Contacts:

Martha Walker, walker53@vt.edu

Crystal Tyler Mackey, cmtyler@vt.edu

Description:  Strengthening Your Facilitation Skills is a facilitation training developed by Extension specialists with Virginia Cooperative Extension to help participants learn how to facilitate discussions that result in planning and clear direction. Specifically the 2- or 3-day training helps develop skills in dealing with challenges common to groups, and techniques to help lead a group discussion on problem solving when dealing with sensitive issues or conflict. Training participants have the opportunity to:

• Learn core facilitation competencies,
• Observe facilitation challenges such as constant change, competing priorities, changing team members, limited time and carefully guarded resources,
• Practice skills in an experimental setting and receive feedback in a safe environment, and
• Commit to build community capacity by volunteering facilitation skills to a community group or organization.

URL:  https://ext.vt.edu/community-leadership/leadership.html