Pre-summit Program

ATD Training & Facilitation Skill Certificate

Date, Time & Location

Mar 31—Apr 1, 2025, 09:00-17:00

Wynn Palace, Macau

Price

USD 1,100.00/ Person

The fee includes the cost of the textbooks and the lunch expenses for the two-day course.

Language

Mandarin

Capability Areas

Performance Improvement, Training Delivery and Facilitation

This training certificate course covers the entire end-to-end training cycle, including planning and preparing a training event, managing the learning environment and engaging participants in the classroom, and following up post-event to continue to support learning. We'll cover the science behind learning as well—why and how learner needs and preferences, training techniques, classroom environment, and well-structured materials all affect learning outcomes. At the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to demonstrate your techniques in a skills training practice where you will receive feedback and guidance from peers and an ATD expert Facilitator.

Drawing upon ATD's extensive research and experience, this program will help you become a learner-centric facilitator who recognizes and can apply all the skills of an effective trainer.

What You Will Learn

• Select the appropriate mix of learning modalities to support specific contexts, learners, and learning objectives in both formal and informal learning settings.
• Identify the logistical tasks necessary to create a classroom environment that is conducive to effective face-to-face learning.
• Create facilitation plans that prepare you for a successful learner-centered event.
• Apply brain science to deliver strategies that address various learner preferences and cognitive needs in the learning environment.
• Select learning methods to support a variety of learning preferences to reach the desired learning outcomes.
• Demonstrate adult learning principles and effective facilitation techniques to assess and ensure a safe, comfortable, and supportive learning environment.
• Utilize a variety of facilitation techniques to create a professional and engaging learning experience.
• Use a variety of techniques to engage participants, communicate effectively, and manage group dynamics and behaviors during an event.

Why You Should Attend

• Get an overview of all phases of the training cycle from the planning phase through the evaluation phase.
• Leave with the knowledge and skills to become a participant-focused facilitator in any environment, from large-scale training events to meetings and presentations.
• Learn from an expert trainer and facilitator, who will demonstrate best practices in the classroom.
• Gain access to ATD-exclusive templates and tools to use in your own practice.
• Demonstrate your new skills and receive personalized, actionable feedback from your ATD expert facilitator.
• Earn an industry-recognized certificate, continuing education credits, and an ATD digital badge to share with your networks.

Who Should Attend

New and experienced trainers and facilitators from any industry and those who want to gain a comprehensive skill set for facilitating and delivering instructor-led learning events will benefit from this program. In addition to professional trainers and facilitators, training coordinators, training managers, learning consultants, instructional designers, independent consultants, educators, or professors may benefit if facilitation is part of their job. Professionals with unique domain expertise who have been asked to teach others, customer/technical/software educators, or those who lead others may also find this program to provide valuable grounding in core training and facilitation concepts.

Course Topics

Facilitating Formal Learning

• Types of Learning—Learning Frameworks.
• Types of Formal Learning.

Planning and Coordinating Training Events

• Understanding the Audience and Their Needs.
• Creating a Facilitation Plan.
• Preparing to Deliver Your Training.

Applying Learning Science

• Basics of Cognitive Science.
• Addressing Variations in Learner Preferences and Cognition.
• Understanding How Adults Learn.

Selecting Delivery Options and Methods

• Selecting Effective Delivery Options.
• Delivering to Meet Learner’s Preferences.
• Matching Learning Methods to Desired Outcomes.
• Selecting Engaging Delivery Methods.

Facilitation Styles and Techniques

• Presenting as a Professional.
• Facilitation Roles and Styles.
• Facilitation Techniques.

Creating a Positive Learning Environment

• Creating a Positive Learning Environment Through Effective Facilitation.
• Engaging Participants.
• Engaging Facilitator Communications.

Engaging and Managing Participants

• Creating a Safe and Comfortable Learning Environment.
• Managing Conflict and Group Dynamics.