COURSE INFORMATION & APPLICATION

What you need to know

Thank you for your interest in registering for facilitator training with one of our open programmes. (For in-house programmes, joining instructions will be sent via your organisation.)

Our distinctive approach to facilitator training provides a strong framework for holistic (whole person) learning to take place. As preparation for training, we would ask that you read the following information carefully together with the information provided in the course outlines.

How it works…

Please view our Entry Criteria, Ways of Working and Guidelines for Facilitative Enquiry. Take time to read and absorb these points carefully and ask any questions that you might have.
Next, complete and submit the short application form on this page. You will receive a confirmation email.
We will then arrange for a call by way of mutual introduction, to check that our ways of working meet your learning aims and to answer any questions that you might have..
Your attendance will be confirmed and we will invoice you or your organisation. Payment can be made by bank transfer or credit card.

Which courses can I apply for here?

Foundations in Facilitation Skills Programme

The two modules that make up this course can also be booked as stand-alone short courses:

You can also apply here for the Online Training Pilot of our Foundations in Facilitation Skills Programme which starts in January 2025

With Level 1 Accreditation you can additionally apply for our

Certificate in Facilitation Skills Programme

This can be booked with our without accreditation but both modules (Organisational Impact and Personal Presence) must be undertaken consecutively.

For those interested in the Diploma Programme please contact us.

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Level 1 Accreditation is a pre-requisite for the Certificate in Facilitation Skills.

The intention to meet your own learning aims, including accreditation if applicable.

A desire to engage in self-directed and peer group learning

A willingness to engage with critical reflection on one’s own strengths, areas for development, drives and motivations

An interest in personal and professional development

Entry Criteria

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After you have read Fundamental Working Methods - click here

Self and Peer Assessment and Accreditation is a particular strength of the Association of Facilitators and is designed to foster self-regulation and professional practice. It has two aspects. First the granting of a certificate, conditional on completing the required modules and fulfilling the programme contract. And second, accreditation of competence against FACETS® and any additional personal criteria. A written statement of individual accreditation will accompany each certificate gained.

7. Accreditation

Feedback from peers is a critical part of learning – both giving and receiving within the structure that we provide. Criteria are agreed for assessment relevant to the learning goals of the course and your own development. The FACETS® framework provides a guide to competency which participants may complement with their own criteria. A procedure for self and peer assessment is determined and applied.

6. Self And Peer Feedback and Assessment

A range of underpinning theory is presented through reading lists, live presentation, and printed material. Time is given to the discussion and review of relevant theory and models, and their application to your self-discovery. Course assessment includes the practical application of theory.

5. Theoretical Study

We provide ample opportunity for participants to refine and rehearse their skills. This includes demonstration, modelling, observation and feedback, micro-skills practice, and facilitation.

4. Skills Training And Practice

Recognising that a group is more than the sum of its parts we examine the various formations, dynamics, and patterns of groups we co-create. This includes working with individual and group needs as they arise, here-and-now encounter and learning from group dynamics and defence mechanisms.

3. Working With The Process Of The Group

A spirit of inquiry is established and each participant is encouraged to consider the depth and breadth of their role and impact as facilitator. Critical reflection generates a dialogue between theory and practice and promotes the application of learning into the workplace and beyond.

2. Reflective Practice

Autonomous self-discovery through structured and unstructured experience, in which emphasis is placed on each individual’s innate ability to learn from their own thoughts, feelings, perceptions, and intuitions. Time is set aside for reflecting on the process and drawing out meaning and significance.

1. Experiential Learning

We are committed to the following:

Fundamental Working Methods

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Make it clear if you are attempting to support, intending to challenge, or just seeking clarification from another.

5. Clarify the Intention behind your interventions:

Choose for yourself when to opt out of activities which feel wrong for you at the time; do not collude in situations that you experience as unhealthy for you.

4. Act on your beliefs:

Do not leak confidential material beyond the group or share information about others without their consent; take responsibility for sharing or holding onto your own secrets.

3. Respect yourself & others:

Risk opening up to others and reducing your guard; experiment with being non-judgmental and tolerant of others; explore new ways of expressing and being you.

2. Experiment & Play with being different:

Stay curious and skeptical, engage in ongoing exploration of everything that arises and remain curious to the effects of social events upon the behavior of yourself and others.

1. Explore & Question everything that happens:

We offer the following guidelines for engagement with us and your peer learning group:

Guidelines for Facilitative Inquiry

Or start again After you have read about Cancellation - click here to access the application form

We reserve the right to cancel the course if our minimum booking number is not reached, and if doing so will refund all payments in full or offer alternative training dates if you prefer.

In the event of you having to cancel, we will always try to transfer your booking to a date that you could attend (at no extra cost). Alternatively, a substitute from your organisation can attend in your place or we can offer you a refund if you let us know in enough time for us to fill the place. We charge the full fee for no-shows or cancellation at very short notice (less than a week).

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COURSE INFORMATION & APPLICATION

What you need to know

How it works…

Which courses can I apply for here?

Foundations in Facilitation Skills Programme