Certified Group Facilitator Program: Spring 2022 Registration Form
APAC’s Certified Group Facilitator (CGF) program develops skilled facilitators who work in the public sector. These facilitators help groups, teams, and communities make good decisions, resolve conflict, solve problems, and meet goals. When groups have a skilled facilitator, their decisions are more inclusive, better informed, and more effective.

The CGF program provides extensive training and significant opportunities to practice. Participants in the program will:
• Learn how to help groups achieve their goals.
• Plan facilitated meetings.
• Experience and practice facilitation skills.
• Discover ways to manage difficult group participants.
• Start a personal portfolio of facilitation resources.

SPRING 2022 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

We are including both in-person and live online facilitation training in the Spring 2022 program. Participants will have the opportunity to learn facilitation techniques that work in both environments. The program requires approximately 60 hours of time between January and May 2022 including:

In-Person Training: A three-day, in-person training will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas, on January 25-27, 2022 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm each day.

Live Online Training: Six trainings will be held via Zoom. They will be on Thursdays from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm. The dates for these trainings include:
• January 13 and 20, 2022
• February 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2022

Assignments: Assignments will be completed before the first training and between each training session. Each assignment will typically take between 30 and 60 minutes to complete.  

Capstone: Participants will complete the certification by planning and implementing a capstone facilitation either live online or in-person. The capstone provides the opportunity to apply and practice.

Contingency Plan: If the currently scheduled in-person training needs to be rescheduled due to weather, the training space is also reserved on February 8-10, 2022. We will move the in-person training to these dates and adjust the online trainings to be held on:
• January 13, 20 and 27, 2022
• February 3, 17 and 24, 2022

PROGRAM FEE

The $900 program fee includes all training materials, instruction, mentoring, and support.

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT

A desktop or laptop computer, a video camera and microphone connected to your computer, and reliable internet are required for the live online trainings. Some program materials will be not be accessible on a smartphone or tablet.

BEFORE REGISTERING

We recommend that you complete the following before submitting this registration form:
-Inform your supervisor, if you have one, of the training requirements.
-Be sure that you can take the time away from your office responsibilities during the training sessions.
-Determine who will be paying the program fee (yourself or your agency/organization).

REGISTRATION DEADLINE

Monday, December 20, 2021

QUESTIONS

For questions about this program, email mtlindquist@ualr.edu or call (501) 916-6056.
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Professional Information
APAC serves professionals working in the public sector including government employees (federal, state, county, and city),  nonprofit professionals, and elected officials. If you are not currently working in the public sector but have interest in the program, please email Marie Lindquist at mtlindquist@ualr.edu before submitting your application. Include information about (1) your connection to the public sector (i.e., you are a student studying to work in the public sector, you serve on nonprofit boards, etc.) and (2) how you plan to use the skills you learn in this program within the public sector.
Indicate your profession (check all that apply). *
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First Name *
Last Name *
Preferred Name *
Position/Title *
Agency/Organization *
Division/Department/Office/Program *
Mailing Address (include street, city, state and zip code) *
If we mail program materials to you before the program begins, please provide the address to use.
Phone Number (include area code) *
Provide the phone number we should use to quickly contact you while you are participating in the program. This will be used to troubleshoot technical issues, etc.
Email Address *
We send most program materials and links to the electronic tools we use (e.g., Zoom, Canvas, etc.) by email. Provide the email address we should use when sending these materials. This should be the email address that is accessible to you while you are participating in the live online training sessions.
When enrolled, would you like your contact information shared with the other program participants? *
If you responded "yes" above, provide the information that you would like to share (e.g., name, title, phone number, email address, etc.).
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