This course develops the skills needed to facilitate engaging, learner-led training sessions for adult learners. Participants will learn how to create and maintain positive learning environments, respond to learner needs and barriers, apply adult learning principles, and plan interactive training sessions that actively involve learners and support effective learning outcomes
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Key Learning Outcomes:
Prepare to facilitate learner-led, interactive learning sessions for adult learners
Facilitate learner-led, interactive learning sessions for adult learners
Review learner-led, interactive learning sessions for adult learners
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
NZQA Unit Standards Included
Unit Standards - FLS
Unit
Level
Credit
Description
7097
6
12
Facilitate learner-led, interactive learning sessions for adult learners.
Everything you need to know about the Facilitate Learning Sessions course in New Zealand.
The Facilitate Learning Sessions course is a nationally recognised NZQA training programme that develops the skills required to confidently facilitate learner-led, interactive learning sessions for adult learners. Participants learn how to prepare for training, engage learners, manage group participation, respond to learner needs and review their own training delivery. The course includes NZQA Unit Standard 7097 and is ideal for workplace trainers, facilitators and educators.
This course is suitable for workplace trainers, health and safety trainers, supervisors, team leaders, assessors, vocational educators, technical specialists and anyone responsible for delivering training to adults. It is designed for both new and experienced trainers who want to improve their facilitation skills and build learner confidence through engaging training sessions.
During the course you'll learn how to:
Prepare learner-led training sessions
Facilitate engaging and interactive learning experiences
Apply adult learning principles
Create positive learning environments
Respond to learner needs and barriers
Encourage participation and learner engagement
Review and improve your own facilitation techniques
Deliver workplace training confidently using recognised adult education practices
The course combines practical facilitation activities with workplace-based learning techniques.
This course includes NZQA Unit Standard 7097 – Facilitate learner-led, interactive learning sessions for adult learners (Level 6, 12 Credits). This nationally recognised qualification demonstrates competency in facilitating effective adult learning sessions and is recognised by employers throughout New Zealand.
Planning learning sessions involves designing the training before delivery, including setting learning objectives, organising content and preparing resources. Facilitating learning sessions focuses on delivering the training, encouraging learner participation, adapting to learner needs and reviewing the effectiveness of the session. Together, these skills help trainers deliver engaging, learner-centred workplace training.
No formal teaching qualification is required. However, this course is best suited to people who already deliver, or intend to deliver, workplace training. It is particularly valuable for supervisors, technical experts and workplace trainers who want to improve their confidence and effectiveness when facilitating adult learning sessions.
Learner-led training encourages active participation rather than passive listening. By involving learners through discussion, practical activities and workplace scenarios, trainers improve knowledge retention, learner confidence and workplace performance. Learner-centred facilitation is widely recognised as best practice in adult education.
Yes. The course includes a nationally recognised NZQA unit standard that is valued by employers throughout New Zealand. It helps organisations develop capable trainers who can deliver engaging workplace learning, improve employee capability and support ongoing professional development.
Yes. Safety 'n Action delivers Facilitate Learning Sessions training throughout New Zealand at its training centres or onsite at workplaces. Organisations can book group training to develop internal trainers, improve the consistency of workplace learning and minimise disruption to business operations.
Safety 'n Action is one of New Zealand's leading workplace health and safety training providers. The Facilitate Learning Sessions course is delivered by experienced facilitators who understand adult education and workplace learning. Participants gain practical facilitation skills, develop confidence leading interactive training sessions and achieve a nationally recognised NZQA qualification that supports career development and workplace training excellence.
