Workshop Design and Facilitation - ONLINE SLE TRAINING

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Workshop Design and Facilitation

October 28 until November 1, 2024

9.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. CET (Central European Time)

Live Online Training

In professional contexts we often gather in workshops to discuss, plan, evaluate, solve problems, take decisions or share experiences. However, oftentimes better results could be reached by a more solid methodological design and a more effective facilitation.

Knowing good frameworks and approaches for a more output oriented design, an adequate preparation of workshops as well as a sound set of facilitation techniques can increase the effectiveness and is essential to reach tangible and sustainable outcomes. Those outcomes may be action or decision based, or around increasing good team relationships, agency and wellbeing which of course creates more efficient and effective results.

We will introduce participatory methods and tools for face-to-face as well as live-online workshops, reflecting on how to use and adapt these methods according to different objectives, contexts and phases of a workshop. We will also explore attitudes and values and look into good practice both in designing as well as facilitating a group process.

This course is very hands-on in character and will emphasize how to plan, design and implement participatory workshops with simple but effective tools and techniques and apply the newly acquired knowledge during the training course. Within this we will also touch on tools to support you as a moderator, facilitator or team leader to deal with challenges in creative and healthy ways.

Course Objectives
By the end of the course participants

have a better understanding of how to plan and design interactive workshops of different lengths, settings and purposes;
are provided with a variety of methods for the beginning, central and final phase of workshops;
have reflected on different workshop approaches, as well as on facilitators' roles, attitudes and skills to support participatory working processes;
have gained confidence in facilitating a group process during a workshop applying different facilitation techniques (questioning techniques, listening skills as well as visualization).

Course Content

Responsibilities, skills and attitudes of workshop facilitators
Planning and preparing workshops and meetings
Workshop design for all phases from beginning to closure
Toolbox: methods, tools and techniques for different phases, including icebreakers and energizers
Handling difficult situations as a facilitator
Active Listening, embodiment and powerful questions
Additional or adapted tools and tips for virtual meetings and workshops

Course Programme

The preliminary time frame of the sessions is as follows:
9.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. CET (Central European Time) including a lunch break
A course program will provided to the participants

What does live online training mean?

Our online trainings are not pre-recorded training videos, webinars for large audiences or self-paced e-learning courses. They are virtual live trainings delivered by our trainers in real-time, focusing on the interaction of a small group of remote participants. Just like our face-to-face trainings, these virtual classrooms aim at tailoring the discussions and learning experiences to the training needs of the participants. You will be invited to bring real life examples of session you have to design, or scenarios of future anticipated work you would like to be able to facilitate.
Requirements: to attend our live online trainings, a reliable high-speed internet connection and a computer or laptop running Windows or iOS are required (including audio and video). The Humboldt-Universität of Berlin uses the videoconferencing platform Zoom for virtual classrooms as well as digital tools such as Moodle. We strongly recommend an external headset for better sound quality.

Course Methods
The course focuses on what happens before, during and after workshops. It is a practice-based training course where learning by doing is combined with theoretical background, models and techniques, and the opportunity to exchange individual experiences and knowledge with other peers. Participants are encouraged to bring their own (impending) workshop cases to work on during the course.
The virtual classroom sessions with the trainers and the fellow participants via Zoom will be complemented by group exercises, assignments as well as time for self-study and reflection.

Target Group
This introductory course is designed for those with little or no experience in the design and facilitation of workshops. However, more experienced facilitators might refresh ideas and get new inspiration for their face-to-face as well as virtual workshops and meetings.

Bio

Toni Spencer is a facilitator and educator working in the field of social and ecological change. She brings 25 years of experience working in academia, community settings, land-based projects and organisations. Working holistically, Toni supports people to function and adapt as healthy, diverse groups with a combination of theory, practice and embodied exercises. Her style is welcoming, calm, playful and dynamic.

As well as working directly with groups, Toni has run facilitation trainings and courses for Schumacher College, St Ethelburga’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Wildwise and the Transition Town Network. She has a particular interest in how educators, facilitators and leaders can support the groups they work with through participatory approaches that do not replicate patterns of harm and marginalisation. Some methods she works with include Action Research, Open Space Technology, Process Work, World Cafe, inquiry, The Work That Reconnects, and is informed by Theory U, The Theatre of the Oppressed, Trauma Informed Leadership, Deep Democracy, indigenous traditions and Movement of Being. She also works as a participatory artist and mentor, bringing these creative and relational skills to all she does.

https://www.tonispencer.co.uk/resume

General information
The tuition fee is 1300 - euros per participant.
This includes:

5-day online training course
Course documentation and learning materials
Certificate of participation issued by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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Management of Development Projects - ONLINE SLE TRAINING

October 28 until November 1, 2024; 9.30 a.m. - 3.30 p.m. CEST (Central European Summer Time)

Benefits

By the end of the course you will have a good knowledge of the principles of project management in development projects. You will have practiced its principal mechanisms and be in a position to apply them.

Key topics

Basic elements of successful Project Management
The phases of PCM (Project Cycle Management)
Impact Orientation - Managing for Development Results (MfDR) and how to successfully adapt the Logical Framework Approach and its tools to the MfDR
The principles of Monitoring and Evaluation
The importance of teamwork, team-building processes and participation in Project Management

Course Methods

One of the major challenges of Project Management is interdisciplinary teamwork. The course supports participants to become familiar with working in interdisciplinary multicultural groups. The training course fosters learning from experience by giving brief trainer inputs followed by the practice of the use of relevant tools, interactive exercises, discussion and reflection.

The virtual classroom sessions with the trainer and the fellow participants via Zoom are complemented by group exercises, assignments as well as time for self-study and reflection.

The tuition fee includes

- 5-day live online training course
- Course documentation and learning materials
- Certificate of participation issued by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Target Group

Practitioners in the field of international cooperation and development, such as project/ programme manager or coordinators; field staff involved in project management; managers supervising project planning and implementation, consultants; people who wish to join the sector and perform related tasks.

SLE TRAINING in general: Our participants come from all around the globe: they include staff from development agencies, national and international NGOs, public institutions, university students and researchers as well as professionals from the private sector. This unique mix of different cultural backgrounds and professions enables a transdisciplinary exchange of experiences within an intercultural learning environment. All training courses are offered in English and participants are required to have a good command of the language.

Trainer

Gabi Struck is an agricultural engineer active in the field of international development and cooperation for 40 years. As a consultant and trainer for project management and institutional development she works with partners and their projects in Latin America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the USA. Her work is her passion. She spends her free time with her daughter and both enjoy exploring different cultures and cuisines.

What does live online training mean?

Our online trainings are not pre-recorded training videos, webinars for large audiences or self-paced e-learning courses. They are virtual live trainings delivered by our trainers in real-time, focusing on the interaction of a small group of remote participants. Just like our face-to-face trainings, these virtual classrooms aim at tailoring the discussions and learning experiences to the training needs of the participants.

Requirements: to attend our live online trainings, a reliable high-speed internet connection and a computer or laptop running Windows or iOS are required (including audio and video). The Humboldt-Universität of Berlin uses the videoconferencing platform Zoom for virtual classrooms. We strongly recommend an external headset for better sound quality.

Organizer

The Centre for Rural Development (SLE) belongs to the Albrecht Daniel Thaer Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture Sciences, a department of the Humboldt-University of Berlin. As a postgraduate study program, the SLE prepares young professionals for work in the field of international development cooperation, connecting science and practice. Alongside SLE STUDIES, the SLE further engages in development cooperation through its other departments: SLE TRAINING, SLE RESEARCH and SLE ADVISORY SERVICES.

Further information on SLE TRAINING can be found on our website: www.sle-berlin.de/en/training

Specific information on the offered course can be found on this website: https://www.sle-berlin.de/index.php/training/sle-training-courses-de/2022-online-course-management-of-development-projects

The administration of the training courses conducted by SLE TRAINING is managed by the Humboldt-Innovation GmbH (HI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. HI will be your contract partner. HI uses the subcontractor Mr. Andreas Bothe, operating under the name of eveeno (Federal Republic of Germany), to handle the participant management, booking and billing.

Please be aware of the deadlines and fees for cancellation according to the General Terms and Conditions: www.sle-berlin.de/training/faq-more/general-terms-and-conditions

Should participation be impossible due to overcrowding, you can be added to the waiting list if desired. In that case or if you have any further questions, please write to sletraining@hu-berlin.de and we will get back to you as soon as possible.