• Gain a clear understanding of the importance of facilitation for an individual's learning and development
• Learn how to design and structure facilitative learning events appropriate to the learner
• Experience a wide variety of facilitative techniques for development activities
• Increase their confidence in working with reluctant or resistant learners
• Have the opportunity of receiving feedback during a practice session

Who should attend?
Individuals who have completed the Introduction to Facilitation programme.
Trainers keen to explore alternatives to presentation-style learning activities.
Coaches and managers looking to develop a participative and owned approach to staff development.

Learning method
The programme has a large element of participation with individuals learning by trying out the issues and techniques. The structure during the two days is flexible in order to give greater emphasis to meeting the particular needs of the group.

Programme content

Day 1
Ice-breakers and energisers
Use of more creativity
Linking activities to learning themes
Facilitation and development
Links to the Kolb learning cycle
Learning linked to action and achieving
Structuring a facilitated learning event
Variations and enlargement on mind storming
Using visual approaches
Belief questionnaire
Using past experiences and beliefs to develop shared understanding
Further use of visual techniques
Using visuals to unblock
Transition pictures
Working with resistant or reluctant learners
Preparing for resistance
Preparation for practice sessions

Day 2
Progress sheets
Reviewing individual and group progress
Individual practice sessions
Opportunity for participants to practice facilitating a small group with constructive feedback
Problem page
Opportunity for individuals to have help from the group in dealing with specific difficulties they experience when facilitating within their organisation
Action planning
Planning for development in the workplace
Sharing commitments

Note
This programme can be run as a one-day workshop if individual practice sessions are not required.