FACILITATION SKILLS & STRATEGIES
Facilitation Skills and Strategies (previously called ‘The Facilitator’s Toolkit’) is a standalone two-day module and also part of the five-day Foundations in Facilitation Skills Programme .
Engage, Lead and Develop Others
Facilitation Skills and Strategies is a short course that will refresh the basics of facilitator style and provide you with new ways and confidence to lead groups and teams. It is designed for those who want to consolidate, broaden and enliven their style of facilitation.
Whilst you will be provided with facilitation models, tools and tips, we recognise that the greatest resource you bring to groups is yourself and the impact that you have in engaging, leading and developing others.
About the Course
In this two-day workshop, you will explore your role as a group facilitator with particular attention to skills practice and awareness building in the live group setting.
We will introduce you to Modes of Authority and Dimensions of Facilitator Style, a practical toolkit designed to equip you with the confidence and skill to effectively handle group processes and group tasks, paying attention to structure and interventions before, during, and after an event.
You will learn how to direct and guide groups hierarchically, and to work in cooperative and autonomous ways too, as appropriate. You will be encouraged to become aware of your own skills, experience, personality, and preferences, and use and flex your facilitator style with self-awareness, authority, and personal presence.
Course Content
This is an introductory course in facilitation, but it is not basic. If you are looking for a core facilitation model, and are keen to develop your personal style – then this is for you. Practical skills will include:
- Planning and structuring a facilitated session
- Contracting, setting, and managing expectations
- Being a catalyst for learning and development – moving things forward
- Handling emotions, particularly where they hinder group effectiveness
- Challenging and confronting limiting behaviours and attitudes
- Working with the prevailing group dynamics to create positive outcomes
Engage, Lead and Develop Others
The Facilitation Skills and Strategies is a short course that will refresh the basics of facilitator style and provide you with new ways and confidence to lead groups and teams. It is designed for those who want to consolidate, broaden and enliven their style of facilitation. Whilst you will be provided with facilitation models, tools and tips, we recognise that the greatest resource you bring to groups is yourself and the impact that you have in engaging, leading and developing others.
About the Course
In this two-day workshop, you will explore your role as a group facilitator with particular attention to skills practice and awareness building in the live group setting.
We will introduce you to Dimensions of Facilitator Style, a practical toolkit designed to equip you with the confidence and skill to effectively handle group processes and group tasks, paying attention to structure and interventions before, during, and after an event. You will learn how to direct and guide groups hierarchically, and to work in cooperative and autonomous ways too, as appropriate. You will be encouraged to become aware of your own skills, experience, personality, and preferences, and use and flex your facilitator style with self-awareness, authority, and personal presence.
Course Content
This is an introductory course in facilitation, but it is not basic. If you are looking for a core facilitation model, and are keen to develop your personal style – then this is for you. Practical skills will include:
- Planning and structuring a facilitated session
- Contracting, setting, and managing expectations
- Being a catalyst for learning and development – moving things forward
- Handling emotions, particularly where they hinder group effectiveness
- Challenging and confronting limiting behaviours and attitudes
- Working with the prevailing group dynamics to create positive outcomes
Click the image for a large version
Facilitation Skills and Strategies is a two-day training course. It can be undertaken as a stand-alone module or as part of the Foundations in Facilitation Skills programme (5 days) leading to Accreditation at Level 1.
Participants can attend an open course at Highfield Park or this can be run at your venue for an in-house group.
Who is this for?
Typically, people who attend Facilitation Skills and Strategies are:
- Working within an organisation as a change agent, group/team leader, manager, director or project manager.
- In chairing roles at meetings with developmental, strategic or operational purpose (be that business, charity or education).
- Occasionally called upon to facilitate groups, meetings and teams.
- Working as a consultant, change agent, trainer to a client organisation.
- Embarking upon a career in facilitation or leadership
Participants are usually facilitating already (or about to be) and may:
- wish to learn about themselves in a group from high-quality input and feedback
- be feeling unequipped or deskilled by previous training/ experiences
- have become aware of the absence of theories and models related to group facilitation in their toolkit
Course Information – How to Apply
The cost of this two day open course is £1,435. This price includes VAT, lunch and all course materials but does not include an overnight stay (approximately £80-100pn at our regular venue, Highfield Park). This module can be taken with the Group Dynamics module as part of the Foundations programme leading to accreditation. Discounts are available for not-for-profit organisations and for self-funded individuals.
If you are interested in attending please read the information for participants and complete the application form.