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I am anย ICA Certified ToP Facilitator (CTF), and a licensed provider and experienced lead trainer of ICAย ToP facilitation training. I offer these courses in partnership withย ICA:UKย andย ICA Associates Inc; in Brussels with Social Platform; and also this year in Moscow with Personal Image, Milan with IAF Italy, Lisbon with IAF Portugal and in Stockholm with the IAF Global Facilitation Summit.ย I am excited to extend these partnerships again this year to offer even more public courses for 2020.
Looking for accredited learning?ย Group Facilitation Methods, Action Planning and Participatory Strategic Planningย are accredited by theย Institute of Leadership and Managementย for an ILM Development Award.
Preparing for CPF certification?ย Meetings That Work,ย Group Facilitation Methodsย andย Facilitating Client Collaborationย together comprise the new ICA Associatesย ToP Facilitation Essentials Programย that has been endorsed by theย International Association of Facilitatorsย for thoseย preparing to become anย IAF Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF). These three courses plus Action Planning and Participatory Strategic Planning cover most of the competencies required for Certified ToP Facilitator (CTF) assessment. To learn more, see my February 2018 free facilitation webinar Facilitator certification: whatโs it like, and is it worthwhile?
Interested to join IAF? Participants in all these ICA:UK ToP courses are eligible for a 50% discount on their first year’sย IAF membership, a requirement for CPF certification.
Most courses are scheduled in pairs to allow 1, 2, 3 or 4 days of training at once.ย Follow the links below for further details and to register for each course.
*With regret, courses shown in italics have been cancelled due to Covid-19.ย New online courses will be announced soon (April/May 2020).
Group Facilitation Methodsย โ introducing the foundations of the ToP approach, two powerful techniques for structuring effective conversations and building group consensus โ 2 days
- 5-7 February in Moscow
- *20-21 April in Lisbon
- *14-15 May in Brussels
- *16-17 June in London
- 17-18 September in London
- 17-18 November in Brussels
โI found it really helpful. Martin established a really good group learning process and displayed mastery of his subject. I am very glad I went on it and very glad he ran it!โ –ย Mike Pounsford, Employee engagement, communication and change specialist
โAs a diverse, transnational, multilingual membership network, successful meetings are key to our internal and external successes. Many of our staff mentioned Martinโs training as a highlight in their end of year reviews โ several said it was the most useful training they had ever attended.โ –ย Eve Geddie, Deputy Director at Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM)
Action Planningย โ participatory planning for short-term projects and events โ 1 day
โMartin is a very inspiring trainer, he is very skilled and knows how to facilitate facilitators in a structured and insightful way. I have been able to succesfully use his personal advice and facilitation techniques straight away!โย –ย Miriam Elst, Facilitator Design Thinking and LEGOยฎ SERIOUS PLAYยฎ, Lead UX researcher & strategist, Service designer
Meetings That Workย โ practical tools to design and lead effective meetings โ 2 days
โMeetings That Work ticked all the boxes. It was very interesting to hear the theory and useful to have to put it in practice during the many exercises. I use the templates and ideas from this course on a weekly basis. It improves planning and preparing for our 20 meetings (annually). Feedback on the improved meeting format is excellent.โ –ย Peter Van Roste, General Manager CENTR
Facilitating Client Collaborationย โ practical tools to design facilitation approaches with your client โ 2 days
โI got confidence in how to deal with my clients. I had not expected that this course would boost me up to be more open to the customers and speak with them more freely, but it did. The methods and processes will not only be helpful in my regular work, but also in solving my family, community and society problems.โย โย ย Neha Shrestha
I may be joined for one of these courses again by Bill Staples ofย ICA Associates Incย asย guest trainer.ย Bill is one of the founders ofย ICA’s Technology of Participation, a principal partner ofย ICA Associates Inc.ย and the main designer ofย Facilitating Client Collaboration.
Participatory Strategic Planningย โ bringing people together to create strategies for action โ 2 days
โMartin created a good atmosphere in an international group. His presentations were crispy clear, illustrated by carefully chosen, practical examples from his rich facilitator experience. Martin helped me to understand countless details of preparation and running a successful Participatory Strategic Planning session for various customers.โ –ย Marzena Dฤbska-Matuszak, Experienced Trainer, Facilitator and Coach
For early bird rates, register by 5 January 2020 onย Eventbrite.
Register on two or more courses at once to enjoy a 10% discount on each – please contact meย to ask forย a promotional code for the multiple bookings discount.ย Enter the code as you registerย onย Eventbriteย for your chosen courses to reveal your discounted rates.
Additional discounts are available all year to members ofย Social Platformย and other European NGO networks, and to members ofย ICA, IAFย &ย IABC. If you have not received a promotional code directly from them, please contact me.
For in-house and tailored training seeย ToP facilitation training at your place โ and free places forย you!ย and pleaseย contact me.ย Please do not delay before contacting me – the earlier I hear from you, the more chance that I will be able to help and the more helpful I may be able to be.
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