Facilitation Skills (Train the Trainer)

This course is accredited by the ETDP SETA

Title: Facilitate learning using a variety of given methodologies

Unit Standard: 117871   I   NQF Level: 5   I   Credits: 10   I   Duration: 4 days

Course Outcomes:

• Plan and Prepare for Facilitation
• Facilitate Learning
• Evaluate learning and Facilitation

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

• Understand the context of skills development in South Africa
• Understand Outcomes-Based Education (OBE)
• Understand principles and values underpinning Skills development legislation
• Analyze learners and their needs
• Cater for stakeholder needs
• Preparing the learning material
• Facilitation approaches, methods and techniques
• Selecting the methodologies
• Preparing for facilitation
• Facilitate a learning intervention
• Manage groups in line with facilitation principles
• Use questioning techniques
• Monitor learner progress
• Evaluate learning and facilitation

Course Content

Plan and Prepare for Facilitation

• Understand the context of Skills Development
• Conduct an analysis of learners and their needs
• Plan to cater for learner needs
• Arrange resources, locations and personnel
• Prepare learning material
• Select methodologies
• Prepare for facilitation
• Arrange learning environment
• Establish review criteria

Facilitate Learning

• Use facilitation skills
• Facilitation approach and learning activities
• Manage groups in line with facilitation principles
• Use questioning techniques
• Monitor learner progress
• Giving feedback

Evaluate Learning and Facilitation

• Self-Evaluation
• Stakeholder feedback
• Learner Feedback
• Evaluate learning and facilitation