Associate Certified Facilitator Training
Bring people together. Build shared understanding. Turn ideas into action.
Programme overview
Learn to guide groups through a structured participatory dialogue process that helps people understand one another, align their ideas and make decisions together.
In the training, you will learn practical facilitation tools and how to manage group dynamics. During certification, you will develop your workshop-design skills through small-group learning and feedback.
How certification works
Certification is a practical workshop-design training and a small-group learning activity. You will design workshops, learn from fellow participants and receive feedback from Pepe Nummi. The focus is an essential facilitator skill: designing a process that supports the group’s purpose. A well-designed workshop lays the foundation for effective delivery.
Assessment focuses on workshop design and combines self-assessment, peer assessment and assessment by Pepe. Participants who meet the criteria receive a Certificate of Facilitation Competence.
Who is it for?
Leaders, team coaches, organisational developers, facilitators, designers and others whose work involves helping groups collaborate.
What you will learn
- Choose group methods that fit your purpose and know when to use them.
- Plan and lead workshops that create understanding, commitment and practical next steps.
- Manage group dynamics and support productive participation and collaboration.
- Understand your role in guiding a group.
- Design workshops that support organisational development.
What is included
- Live, interactive training plus workshop-design learning and certification in a small group.
- Digital training materials.
- Individual feedback on your workshop design.
- A Certificate of Facilitation Competence upon meeting the certification criteria.
Your programme schedule
Designing Workshops for Impact
Wednesday · 13:00–17:00 EET
Clarify the purpose, define outcomes and build a participatory workshop process.
Building Shared Understanding and Agreement
Thursday · 13:00–17:00 EET
Help participants explore perspectives, develop ideas and reach decisions together.
Turning Agreement into Action
Thursday · 13:00–17:00 EET
Guide the group towards clear commitments, responsibilities and practical next steps.
Preparation for Certification
Friday · 13:00–14:00 EET
Prepare for the small-group workshop-design learning activity and review the certification criteria.
Workshop Design & Certification
Friday · 13:00–17:00 EET
Develop and refine your workshop design in a small group, learn from peers and receive feedback against the certification criteria.
All sessions take place online. All times are Eastern European Time (EET / UTC+2).
Your trainer
Pepe Nummi
Pepe is the founder of Grape People and has worked as a facilitator since 1998. He has trained more than 15,000 people and was the first chairman of the Finnish Association of Facilitators.
He developed the Idealogue method and has written several books on facilitation, including Beyond Brainstorming – Idealogue.