Inspiring Facilitator (Master Facilitation Program Certified by INIFAC)

No. of days: 5

For whom:

• Facilitators with relevant facilitation experience either as in-house trainers or as freelance-trainers

The Master Facilitator program at Pragati has been certified by the International Institution of Facilitation (INIFAC), USA. INIFAC was established in 2003 to develop a certification program at the master’s level that would achieve several objectives. Their certification provides a confirmation & assurance that the facilitation training course provides the knowledge, resources, practice sessions & modeling that demonstrate what a person using master facilitator skills needs to know. Furthermore it teaches how a person using master facilitator competencies needs to work.

Program Objectives

• Shifts from the paradigm of ‘Training’ as an event to ‘Learning’ as a process
• Understand the qualities of an effective trainer or facilitator
• Learn skills for group facilitation
• Plan & design training sessions
• Learn to use high impact tools for training
• Conduct inspired & effective sessions
• Measure the impact of training

Contents

• Learning is a process – principles of learning, the 5E engagement process, David Kolb’s learning style model
• Energizers & facilitation – the fundamentals of facilitation, inspiring attitudes that support facilitation
• Group dynamics – mantra of enriching relationships, interpersonal skills, the ADDIE model
• Designing training programs – Training needs, measuring effectiveness of training, The Kirkpatrick model for measuring impact of training
• Training methods – demonstrations, discussions, audio and visuals, technology enabled methods, role plays, synergogy, case studies
• Action learning component – participants are provided with an opportunity to practice purpose & learning objectives in 16 sessions

Methodology

• Experiential learning
• Video recording & immediate feedback
• Participatory with use of role play, discussions & diagnostic tools
• Drama, story telling, music