skills
- Embark on a training pathway leading to accreditation
- Read what we think makes a good facilitator
- Book a supervision session to explore real-life facilitation challenges, attend to your personal limitations, debrief and reflect after an assignment supported by an AoF supervisor
Through our training courses, we encourage and support individuals to discover and develop their own style of facilitation for maximum presence and impact.
Working experientially and holistically with a competency framework unique to group facilitation (FACETS®) we offer several training pathways to becoming an Accredited Facilitator.
- Foundations in Facilitation Skills
- Certificate in Facilitation Skills
- Diploma in Facilitation Skills
We also offer bespoke in-house training to organisations wishing to train and accredit a number of facilitators.
Thinking about becoming a Facilitator?
In our view, facilitation skills are essential for healthy leadership, management and participation in all aspects of business and society. These skills can be developed by anyone, working at any level, with any group. We are always pleased to support those who already facilitate, or wish to learn to facilitate, whether it is your main ‘job’, a small part of your role and/or something you would like to do more of in the future..
Our 2023 survey showed that most facilitators learn primarily ‘on the job’ adapting from others, without formal training or an underlying philosophy. Advancing our skills sometimes simply means getting feedback from others on what works well, building our competence and thereby our confidence, developing our awareness, continually honing what we learn to fit ourselves and our groups, letting go of bad habits and blind spots. It is an ongoing journey, and we can be company along the way.
We support existing and aspiring facilitators in a range of ways:
- Use our facilitation skills self-assessment tool based on our FACETS® competency framework
- Join one of our Learning/Taster Days or book a short course to refresh your skills
- Embark on a training pathway leading to accreditation
- Read what we think makes a good facilitator
Through our training courses, we encourage and support individuals to discover and develop their own style of facilitation for maximum presence and impact.
Working experientially and holistically with a competency framework unique to group facilitation (FACETS®) we offer several training pathways to becoming an Accredited Facilitator.
- Foundations in Facilitation Skills
- Certificate in Facilitation Skills
- Diploma in Facilitation Skills
We also offer bespoke in-house training to organisations wishing to train and accredit a number of facilitators.