Facilitation Skills

This Facilitation Skills training programme uses a range of techniques and methods which enable groups/teams to discover, to participate and to experience. Facilitation is a role that employees are increasingly required to perform, primarily because of the needs of employees and the changing nature of work activities in organizations.

For those who wish to gain an understanding and improve their knowledge of facilitation and the role and skills of the facilitator.

Programme Outline

• Building self awareness for the facilitator
• The role of the facilitator
• Facilitation styles and the impact on groups
• The skills of facilitation
• Building trust
• Communication skills for facilitators
• Psychology for facilitators
• Facilitative behaviours
• Active listening and questioning techniques
• Dealing with difficult people and situations
• Neutrality in facilitation
• Mangling conflict

Programme Methodology

Pre-work, Facilitator input, Group discussion, Group exercises, Questionnaires, Video presentation, Coaching and feedback – facilitator and peer.

At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Improve their knowledge of facilitation and understand the role and skills of the facilitator
• Gain an understanding of and develop their own skills of facilitation
• Build trust within the group
• Display assertive facilitative behaviours
• Deal with difficult situations
• Develop the skills to resolve conflict and ensure even participation among team members