Facilitation Skills for Workshops
Plan and facilitate productive workshops: agendas, group techniques, managing dynamics and reaching decisions.
At a glance
- 2 days
Who it's for
- Trainers and facilitators
- Team leaders
- Improvement and project leads
Learning objectives
- Design effective workshops
- Use group techniques
- Manage group dynamics
- Lead the group to decisions
Detailed content
- Objectives and agenda
- Room set-up
- Materials
- Icebreakers
- World café
- Affinity diagrams
- Dominant participants
- Silence
- Conflict
- Consensus
- Voting
- Action plans
Day-by-day agenda
A typical schedule. In-company versions are tailored to your processes, data and timing.
- Workshop design
- Group techniques
- Managing dynamics
- Reaching decisions
- Case study, action plans and course assessment
Practice, tools and assessment
Hands-on practice
- Facilitate a real meeting or workshop segment with feedback
- Case studies from Egyptian and Gulf organizations
- Group exercises applied to participants' own work
- Individual action plan presented on the last day
Tools and templates you keep
- Agenda, minutes and action-log templates
- Course workbook and slide handouts
- Templates and checklists used in the exercises
How learning is assessed
- Pre- and post-course knowledge check
- Assessment of practical exercises by the trainer
- Action plan reviewed at the end of the course
Built on these standards and bodies of knowledge
- IAF Core Facilitator Competencies
Certificate
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
New in our 2026 portfolio — tell us your dates and we will confirm the trainer and schedule.
How it is delivered
- Public courses in Cairo, in-company programs and live online training
- Practical exercises, case studies and examples from your sector
- Can also run as Train & Stay in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada or Cairo
Frequently asked questions
How long is Facilitation Skills for Workshops?
The program runs 2 days. In-company versions can be adapted to your needs.
Is the course taught in Arabic or English?
Sessions are usually delivered in Arabic with English technical terms and materials. Full English delivery is available for in-company groups.
Can you run it inside our company?
Yes. In-company programs use exercises built on your own processes. Tell us the group size and preferred timing and we will send a proposal.
Will I receive a certificate?
Participants who complete the program and its assessment receive a certificate from The Excellence Center, which can be verified online.
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