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Quick Look Course Summary:Learning and Development Facilitator – SP-220319 (5 days)
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Length: 5 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 34,091 EX VAT 3 Person R 22,022 EX VAT 10 Person R 14,427 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
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Learning and Development Facilitator – SP-220319 (5 days)
Turn your subject experts and trainers into qualified facilitators who plan, run and improve learning sessions that work for adults – with a QCTO certificate at NQF Level 5.
Most workplace training is delivered by people who know their subject but were never taught how adults learn. This accredited facilitator course – the QCTO Occupational Skills Programme: Learning and Development Facilitator (SP-220319, NQF Level 5, 36 credits) – teaches your trainers, team leaders and subject experts to plan, select and adapt learning resources and to facilitate learning in an occupational context.
The programme is built from four modules of the Occupational Certificate: Training and Development Practitioner. Learners first see how the skills development system works – SAQA, the NQF, the QCTO, the SETAs and the levy – and then spend most of the time on facilitation itself: profiling a target group, choosing an intervention, using a range of techniques, managing group dynamics and the learning environment, and reflecting on their own performance.
Practice comes first. Learners facilitate short sessions during the contact days and get feedback; after the five contact days each learner prepares and facilitates a real session in a workplace under guidance. The programme ends in a Final Integrated Supervised Assessment (FISA), set, run and moderated by BOTI under QCTO rules.
Why this course
For your organisation
- In-house facilitators who can deliver your own training to a recognised standard
- Sessions planned around adult learning principles, so staff learn and apply more
- Barriers to learning recognised early, with learners referred when they need other support
- Facilitators who evaluate their own sessions and improve them
- A registered QCTO credential for the people who carry training responsibility
For your delegates
- A QCTO skills programme certificate: 36 credits at NQF Level 5
- A toolkit of facilitation techniques for different objectives and audiences
- Real practice with feedback, in class and in a workplace session
- Credits towards the Occupational Certificate: Training and Development Practitioner
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain how the skills development system and its funding work
- Apply adult learning principles when planning a learning intervention
- Profile a target group and select and motivate a suitable learning intervention
- Plan resources, logistics and a session that fits the time available
- Use a range of facilitation techniques suited to the objective and the audience
- Manage learner behaviour, group dynamics and the learning environment
- Recognise barriers to learning and refer learners who need other support
- Evaluate your own facilitation and draw up an improvement plan
Who should attend
In-house trainers and facilitators, subject matter experts who train colleagues, team leaders and supervisors who run on-the-job training, and HR and learning and development staff. Learners need an NQF Level 4 qualification with Communication (or access through recognition of prior learning) and a workplace where they can facilitate a real learning session.
Course outline
Day 1 – The skills development system
The statutory learning and development environment (Knowledge Module 242401-001-KM-01)
- SAQA, the NQF level descriptors and the quality councils
- The QCTO, the SETAs and provider accreditation
- Learning programmes and delivery models
- The levy, the grants and national skills priorities
Where facilitation fits
- The facilitator's role next to the assessor and the moderator
- Professional conduct and ethics in learning and development
Day 2 – Planning and preparing to facilitate
Facilitation of learning in occupational contexts (Knowledge Module 242401-001-KM-04)
- Principles and models for planning facilitation
- How adults learn, and learning styles
- Recognising prior learning and experience
Plan and prepare a learning intervention (Practical Module 242401-001-PM-04)
- Gathering information on the learners and profiling the target group
- Selecting and motivating the right intervention
- Barriers to learning and when to refer a learner
- Planning resources, logistics and the session plan
Day 3 – Facilitation techniques and tools
Facilitating the learning intervention
- Methodologies and training styles
- Presentation, discussion, demonstration, case study and role-play
- Choosing techniques for the objective and the audience
- Facilitating live online
Managing the group
- Directing learning activities
- Group dynamics and learner behaviour
- Physical and psycho-social safety in the session
Day 4 – Facilitating in practice
Practice sessions with feedback
- Learners facilitate short sessions to the group
- Sequencing a session within the time available
- Checking progress and giving feedback during a session
- Adapting the plan to the group
The learning environment
- Setting up the venue and resources
- Learning materials and aids
Day 5 – Reviewing your facilitation and the workplace module
Evaluating and improving facilitation
- An evaluation sheet for your own session
- Consolidating feedback from learners and stakeholders
- Reflecting on your performance
- An improvement plan for your own development
The workplace module and the final assessment (Work Experience Module 242401-001-WM-04)
- Preparing a knowledge-focused session for your own workplace
- The portfolio of evidence
- How the Final Integrated Supervised Assessment works
How it is delivered
Five contact days, 08:30-16:00, followed by the workplace module (8 credits, about 80 hours of work) in which each learner prepares and facilitates a real learning session in their own organisation or a host workplace, under guidance. The contact days run at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at BOTI's venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online, for one learner or a group of up to about 20. Learner material and the portfolio of evidence guide are provided. BOTI enrols each learner with the QCTO within five days of the start of training, and the final assessment – a practical assessment with questions on the underlying knowledge – follows once all modules are complete.
What our clients say
“The training was presented through an interesting and easy-to-use online platform, and we were impressed by its quality.”
“[The organisation] confirms that BOTI delivered the contracted services over the 24-month period, and we have no hesitation in recommending Business Optimization Training Institute (Pty) Ltd to any organisation seeking a similar e-Learning or skills development solution.”
“Throughout both interventions, BOTI demonstrated a high level of professionalism, subject matter expertise, and commitment to quality training delivery. Their ability to effectively manage virtual learning environments and engage participants contributed significantly to the success of the programmes.”
Frequently asked questions
Is this facilitator course accredited?
Yes. It is a QCTO occupational skills programme (SP-220319, NQF Level 5, 36 credits), and BOTI is accredited by the QCTO to deliver it (07-QCTO/SDP091026125823, valid to 30 September 2031). The QCTO issues the certificate to learners who pass the final assessment. The last date for enrolment is 2 March 2028.
How is it different from a train-the-trainer short course?
A short train-the-trainer course builds practical facilitation skills and ends with a BOTI certificate of attendance. This programme covers the same craft in more depth, adds a facilitated workplace session and a final assessment, and earns 36 credits on the NQF.
Who can enrol?
Learners need an NQF Level 4 qualification with Communication, or access through recognition of prior learning, and a workplace where they can facilitate a real session during the workplace module.
How is it assessed?
Each module ends with a formal assessment set by BOTI. Learners who pass them all take the Final Integrated Supervised Assessment: a practical facilitation task with questions on the underlying knowledge. It is supervised, and an online assessment is recorded.
Does it count towards a full qualification?
Yes. The modules come from the Training and Development Practitioner occupational certificate, which carries 190 credits at NQF Level 5, so the 36 credits can count towards it under the QCTO's credit accumulation and transfer rules.
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