Facilitation Fundamentals for Public Service Leaders Certificate Program
EL270 includes four individual courses in a series on effectively facilitating a variety of meeting types.
Objectives
- Describe the responsibilities of a facilitator.
- Define a facilitator: leader, trainer, presenter, coach.
- Types of meetings and desired outcomes.
- Interpret the levels of participation and their benefits enforcement mechanisms.
Description
This self-paced course will cover the basics of facilitating a variety of meeting types and give the learner the confidence to have successful outcomes for their agency and employees with inclusive participation at their meetings.
This training consists of 4 modules each with videos, case studies, articles, reflection and self-evaluation. Each module is designed to be completed in approximately 90 minutes to two hours. Local government leaders are called upon to work with a variety of groups and individuals. In any one day, they can be called to run a community input meeting, review specifications from a consultant, give feedback to a new employee and assure a resident that their water is safe to drink. Each of those encounters require that the leader have a variety of skills and knowledge from which to draw on to facilitate the best outcome in each situation. The public sector provides unique challenges in meeting facilitation.
The courses included in the Certificate Program are:
- Situational Facilitation and Leadership (EL266).
- Facilitation Methods (EL267).
- Planning and Managing the Meeting (EL268).
- Virtual Meeting Tips and Tricks (EL269).
This certificate program is non-refundable.
Certificates of Completion
*AWWA will issue a Certificate of Completion upon successful completion of each individual course within the Certificate Program. However, this does not guarantee that your state agency will recognize or award you. It is the individual's responsibility, before registering for any continuing education credit program, to contact the appropriate licensing agency.
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