- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
AFS Certified Facilitator | PEAK 1 Core Facilitation Skills
Issued by
AFS Intercultural Programs
AFS Certified Facilitator PEAK 1 is a certification program that provides transferable core facilitation skills and ongoing professional development to anyone who wants to improve their dialogue facilitation skills. These skills can be used to facilitate AFS educational programs, virtual and/or in-person meetings, training, workshops and other events.
- Type Certification
- Level Foundational
- Time Hours
Skills
- Active Listening
- Asking Powerful Questions
- Checking Unconscious Bias
- Co-facilitation
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
- Facilitation Skills
- Fostering Meaningful Discussion
- Fostering Safer Spaces
- Intercultural Skills
- Managing Personal Triggers
- Mirroring
- Summarizing
- Understanding Group Dynamics and Processes
Earning Criteria
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8 hours of self-paced modules (videos and text), quizzes, reflection and discussion forum engagement.
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Three 2-hour interactive live skill-building workshops.
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A capstone project consisting of videoing a facilitated session followed by a self-assessment and reflection assignment.