Community Development Through Arts Facilitation Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply participatory arts techniques to engage communities in development dialogue.
• Analyze community needs and assets to design relevant arts-based interventions.
• Evaluate the impact of arts facilitation on community cohesion and empowerment.
• Design a community arts project plan that aligns with development objectives.
• Implement facilitation strategies that promote inclusive participation and ownership.
• Demonstrate ethical and culturally sensitive practices in community arts facilitation.

Target Audience

Community development workers, arts facilitators, social workers, and NGO staff who wish to integrate creative arts into their community engagement and development initiatives.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals are integral to this course, allowing learners to apply facilitation techniques, design and implement mini arts activities, and develop project proposals. Hands-on sessions build confidence in using arts for community engagement and development.

Practical Activities

• Facilitated Arts Session — Learners plan and facilitate a short arts activity (e.g., drama, visual art) with a small group of peers, applying facilitation skills and managing group dynamics. (6h)
• Community Needs Assessment Simulation — Learners conduct a simulated community needs assessment using participatory tools (e.g., community mapping, focus group) and create a community profile. (4h)
• Project Proposal Development — Learners work in groups to design a community arts project proposal, including objectives, activities, budget, and M&E plan, and present it for feedback. (6h)
• Arts-Based Evaluation Exercise — Learners use an arts-based method (e.g., photovoice or storytelling) to evaluate a simulated project, collect data, and report findings. (3h)
• Advocacy Campaign Pitch — Learners prepare and deliver a short advocacy pitch using storytelling or other arts-based communication to promote a community arts initiative. (2h)

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.