Group Facilitation Skills

Course Description

Facilitation is all about helping a group of people at mixed levels achieve their goals and objectives. Effective facilitation depends upon the ability to recognise the stage of group development the team is at and apply the appropriate facilitation skills and techniques to move them forward.

This course teaches specific techniques and facilitation styles and enables participants to employ the correct application of theory to their own situation. Group exercises are used extensively throughout the course to encourage participants to practice the skills they learn.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, delegates will be able to

• facilitate effective meetings that maximise individual and group
  contributions to achieve their desired objective.

• use a variety of facilitation styles, appropriate to circumstance

• understand different group working techniques to maximise the
  efficiency of group interaction

• use and manage creative and innovative group problem-solving
  techniques

• understand the issues arising from an analysis of current
  facilitation topics

Target Audience

The course provides coaching and training for facilitators who frequently facilitate meetings and other group events and want to gain maximum performance and contribution from the group involved. It is equally suitable for managers, team leaders and operational staff and can also be used to form part of a structured team development programme.

Duration

1 day for up to 12 participants