Welcome to the IAF Training Directory 

If you’re looking for ways to enhance your facilitation skills, the Training Directory provides quick access to a host of training vendors with associated information about courses, values, and locations that will make your decision easier.

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A Masterful Facilitation Institute by Breakthroughs Unlimited Inc.and Odyssey Leadership Centre
Locations: Mostly in Vancouver, BC (Canada) at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University.

For more info: See Training details or contact info@breakthroughsunlimited.com

Guiding principles/values of the organization:
MASTERFUL FACILITATION is an institute of programs to build confidence and skill facilitating in any setting from in-person team meetings to large group sessions to the virtual environment.

Build Your Confidence & Skill through: The CONFIDENT FACILITATOR is a three-day experiential program that will give you a practical foundation in facilitation theory and practice. In this program, you will gain the fundamentals of planning, designing, and facilitating meetings, including how to establish norms, understand roles, keep conversations on track, help improve group interaction, and respond to individual and group dynamics. You will also learn to use a variety of methods for group decision-making, for generating solutions with broad buy-in, and for building consensus and lasting agreements.

Develop your Mastery through: The INSPIRED FACILITATOR is a deep dive into the principles, theories, practices, and processes for understanding, designing, and facilitating complex group dynamics and multi-stakeholder situations. In this program you will explore the ongoing dance of masterful facilitation - outwardly attending to purpose and process and inwardly being present to what is emerging and possibility.

Enhance your skill, confidence and mastery through: FACILITATING WISE ACTION for Lasting Impact is a unique in-house learning intensive on how to facilitate conversational methods in communities and organizations for more cooperative and sustainable results. This program combines theory and practice around proven participatory methods used around the world (e.g., World Café, Open Space, Dialogue, Appreciative Inquiry, Deliberative Dialogue, etc.) for breakthrough thinking, decision-making and collaborative action. 

Dialogos Pte Ltd
Locations: Singapore and Asia Pacific

For more info: See Training details or contact choonseng@dialogos.com.sg

Guiding principles/values of the organization: 
Focusing on the heart of the conversation.
Dialogue and learning
Facilitating from the heart

Helen J. Wythe & Associates
Locations: Canada

For more info: See Training details or contact info@hjwythe.com

Guiding principles/values of the organization: 
HELEN J. WYTHE & Associates is commited to:

A High Quality service measured by the progressive realization of our clients' goals, event participant testimonials and letters, repeat business and referrals.

Being a Leader in our Profession is demonstrated by receiving and maintaining the International Association of Facilitators Certified Professional Facilitator designation, and Certified Technology of Participation Facilitator (CTF) as well as an Associate Trainer for ICA Associates Canada in Technology of Participation.
Being Collaborative in our approach and strive to find meaningful ways for all stakeholders to participate.

Providing Effective and Efficient delivery of service.

Demonstrating Excellence by offering our clients leading edge solutions.
Working hard so that our clients see a Return on Investment. 

ICA Associates Inc.
Locations:
Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa, Ontario
Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer Alberta
Vancouver, British Columbia
Saskatoon and Regina, Sask.
across Canada and beyond upon request

For more info: See Training details or contact ica@ica-associates.ca

Guiding principles/values of the organization: Everyone has wisdom; we need everyone's wisdom for the wisest result, a group can create results that are larger than the sum of the individual contributions; a culture of collaboration will move us productively into the future

 Institute of Cultural Affairs - USA
 Locations: 

Phoenix, AZ
Los Angeles, CA
Sacramento, CA
San Diego, CA
San Francisco, CA
Oakland, CA
Denver, CO
Durham, NC
Asheville, NC
Greensboro, NC
Philadelophia, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Prrovidence, RI
Nashville, TN
Austin, TX
Dallas, TX
San Antonio, TX
Chicago, IL
Peoria, IL
Des Moines, IA
Sioux City, IA
Worcester, MA
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
Omah, NE
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC
Green Bay, WI
Madison, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Beaverton, OR
Salem, OR
Oklahoma City, OK
New York, NY

For more info: See Training details or contact participation@ica-usa.org

Guiding principles/values of the organization:
ICA USA identifies five foundational values that underlie the Technology of Participation (ToP): 1. Inclusive Participation = the methods invite and sustain the participation of all members of a group. 2. Teamwork and Collaboration = ToP is based on the belief that teamwork and collaboration are essential to getting a task done in the most effective and economical way while fostering a genuine sense of collegiality. 3. Individual and Group Creativity = the methods elicit a person's rational and intuitive capacities by encouraging a dialogue between head and heart. 4. Action and Ownership = the methods encourage a group to fully own the decision it makes and to take action. 5. Reflection and Learning - time is built into every process for reflection and sharing to confirm both the individual and group resolve and allow for transformation. 

MGR Consulting
Locations:  The FoCuSeD™ Facilitator Academy is available publicly in Chicago and on-site anywhere in the world. Please see our Public Class page for our current public class schedule and related information 

For more info: See Training details or contact grush@mgrconsulting.com 

Resource Advantage, Inc.
Locations: - At Client Site or selected location - At selected hotel or conference locations in US, Canada, Europe or the Pacific Rim

For more info: See Training details or contact jan@resourceadvantageinc.com

Guiding principles/values of the organization: 
Our Business Philosophy:
We are committed to...
• providing services of high quality and exceptional value to our clients
• continually influencing with integrity, for the advancement of the client
• establishing a work atmosphere which centers on the interdependence of high initiative experts and team contribution to achieve high quality results
• actively seeking and applying the best contemporary and proven approaches and techniques for achieving excellence in customer satisfaction , business process effectiveness, organization productivity, and information technology support
• transferring knowledge to the client organization, improving their ability to be effective and productive.

We value and require:
• Integrity
• Quality
• Intellectual curiosity
• Mutual respect and support
• Balance in work and personal lives
• Interdependence
• Customer focus
• Results orientation
• Systemic approach
• Flexibility
• Healthy self-esteem

Ruth Nicholson & Associates, LLC
Locations: Washington state and the western United States, Europe and Asia, Other locations as requested

For more info: See Training details or contact ruth@nicholsonfacilitation.com

Guiding principles/values of the organization: 
1. Process must be clear to all.
2. Information is shared.
3. Dialogue and decision making are open.