Facilitation Planning For Learning And Development Training

Learning Outcomes

• Analyse the learning needs of a target group to inform facilitation planning.
• Design a facilitation plan that includes objectives, activities, resources, and assessment methods.
• Select and adapt learning materials and resources to suit diverse learner contexts.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a facilitation plan against learning outcomes.
• Implement strategies to manage group dynamics and create an inclusive learning environment.
• Demonstrate understanding of ethical and legal considerations in facilitation planning.

Target Audience

This course is designed for trainers, facilitators, and learning and development practitioners who are responsible for planning and delivering training interventions in corporate or educational settings.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals are integrated throughout the course to allow learners to apply facilitation planning concepts in realistic scenarios. These hands-on sessions build confidence in designing learning activities, assessments, and full facilitation plans, culminating in a simulated facilitation session to demonstrate competence.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Learning Needs Analysis and Outcome Writing — Learners conduct a mock needs analysis using provided data and draft SMART learning outcomes for a given target group. (4h)
• Practical 2: Designing a Learning Activity and Materials — Learners design a 1-hour interactive learning activity including facilitator guide, participant handouts, and slide deck. (5h)
• Practical 3: Creating an Assessment Plan and Tool — Learners develop a formative assessment plan with a rubric or checklist for a specific learning outcome. (4h)
• Practical 4: Facilitation Simulation and Feedback — Learners facilitate a 20-minute segment of their designed activity to peers, receiving structured feedback. (5h)
• Practical 5: Compiling a Full Facilitation Plan — Learners compile a complete facilitation plan for a 1-day workshop, integrating all components from previous practicals. (3h)

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.