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CERTIFICATE IV IN FACILITATION
New Nationally Accredited Program 30783QLD
The Need
This practical qualification addresses the needs of anyone who facilitates learning. It provides basic skills and tips for trainers wanting to apply more facilitation in their learning initiatives. The program is the “how to” qualification in learning facilitation.
This highly interactive program has been designed as an alternative or addition to the Certificate IV in Training and Assessment for any learning facilitators who do not deliver accredited courses or use competency standards.
The Certificate IV in Facilitation is nationally recognised and portable throughout Australia. It has been designed against international standards for professional facilitators.
Who Will Benefit?
- Corporate Facilitators / Trainers
- Learning and Development Consultants
- Group Coaches
Program Duration
4 Days
Workshop Content
Plan and design facilitation projects
Learn how to:
- Obtain mutual commitment to the project
- Facilitate client meetings to ascertain needs
- Identify a range of outcomes to address client needs
- Develop project plans
- Create appropriate facilitation designs
- Establish a contract or agreement
- Implement tasks and activities
- Evaluate client satisfaction
Implement various facilitation methods and models
Learn how to:
- Respect client culture, norms and diversity
- Engage participants with varied learning/thinking styles
- Meet learner needs and project objectives
- Arrange the physical space to support purpose of event
- Prepare appropriate resources for the event
Foster group creativity in an interactive learning environment
Learn how to:
- Apply a variety of participatory processes
- Effective verbal communication skills
- Develop rapport
- Provide feedback to participants
- Create an atmosphere of safety and trust
- Draw out benefits from the diversity of the group
- Cultivate cultural awareness and sensitivity
- Identify and review underlying assumptions
- Manage disruptive group behaviour
- Stimulate and foster group energy
Guide the group to consensus and desired outcomes
Learn how to:
- Establish a clear context
- Actively listen and question
- Recognise tangents and redirect group
- Manage group interactions and discussions
- Vary the pace of activities as required
- Assist the group in reflection
- Adapt processes and changing situations
- Evaluate and communicate group progress
Model a positive and professional attitude
Learn how to:
- Analyse contemporary learning and development theories
- Demonstrate these in a facilitation role
- Apply ethical and inclusive practices
- Facilitate problem solving and decision making models
- Distinguish process from task and context
- Evaluate own performance through self reflection
- Engage in ongoing learning to support professional practice
- Maintain currency in your field of expertise
- Maintain relevant industry and facilitation networks
Ensure a healthy and safe learning environment
Learn how to:
- Understand occupational health and safety responsibilities in the learning environment
- Identify occupational health and safety needs of learners
- Identify any potential hazards and rectify issues
- Asses risks in the learning environment
- Apply risk controls to ensure the safety and welfare of learners
- Provide learners with appropriate information
- Monitor occupational health and safety in the learning environment
Course Fees
AIPF Members $1,950
Non Members $2,100
A 5% discount will be given if three or more participants from an individual company attend the one program.
A price will also be negotiated for delivery of an in-house program.
Assessment
- Successfully complete the four day program
- Written Assessment
- Provide demonstrated evidence of three 20 minute facilitated sessions
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS
Please contact us for course dates or more information on this program.
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