Group Facilitation training

• Are you tired of meetings that go nowhere, dead-end conversations, chaotic planning sessions? Do you wonder if this can ever change?
• Are you committed, perhaps even required, to involve people in decisions that affect them - but at a loss to know where to start?

Training

Our training can help you to facilitate people's participation more effectively. Our approach enables people to actively create and participate in the changes that affect them - in their own lives, in their groups and organisations, and in their communities and societies.

Technology of Participation

For full details, and on-line bookings, please visit our website at www.ica-uk.org.uk or do please get in touch with any queries - call 0845 450 0305, or 028 4277 2671.

Our approach is known as the 'Technology of Participation' (ToP) - this is a system of practical methods that will enable you as a facilitator to:

• actively involve all members of a group in decision making
• maximise individuals' commitment and engagement
• build a team spirit that lasts
• achieve consensus
• articulate a shared vision
• make plans that really happen

This approach is being successfully applied in public, private and voluntary & community organisations across the UK and worldwide.

Testimonials

Lucky Lowe of Practical Action (ITDG) writes: "These techniques and Approach have enhanced my capacity to draw the most from the rich diversity of my colleagues' and partners' knowledge and experience".

Penny Walker, Independent Consultant, writes: "Very good value for money. The Group Facilitation Methods and the Advanced Group Facilitation Methods are two of the most useful training courses I've ever been on"

Peter Day of Community Foundation for Northern Ireland writes: "This is a fantastic course teaching practical methods that have enabled me to access the collective wisdom in group work settings."

The Northern Ireland training courses for 2007 include:

• Group Facilitation Methods - Belfast, 13th & 14th March
• Action Planning - Belfast, 15th March
• Introduction to Group Facilitation - Derry City, 12th June
• Group Facilitation Methods - Derry City, 13th & 14th June
• Introduction to Group Facilitation - Belfast, 18th September
• Group Facilitation Methods - Belfast, 19th & 20th September