Facilitation® Practitioner

Course description

Facilitation® Practitioner course is aimed at practitioners who facilitate groups, meetings and events effectively – increasing productivity and helping these activities achieve the desired outcomes. Practitioner level allows you to gain in-depth knowledge of the valuable tools, techniques and skills needed to become a confident facilitator

Benefits:
During this course you will learn how to:

• Apply Process Iceberg thinking to help a group achieve its goals.
• Recognise where facilitation is or is not an appropriate response to organizational needs and work effectively with strategic information to apply facilitation in organization settings.
• Plan meetings with a client to understand the Task needs and set up the logistics of an event.
• Contribute helpfully to establishing a Contract with the Task Leader and with the group.
• Design a facilitated event.
• Work effectively with other Facilitators to apply facilitation in larger group settings.
• Respond to situations which arise during an event, making good Process decisions which secure Task outcomes.
• Develop effective interaction and decision-making in the group by using appropriate communication Tools.
• Effectively prepare for the exam entitling to obtain the international certificate - Facilitation® Practitioner

Key features

Price of the course includes:

• 2-day accredited course with an authorized Facilitation® trainer
• Licensed course materials
• Facilitation® Practitioner certificate of completion
• Voucher for Facilitation® Practitioner accredited exam
• Official manual in PDF: Facilitation (2012)

Prerequisites:
There are no formal prerequisites for taking the Facilitation® Practitioner course.However the Facilitation® Foundation certificate is required to sit for the Practitioner exam.

Working methods:
Multimedia presentations, group exercises and discussion, practical workshops, case study and practice tests.

Licensing and accreditation:

Facilitation® Practitioner course offered by Advised Skills Ltd is accredited by APMG International, based upon Partner's Agreement and complies with the accreditation requirements.

Who should attend?
Target group:
The following individuals will benefit from this course:

• Managers
• Specialists
• Project managers
• Change agents
• Business Analysts
• IT professionals
• Aspiring facilitators who need to achieve outcomes related to their specialist area through group collaboration and participation.

Course Agenda

1. Introduction
2. Models, Tools and Techniques
3. Exercises
4. Sample Practitioner Examination
5. Preparing for a ‘Live’ Facilitation
6. Review of Sample Paper
7. Practical ‘Live Facilitation’ Exercise:The Process Iceberg® Review Model

Materials:

We use licenced accredited training materials:

• Sixteen (16) hours of instructor-led training
• Training slides in pdf format
• Participation in unique exercises
• Sample Papers
• Syllabus
• Official manual in PDF: Facilitation (2012)

Location

Price information

Net price per person:
The training course net price per person includes the web-based exam available within the APMG International candidate account. The applicable price is shown in the course calendar.

Additional information:
It is mandatory to purchase the training course including the certification exam voucher.

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