Group Dynamics for Independent and Sustainable Teams Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply group dynamic principles to assess and support group development stages.
• Analyze group roles, norms, and communication patterns to enhance team effectiveness.
• Evaluate factors that influence group cohesion and conflict, and implement strategies to manage them.
• Design interventions that promote group independence and sustainable functioning.
• Demonstrate facilitation techniques that encourage participatory decision-making and shared responsibility.
• Implement processes to monitor group progress and adjust strategies for continued autonomy.

Target Audience

This course is designed for team leaders, supervisors, and managers who are responsible for guiding groups towards self-sufficiency. It is also suitable for facilitators and coaches working with teams in corporate, community, or project settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions allow learners to apply group dynamics theories in simulated team environments. Through role-plays, facilitated meetings, and team assessment exercises, learners develop hands-on skills in conflict resolution, decision-making, and feedback delivery.

Practical Activities

• Team Formation and Role Identification — Learners form teams and identify individual roles using Belbin's model, then reflect on group development stages. (4h)
• Conflict Resolution Role-Play — Learners participate in a simulated conflict scenario and practice interest-based negotiation techniques. (4h)
• Facilitated Team Meeting — Learners take turns facilitating a team meeting to solve a problem, using decision-making models. (4h)
• Team Health Assessment and Action Planning — Learners assess their team's health using a survey tool and develop an action plan for improvement. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.