Certificate in Group Facilitation and Training Skills

• Planning and preparing a session/programme
• Facilitation skills and styles of facilitating
• Stages of group development, group dynamics, the roles people take in a group
• The role of a facilitator and types of interventions used with groups
• Creative-experiential learning
• Professional issues and responsibilities
• Evaluation, assessment and endings

Programme Structure:

The programme consists of two stand-alone study days and three weekends. All training days will be held at the Persona Centre, Grove House, Uddingston, G71 5PH, apart from the online study day on April 26^th.  Each day will start at 9.30am and finish by 4.30pm

Day 1    Planning and Preparation

• Introductions, learning styles and ways of learning, creating and presenting a programme plan

Day 2     Facilitation Skills and styles of facilitation

• The difference between presenting and facilitation, types of groups and interventions and managing the training/group process

Day 3     Group Development and Group Dynamics

• Stages of group development, individual processes and the impact of individual process on group dynamics, working with difference, diversity and inclusion

Day 4     The Role of the Facilitator/Trainer

• The role of the trainer: power, authority, influence: the power of authenticity and presence, working with vulnerability, professional responsibilities

Day 5     Training and Facilitation Practice – ONLINE student led

• This session offers an opportunity for everyone in the group to practice their skills by preparing and facilitating a mini-session for the group to participate in.

 Day 6     Remote Training and Facilitation 

• Creating a group environment online, the impact of working online for the programme and participants, technical issues, reviewing lessons learned

Day 7    Creative Experiential Processes

• The value of creativity for learners and learning, working with different mediums, integrating different mediums into a programme/group process

Day 8     Evaluation, Assessment and Endings

• Designing an evaluation process, assessment and feedback, programme evaluation and endings

The programme consists of three stand alone study days and two weekends. All training days will be held at the Persona Centre, Grove House, Uddingston, G71 5PH.  Each day will start at 9.30am and finish by 4.30pm

Weekend    Saturday February 15^th and Sunday February 16^th

Weekend    Saturday March 15^th and Sunday March 16^th

Study Day    Saturday April 26^th ONLINE student led

Weekend    Saturday May 31^st and Sunday June 1^st

Study Day    Saturday June 28^th

Course Requirements: In order to complete the course participants are expected to meet the following requirements:

• Attendance: the course requirement for successful completion is attendance at every training day. It is understood that unforeseen circumstances do occur and it is suggested that students discuss with tutors anything that comes up which may prevent them from attending any part of the training as soon as they become aware of this.
• Active participation in group activities during the study days
• The submission of a Statement of Learning and Development and Assessment of Competence (2500 words) at the end of the programme.
• Maintenance of a Reflective Journal throughout the programme (not for submission)

The cost of the programme is £950.  A deposit of £100 is required to secure your place on the programme. The remaining course fees can be made as one instalment of £850 or as 6 separate instalments of £142 due monthly from January 31st 2025.

The programme is open to anyone who is interested. If you are interested in participating in the programme, please complete the Application Form and forward to admin@personacounselling.com

Click here to download the course information leaflet.

Closing date for applications is Monday January 13th 2025

Please note there will be a minimum number of participants for the programme to commence.  The course will be limited to a maximum of 12 participants