Master Facilitator Certification

Take your facilitation to the next level.

Facilitator Certification

What you'll learn

This comprehensive program will guide you through key facilitation foundation skills aligned with the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) competencies and provide you with ample opportunities to practice. You’ll receive feedback in a supportive cohort of facilitator colleagues. And by the end of your experience in this facilitator certification program, you will be able to:

Identify a spectrum of advanced facilitation methods and approaches
Select the best advanced facilitation methods for your facilitation context
Implement the right advanced facilitation methods to meet optimal facilitation outcomes
Reflect on areas of advanced facilitator strength and growth
Cultivate a valuable professional master facilitator identity

When you pass coursework, you’ll receive certificates of completion for each individual course. At the point of satisfying all certification requirements (courses are pass/fail), you’ll receive a full certification to display on LinkedIn and for your professional portfolios to get further recognition from your employer and the field.

Facilitator Certification

Program At-A-Glance

Master Facilitation Foundations

This one-month synchronous, cohort-based, immersive will provide you with an opportunity to go deep with key advanced facilitation cases and methods. Instructors will model a spectrum of advanced facilitation methods and provide learners with the opportunity to practice and receive both instructor and peer feedback. Approx. 3-5 hrs./wk. for one month.

Master Facilitation Practicum

After completing the Facilitator Foundations Series, students will then embark on a facilitation practicum where they will focus on taking up a specific problem of practice in their work. This practicum provides an immediate way to apply and deepen what is learned through practice and to received feedback. Approx. 3-5 hrs./wk. for one month.

Master Facilitation Capstone

After completing both the Master Facilitation Foundations and Master Facilitation Practicum, students will complete their certification experience through a Master Facilitation Capstone Immersive. In this immersive, learners will be guided in revising their professional portfolios, provide artifacts that show their competency in key advanced facilitation foundation areas (including coaching others), and create a plan for their facilitator growth over the long term. Course instructors will model a spectrum of portfolio and growth methods and provide students with the opportunity to receive both instructor and peer feedback on their portfolios. Approx. 3-5 hrs./wk. for one month.

FacilitaTOR Certification

Who Should Attend

Facilitators

Who are ready to take their facilitation to the next level

Executives

Who want to build beyond their current leadership

Team Leaders & Managers

Who want to create optimal team experiences

Consultants

Who want to offer their clients exceptional consulting

Coaches

Who want to facilitate the highest levels of growth

Trainers

Who want to design the most impactful learning

Facilitator Certification

Schedule

Our next Facilitator Certification Cohort will run from Feb 3-Apr 21, 2023.

Master Facilitation Foundation

Feb 3-Feb 24

Live sessions will be held on Fridays 9a – 12p US Pacific Time.

Individual office hours will be available by appointment.

Master Facilitation Practicum

Mar 3-Mar 24

This portion of the certification will be asynchronous but you should expect to devote approximately 3-5 hours per week to coursework.

Individual office hours will be available by appointment.

Master Facilitation Capstone

Mar 31-Apr 21

Live sessions will be held on Fridays 9a – 12p US Pacific Time. Individual office hours will be available after class TBD.

Individual office hours will be available by appointment.

"The pace and time commitment involved felt just right. Having opportunities to switch partners and build relationships was a real perk of the program. I got a ton of value out of the 1x1's with Erik...Also, timing this such that the in-person facilitation summit could serve as a culminating event, was pretty awesome. It was so great to connect with, participate in deep work in the workshops, and grab a beer with other cohort members in person!"

Nicole R.Manager, NI

"The portfolio was a transformational exercise for me. I made some mental breakthroughs, gaining insight and awareness about myself, that were really necessary for me to be able to move forward as a facilitator. The 1:1 coaching with Erik about the portfolio was the magic ingredient. After our talks I had clarity on direction, next steps, and energy to do it! I also love the lighting demo and the portfolio presentations by the others in the cohort."

Erin W.

"Erik's ability to integrate and clarify questions as we went along, both as a teaching team and a learning cohort, was so helpful in keeping me feeling like I knew what was going on, even when I was a bit foggy. Getting to put things into practice and try them out in longer chunks was extremely supportive to my learning, especially my newer inquiries. Coaching also really felt supportive and imaginative. The group's willingness to engage and connect, along with the reading materials and activities, made this such a rich experience."

Rachel E.

"The mentoring element is essential to make it personalized. Had it not been the mentoring, I would've given up the course as I would've had a hard time connecting my beginner and "indie-facilitation" practice to the more corporate-organizational profile of the participants. The kindness element of the course is just my favorite part. It is truly unbelievable that people can be so kind and connect so deeply through voltage's online learning experience! It is proof of the quality of what you are teaching."

Vanessa D.

"The camaraderie and sense of care from instructors and cohort really helped to make the information and learning environment productive and exciting."

Alexander S.

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Certification Fee: $5,000* (Includes all coursework, office hours with course instructor(s), and master facilitator portfolio evaluation).

Applications are due Jan. 6, 2023 5p CT.

Applicants will be notified of a decision no later than Jan. 13, 2023.

Take your facilitation to the next level.**

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*$5,000 Certification Fee will be collected upon your acceptance to the program.
*Any learner not meeting standards at the end of the course may resubmit their portfolio for an additional $1,000 resubmission fee.

**The Master Facilitator Certification is meant for facilitators with a minimum of five years experience and either the successful completion of our Facilitator Certification or demonstrated evidence of meeting our Facilitator Certification Standards. If you aren’t at this level yet, we’d love to see you in one of our upcoming Facilitation Certification Cohorts.

Scholarship

Apply for a Diversity Scholarship

A key part of our mission is to support diverse facilitators from different methodologies, backgrounds, races, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, and ages. If you are a part of, or serve, a traditionally underrepresented group and feel that this scholarship would allow you to amplify this mission, please apply now and select the option to Apply for Diversity Scholarshi

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Master Facilitator Certification

Take your facilitation to the next level.

Facilitator Certification

What you'll learn

Facilitator Certification

Program At-A-Glance

Master Facilitation Foundations

Master Facilitation Practicum

Master Facilitation Capstone

FacilitaTOR Certification

Who Should Attend

Facilitators

Executives

Team Leaders & Managers

Consultants

Coaches

Trainers

Facilitator Certification

Schedule

Master Facilitation Foundation

Feb 3-Feb 24

Master Facilitation Practicum

Mar 3-Mar 24

Master Facilitation Capstone

Mar 31-Apr 21

Get Started

Apply Today

Not quite ready to apply?

Have questions?

Scholarship

Apply for a Diversity Scholarship

The Books

Bring Your Ideas to Life

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Facilitator Mini Course

This mini-course will be delivered via email over 5 days.

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