Education Programs

Participatory Facilitation for Community Learning and Action

This course is designed for facilitators and trainers, and those who do a significant amount of facilitation in their work, who want to explore theories, principles, and practices in participatory adult education and training approaches. The course will provide the opportunity for participants to improve their skills and competencies and to implement facilitation within their community and organizational contexts. While this is an online course, it is not only about online facilitation. It is intended for, and applicable to, facilitators and trainers who facilitate in person and/or online. 

DATES
January 26 to March 25, 2027

Registration closes January 19, 2027

FACILITATOR:
Adam Baden-Clay

DURATION
9 Weeks
(There are no classes March 8 to 12)

COURSE TYPE
Online

Who can register

This program is tailored to participants who have at least two (2) years of experience working in community development, and who are currently involved in facilitation and training. They should be motivated to participate actively, learn how participatory facilitation could strengthen their work and its impact, and commit to transferring their learning into action upon return. To enable optimal learning and knowledge sharing throughout the course, all participants must have a good level of spoken and written English language, reliable internet access, and a webcam.

Personal benefits

This course will enhance capacity for information and knowledge sharing through facilitation and training. By the end of this course, participants will have enhanced their capacity in the following areas:

Introduce principles of adult learning
Understand the purpose of facilitation
Appreciate the benefits of a values-based approach to facilitation and training
Design and create learning spaces that optimize participants’ learning potential
Understand the advantages of and implement experiential learning for diverse participants
Experience, adapt, and implement participatory facilitation principles and practices
Build participant knowledge, skills, and confidence through practicing facilitation

Time requirement

This is a 9-week course, using StFX Online learning platform, Moodle, and Zoom live sessions. In addition to participation in live sessions on Tuesdays and Fridays (9 am to 11 am Atlantic Time), there is an expectation of two additional hours a week reading, attending online activities, and completing assignments via Moodle. There are no classes March 8 to 12, 2027. All instructional materials will be in English.

Fees

Coady Institute is committed to ensuring that practitioners and community members dedicated to community-led development worldwide have access to its courses. Thanks to the generous support of individual, institutional, and corporate donors, the tuition fee of $1,500 CAD has been reduced to $400 CAD plus HST.

Full bursaries are available for First Nations, Métis, and Inuit community members residing in Canada, as well as individuals residing in Nova Scotia from African Nova Scotian communities and Nova Scotians of African descent. To request a full bursary, please contact us at coadyadmit@stfx.ca.

If paying by credit card is not an option, please contact coadyfinance@stfx.ca to arrange an alternative payment method.

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This course is online. You will need a computer, reliable internet access (high speed is recommended), speakers and microphone.

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