Note: To attend courses, you must be registered online prior to the course start date. Before you register, please follow your agency's procedures and policies regarding encumbering funds for the course.
This popular course is now being offered online with an increased focus on facilitating in the online environment. Participants will still acquire skills needed to enable people to work together in constructive and productive ways, learning from professional facilitators and from each other. Classes will take place over four half-days. Participants will receive a copy of Sam Kaner’s Facilitator’s Guide to Participatory Decision-Making, which is full of key concepts and practical tools to help increase participation in group discussions and decisions. The course is appropriate for any public-sector employee who is called upon to facilitate meetings. Both novice and experienced facilitators will benefit from the course.
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Cost: $750 four half-days (includes book and materials)
Online courses are held 10 a.m.–3:00 p.m. each day. Classes in 2023 will be on the following dates:
If you are a state employee, register by logging in to your Self Service portal and select Enterprise Learning Management (ELM). Select Find Learning, and then enter "Facilitation" in the Title box to search for the course. Select Enroll. If you have any questions about the course or would like to request an accommodation, please contact Maggie Hoff at 651-259-3804 or Margaret.Hoff@state.mn.us.