The "Facilitating Learning: Online and In-Person" (ToT) program focuses on conducting in-person and live online training courses effectively. 

The program builds on the IFC’s Facilitating Face-to-Face Learning (FFF); however, it differs from FFF in a few key aspects:

• It is offered completely remotely, using live online sessions.
• It focuses on face-to-face and live online training.
• It is offered over a series of 8 sessions.

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What topics will be covered?

• Needs assessments
• Accelerated learning principles (ALPs)
• Learning styles
• Learning preferences
• The learning environment
• Learners’ hierarchy of needs
• The four phases of the learning cycle
• IFC - LPI Trainer Performance Monitoring and Assessment (TPMA) evaluation criteria
• Activities that maximize attention, replacing lectures with interactive content, and reviewing content
• Debriefing models
• Questioning techniques
• A model for giving constructive feedback
• Managing disruptive learner behaviors
• Handling objections
• Time management
• Effective equipment use
• Common and advanced web-conferencing features that make online training more engaging

What are the benefits of completing this program?

• This program will help trainers create a  learning environment that keeps participants more engaged and interested, makes learning easier, and builds their reputation as skilled trainers.
• It is offered completely online, making it possible for trainers to learn in a physically distant, COVID-free way.

What are the prerequisites for participating in the program?

You must complete the Foundations of Learning and Finding Your Path for Facilitation self-paced open-access courses. The master trainer will explain these and other requirements during the information session on March 15.

How is it offered?

This program includes 8 modules, spread over a one-month period, for a total of 16 instructional hours. In between the sessions, participants will be expected to complete self-study work and participate in group exercises. Participants will also be required to submit videos of themselves facilitating a 5-minute and a 15-minute training segment using the techniques taught in the course.

• Pre-Course Call. March 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m. IST
• Session 1. April 2, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST
• Session 2. April 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST
• Session 3. April 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST
• Session 4. April 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST
• Session 5. April 16, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST
• Session 6. April 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST
• Session 7. April 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST
• Session 8. April 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. IST

Please check the corresponding time in your country zone.

Can I get certified at the end of the program?

IFC-LPI TPMA assessment will be offered at the end of the program (for an additional charge).

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