Course information
Short Summary:
This introductory course will develop your knowledge of good practice in learning and development. It includes activities that focus on the practical development and application of facilitation skills and learning design in the humanitarian context.
Course short name:
Learning Design and Facilitation L1
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Topic: Management Essentials, Programmatic Support
Management Essentials: Training design and facilitation
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Language: English
Format: Online self-directed
Provider: Humanitarian Leadership Academy
Region: Global
Compatibility: Offline, Tablet, Smartphone
Welcome to the Learning Design and Facilitation - Level 1 course. This introductory course will develop your knowledge of good practice in learning and development. It includes activities that focus on the practical development and application of facilitation skills and learning design in the humanitarian context.
The Learning Design and Facilitation - Level 1 course is also available in Arabic and in English (contextualised for the Middle East and North Africa region).
Is this course for me?Yes, definitely! We all have knowledge that is precious and our responsibility is to impart this knowledge among those who can benefit from it. This course is especially relevant to you if you working in the field, for example as technical specialist (e.g. Water, Sanitation, Health, Nutrition, and Education) and field managers, and part of your job role is developing others. If you are a member of senior management through to middle management or community responder, this course will also help you to develop skills you need.
How will I benefit from this course?On completion of this course you will:be able to identify different preferences for learning and approaches to delivery
be able to understand the roles facilitating, coaching and mentoring play in developing others
have an awareness of the principles of a user-centred approach to learning design and development
know how to plan and deliver learning
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How long will it take? It should take you about 90 min. 
How much does it cost? This course is free.
Will I get a certificate at the end? Yes! You will be able to download a certificate after you have completed all the modules and the feedback form.
How do I start? Click on Join button on this page. This will take you through to the course modules. Don't worry, if you stop a module halfway through, you can always continue later from where you left off.