Britest Tools and Facilitation Skills Training, online
Held over four afternoons on 16th, 23rd, 30th January and 6th February 2023
Overview
Britest Tools and Facilitation Skills Training introduces both the core essentials of the Britest Toolkit and the facilitation skills needed to maximise the value of a Britest study.
The course will show you how to use the mostly frequently employed Britest process understanding tools and how they can be applied in a range of chemical and physical processing contexts. The Facilitation Skills sections will equip you with the knowledge and confidence needed to prepare for, lead, and learn from well-focused, productive, and enjoyable process understanding studies.
Course content
An online course in four half-day units at weekly intervals:
Session 1 - Monday 16th January, 1.30 p,m, UK
- Introduction to Britest
- Initial Screening Analysis and Process Information Summary Map
- Facilitation Skills: Plan
Session 2 - Monday 23rd January, 1.30 p,m, UK
- Process Definition Diagrams
- Rich Pictures & Cartoons, TE3PO
Session 3 - Monday 30th January, 1.30 p,m, UK
- Transformation Maps
- Driving Force Analysis
- Facilitation Skills: Do
Session 4 - Monday 6th February, 1.30 p,m, UK
Approach
Tools are introduced via a short presentation after which trainees get to try them out in group-based practice exercises based on fictionalized, close to real world situations, using the same virtual whiteboard environment favoured by Britest’s facilitators. Based on experience of successful (and unsuccessful) studies, the Facilitation Skills training emphasizes sharing of views and stories as well as taught content. Active group discussion work forms an integral part of the course.
Course reference notes are provided to trainees and a course completion certificate for CPD purposes.
Who should attend?
This is the ideal opportunity for anyone new or relatively new to Britest to build their knowledge of the Britest Toolkit and approach to facilitation, especially if training in-house is not available for whatever reason on the timescale that you need. The course would also work well for anyone seeking to strengthen and extend their Britest skills after a while by exposure to the most up to date versions of tools and thinking, and especially if you are interested in building up your skills as a study facilitator.
Timing and Format
Each session will take place live and on-line in a secure Teams meeting hosted by Britest. Each session will combine extensive input from the course tutor with ample opportunities for interactive discussion and exploration of common issues and shared experiences with fellow trainees.