Facilitation and Meeting Skills

Effective Facilitation is key

Meetings are a necessary part of working in any group – they give us the chance to share information, to reach decisions and to get jobs done. But meetings have another important function, which is often forgotten about – group maintenance. A good meeting not only gets work done, it also involves, supports and empowers its participants, creating a high level of energy and enthusiasm. A sense of community and connection to fellow group members is the basis for successful group work. Good facilitation will help you to achieve all of this.

Global Edulink is passionate about training, and as such, provides a course that gets to the very heart of learning what it takes to be an effective facilitator, and essentially a good communicator. Being able to influence a range of meeting or group stakeholders might be challenging, but there’s no need to worry as this course will give you the tools and knowledge required to be able to rise to this challenge. The course teaches you how to carefully prepare for meetings which include setting clear objectives. You will also learn how to develop your excellent communication and facilitation skills which together build to enable you to achieve the outcomes you require.

Global Edulink’s Facilitation and Meeting Skills course is designed to meet the specific needs of those wishing to excel within a Facilitation role and includes essential presentations such as:

• The characteristics of a successful Facilitator
• An examination of the Facilitative process
• Internal vs. external Facilitators
• Facilitating difficult situations
• And more … (complete course modules are below)

Who is it for?

• Someone who already leads, or will soon lead or facilitate, internal or external meetings
• Individuals who lead meetings attended by more senior colleagues or important stakeholders
• People who may be required to influence change in attitudes or behaviours through meetings
• Those who would like to enhance their communication and facilitation skills so that they can give more effective performance at meetings

Benefits you will gain:

• High quality e-learning study materials and mock exams
• Tutorials/materials from the industry leading experts
• 24/7 Access to the Learning Portal
• Benefit of applying NUS extra Discount Card
• Recognised Accredited Qualification
• Excellent customer service and administrative support

Entry Requirement:

• This course is available to all learners, of all academic backgrounds. However, a sound academic background will be advantage to study this course
• Learners should be ages 16 or over to undertake the qualification
• Good understanding of English language, numeracy and ICT are required to attend this course

Course Curriculum

1. Introduction
2. Identifying Characteristics Of A Successful Facilitator
3. Process Of The Facilitative
4. Identifying Internal Vs. External Facilitators
5. Participatory Groups Vs. Conventional Groups
6. Learn Facilitation Tools And Techniques
7. Techniques For Facilitating Meetings And Work Groups
8. Handling Difficult Situations
9. Definitions Of Facilitative Options
10. Understanding Facilitative Leadership
11. Creating A Safe & Supportive Learning Environment

Certification:

Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate in Facilitation and Meeting Skills.

Career Path:

This course would be beneficial to the following careers:

• Clinical Audit Facilitator
• Leadership and Management Trainer
• Learning and Development Consultant
• Active Health Facilitator
• Training and Quality Manager
• Higher Level Facilitator/Assessor