Action learning facilitator training for individuals
If you are a professional facilitator, or use facilitation in your work, action learning is a valuable tool to add to your portfolio. Action Learning Associates offers specialist training for individuals who want to become action learning facilitators.
Our training is endorsed by the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) and participants can gain accreditation by following an ILM approved Professional Development Programme in Action Learning Facilitation.
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The facilitator training process
Full immersion in an action learning set is the best way to understand it. Our course takes three days so that you can fully understand the process and principles and experience being in and outside the set. With a maximum of six people on each course, everyone gains first hand experience of facilitating an action learning session and receives feedback on their performance. You come away with confidence in the action learning process, ideas about how you can apply action learning and a sound basis to further develop your facilitation skills.
During the training programme we cover:
- 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
- evaluation and accreditation.
We provide resource material and handouts for you to reproduce or adapt in your own work. If you choose to register for ILM accreditation you will complete a Reflective Learning Log as a record of your learning and attend a follow up development day to complete the accreditation process (generally three to six months later).
Is it for you?
Participants come from public, voluntary and private sectors. Some employed, others freelance. Many are full-time facilitators, most work in management, learning and development roles. A few are simply intrigued by the buzz of action learning and want to find out if its reputation is deserved. All find useful approaches and techniques to inspire or revive their practice.
We run programmes around four times a year – always non-residential and generally in central London.
Forthcoming courses
Please note: Some dates have changed.
- 7-9 September – fully booked
- 2-4 November - new date – booking now
- 7 – 9 December - booking now
- 1-3 March 2011 - booking now
- 12-14 July 2011 - booking now
If you're looking for an in-house action learning facilitator training course for more than four people we can design an on-site ILM approved course to your requirements.
If you’re the leader of an SME you may be eligible for Government funding to help develop your business leadership skills through action learning.
For course details and fees contact info@actionlearningassociates.co.uk or telephone 020 7407 1971.