Extension Facilitation Skills
Facilitation skills are needed to effectively lead committees, group meetings, and educational experiences. Key concepts in these training efforts include incorporating and understanding adult learning theory, group development, achieving desired outcomes, decision-making and group management.
K-State - New Agent Onboarding
New Agent Onboarding - basic facilitation skills for new agents. Microcredential Courses: Facilitation Basics for Research and Extension Professionals; Facilitation Convergent Tools for Research and Extension Professionals; Facilitation Divergent Tools for Research and Extension Professional (microcredential course); Facilitation Initiative Intensive Training - two day training that builds capacity among K-State Research and Extension agents and specialists on facilitation.
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New Agent Onboarding - basic facilitation skills for new agents. Microcredential Courses: Facilitation Basics for Research and Extension Professionals; Facilitation Convergent Tools for Research and Extension Professionals; Facilitation Divergent Tools for Research and Extension Professional (microcredential course); Facilitation Initiative Intensive Training - two day training that builds capacity among K-State Research and Extension agents and specialists on facilitation.
Kansas (1).pdf
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Michigan State - Advanced Facilitative Leadership—Navigating Your Way Through Conflict
Advanced Facilitative Leadership—Navigating Your Way Through Conflict is an experiential workshop focused on deepening and enhancing facilitation skills targeted especially at those who facilitate groups around value-laden, “high-heat” community issues.
Michigan.pdf
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Advanced Facilitative Leadership—Navigating Your Way Through Conflict is an experiential workshop focused on deepening and enhancing facilitation skills targeted especially at those who facilitate groups around value-laden, “high-heat” community issues.
Michigan.pdf
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Michigan State - Facilitative Leadership
Three-day workshop helps build the capacity of groups or organizations to use the collective talents of its members to coordinate actions, strengthen relationships, and enable the group to meet its goals.
Michigan1.pdf
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Three-day workshop helps build the capacity of groups or organizations to use the collective talents of its members to coordinate actions, strengthen relationships, and enable the group to meet its goals.
Michigan1.pdf
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North Dakota - Facilitation tips and resources provided to Extension personnel.
Tips and resources provided to Extension personnel to engage groups in trainings. Also, resources on how to facilitate group meetings.
North Dakota.pdf
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Tips and resources provided to Extension personnel to engage groups in trainings. Also, resources on how to facilitate group meetings.
North Dakota.pdf
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin is working toward developing a Facilitation training program for Extension professionals in the NC states, which will launch in 2025. Currently, program areas provide facilitation training for their educators.
Wisconsin facilitation.pdf
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Wisconsin is working toward developing a Facilitation training program for Extension professionals in the NC states, which will launch in 2025. Currently, program areas provide facilitation training for their educators.
Wisconsin facilitation.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [178.8 KB]
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