Advanced Training & Facilitation Skills Certificate
a noncredit Chancellor's Certificate Program

This program consists of three courses, each of which packs maximum value and delivers unique skill sets. You will earn a Dean's Certificate for completion of each of course and a Chancellor's Certificate when you complete all three. The Dean's Certificate courses are:

• Training for Trainers—Solid Foundations
• Group Facilitation Skills—Practical Results
• Advanced Training for Trainers—The Next Level of Results

Succeed as a trainer and facilitator by bringing out the best in others. Extraordinary people know how to elicit the best from all their diverse resources. Our instructors—all experienced trainers and facilitators who have a solid track record of producing results—will teach you how to:

• enhance employees' career growth and development.
• manage the training of diverse groups of people.
• keep to point while keeping everyone together.
• facilitate meetings to elicit appropriate information.
• achieve focused results.

Who should pursue an Advanced Training & Facilitation Certificate?

• New trainers and experienced trainers wanting to enhance their skills
• Managers who conduct group training
• Human resource development personnel
• Project managers, new product and business developers
• Internal and external consultants
• Formal and informal leaders

Schedule

To schedule these programs for your group either on campus or at your workplace, call Susan Garrett at (314) 516-5908.

Training for Trainers — Solid Foundations 2 Days

Group Facilitation Skills — Practical Results 2 Days

Advanced Training for Trainers — The Next Level of Results 1.5 Days

Sample Topics

Training for Trainers — Solid Foundations Teaching methods that work with adults Assuring people learn what they need in order to do their jobs more effectively Expectations of management Saving time planning and developing workplace learning Keeping learners interested and engaged--even during long programs Involving learners--special tips Making the training stick Appealing to different learning styles Dealing with difficult participants (more info)

Group Facilitation Skills — Practical Results Clarifying and setting expectations and deliverables Orchestrating effective working sessions Group process skills Tools for expanding and narrowing Handling difficult situations and people Applying learning to real-life situations Developing your personal action plan (more info)

Advanced Training for Trainers — The Next Level of Results Energizing your training--advanced techniques Really drawing them in Incorporating e-learning in your training programs Using performance consulting Training vs. facilitation vs. coaching Cross-cultural training issues and solutions Improving training effectiveness Utilizing multiple methods to evaluate success (more info)

Certificate Requirement

Upon completion of each course, you will be awarded Continuing Education Units and a Dean's Certficate. After you have completed all three courses, you will be awarded a Chancellor's Certificate in Advanced Training & Facilitation by the Chancellor of the University of Missouri–St. Louis.

 

*U.S. News & World Report, America's Best Colleges, 2006 Edition.

This page last updated May 8, 2007 .