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Action learning facilitator training

Our flagship facilitator training courses are highly respected and run by some of the most experienced facilitator trainers in the world. Mainly virtual or occasionally in person, this programme will develop your facilitation skills and build your experience in a natural action learning set environment.

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About the Action Learning Associates facilitator training course

– Three and a half days of development with a highly experienced facilitator in a small group (4-6 people)

– Most of our programmes are held virtually leading to cost savings and efficiency – even before restrictions were in place

– A mixture of theoretical and experiential learning, covering everything you need to become an action learning facilitator, including: 

  • the principles and conventions of action learning
  • setting up new sets
  • the skills of facilitation
  • coping with challenging set members
  • enabling sets to become self-facilitating
  • alternative models of action learning,
  • plus, the immersive experience of being a set member and facilitator, with supportive feedback to help you develop your personal style.

I now have a powerful methodology that can help teams and individuals develop.  It will greatly assist with building high performing teams.

– You will be given a comprehensive, physical workbook full of material that you can use for years to come, including templates that you can adapt to use in your own work.

– Come away with confidence in the action learning process, ideas about how to apply action learning in your context and a sound basis to further develop your facilitation skills

– The course can be completed virtually or in person at our workspace in Bermondsey Street, London

– Our course has been Recognised by the ILM since 2008 and many participants go on to become ‘ILM Recognised’ action learning facilitators. Often, cohorts from our facilitator training programmes stay together to complete this advanced programme around 6-9 months later. Find out more here

– As a more experienced facilitator, you can come back to ALA for a variety of CPD programmes to build your network and develop your practice further.

Participants come from the public, voluntary and private sectors. Some are employed within organisations, others are freelance. Some are full-time facilitators, others work in management and leadership or learning and development roles. 

All find useful approaches and techniques to inspire or revive their practice and become competent action learning facilitators. You can join the course with or without experience of taking part in an action learning set. 

We’re here if you’d like to have a chat, just contact us. You can also take a look at what some of our past participants have to say about their training. 

You’re welcome to join. We’ve been welcoming international participants for years. Please get in touch with any questions you have. We have been running action learning facilitator training virtually for many years and work across different time zones to suit participants. 

Please check out our resource centre for more insight into what it’s like to participate in this course. Simply select ‘facilitator training’ in the subject field. Start with articles such as Reflections on an action learning facilitator training set, Sharing questions, not cleverness and Exploring new horizons with action learning. Also, read some of our testimonials.

Facilitator training for individuals

On our open courses, individuals come together from a variety of contexts – different organisations and sectors as well as independent facilitators – and meet virtually or in person.

Facilitator training for organisations

We also run tailored courses in-house for organisations. If you wish to train a group of action learning facilitators, this may be the best option for you. We can work with your teams virtually or face-to-face, onsite or at a venue of your choice. Read more about how your organisation can benefit here. 

A fantastic way to learn about action learning sets and a solid grounding of the skills needed to be in a set and facilitate sets. The programme is structured perfectly to enhance the learning experience and to be able to take in a huge amount of information.

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If you would like to attend this course please click the button below to apply for this course.