Best Practice in Facilitation

Facilitating groups can be challenging, but with the help of a few tools and know-how you can be assured that your facilitated sessions stay on track.

This one day workshop will guide you through the key skills needed to follow best practice in facilitation. Working in groups you will have the opportunity to practice new skills and behaviours and embed core competencies.

How to succeed at change leadership – open course

We have heard for some years now that ‘the only thing that is constant is change’. Few, however, could have anticipated the scale and complexity of the challenges we have faced in 2020 and, in the mix, some valuable opportunities too.

This short, practical course is designed for leaders and managers, and delivered online to equip you, as you equip others, to survive and thrive in the midst of change.

During this half-day course, you will explore insights and ideas that will help you grow as a confident, competent and credible change leader.

You will learn:

• Covid-19 related scenarios in the workplace
• The differences between change and transition
• How different people respond to change, and why
• How to identify what people need during change
• How to support people through their transitions

The programme

A group of between 6 and 10 participants will work together through a programme of theoretical knowledge and practical application. The half-day session will last from 1.30pm to 5.00pm (UK time), with a short 15-minute break.

You will go on to create your own personal development plan to continue your progress as a successful change leader.

This course is led by our Associate, Nick Wright, and is also available as an in-house course. Nick is a qualified and experienced psychological coach and OD consultant. Please enquire for further details.

Action learning facilitator training for individuals

If you are a professional working in the field of learning and development, or you use facilitation in your work, this is a great way to supplement your skills and add to your credentials.

The ALA training course was endorsed by ILM in 2008, in recognition of its professional standards and we have now trained in excess of 1,200 action learning facilitator.

Virtual facilitation skills

This short, practical course is designed to give you the knowledge and experience necessary to fulfil the role of virtual facilitator successfully.

You will work in groups of 6 – 10, exploring the role of the virtual facilitator. There will also be an opportunity to practice some of the practical aspects of virtual facilitation.

Condensed course – In-house action learning facilitation training for leaders

Embed the leadership and facilitation skills needed to support home working teams and remote workers.

This short course will give leaders and managers the skills they need to build connections between colleagues who work in different locations. It helps them engage in a powerful form of learning together, in a way that they have not been able to before. They will be better equipped to motivate, support and encourage teams whilst keeping them productive and focused on work targets.

Working together, your team leaders will develop effective methods to manage real, live issues in your organisation, share views and generate innovative ideas. In essence, both your people and the business will benefit from new skills, to be ‘ready now’ for the challenges that lie ahead.

The programme

Groups of between four and six participants meet for an initial short virtual session to contract together and discuss the differences in approach to facilitating a virtual, rather than a face to face, action learning set.

We then go on to complete the three day sessions, either as consecutive days, or days close together.

All in-house virtual action learning programmes are led by senior associates with years of experience working virtually.

ILM endorsed professional development day

A day for candidates completing the ILM endorsed Professional Development Programme in Action Learning Facilitation or the new ILM recognised Endorsed Programme. Reflect on your learning, share experiences and best practice with action learning practitioners from all sectors and gain a new peer support network.

Doing more with action learning

People often go away from our training courses with fresh ideas and approaches on how to use action learning within their organisation or business or, for independent facilitators, with their clients.

However, in many respects, our initial training is just the beginning, and participants often ask for more in depth exploration. They’re right to ask too, as action learning has so many uses and applications.

So we’ve developed an exciting new follow on course, looking at how and when to apply action learning and explore all its possible uses.

Virtual action learning facilitator training for experienced facilitators (CPD)

If you’ve already trained as an action learning facilitator why not join one of our courses in virtual action learning (VAL) for experienced facilitators and learn the skills of action learning facilitation virtually? You’ll gain first hand experience of presenting and facilitating as well as feedback on your presence in the virtual world.

Action learning facilitator training, delivered virtually

Train virtually to deliver action learning sets. No experience necessary – you can learn all the skills of facilitating both face to face and virtual sets without leaving your desk. There are no travel costs so our virtual training course is ideal for overseas participants as well as those who want to specialise in virtual working.

Is it for you?

• you live and work abroad and are unable to attend our 3 day open programme on our set dates and times.
• you work for a global or dispersed organisation or business and would like to use virtual action learning as a useful development tool for you and your peers, management or teams
• you have a little experience of action learning and would like to add virtual action learning to your portfolio

How to apply

Course dates are scheduled according to the availability of all participants, and take into account different time zones where necessary.

We operate a waiting list for participants and schedule courses at regular intervals according to demand, and agreeing suitable course dates with all participants. Please submit your application for our virtual training course to be added to the list and we will be in touch to arrange a mutually agreeable date with you.