Certified Agile Facilitator™

Live Online Certified Agile Facilitator® (CAF)® Training

Start Time: 10:00 AM SYD/MEL

Sam Bowtell CST® is your trainer, Australia based and highly experienced in both the training content and real world agile coaching and delivery.

Sam delivers a virtual course where you feel like you are in the room with him, creating an experience that is as good as an in person class. Expect it to be engaging, interactive and lots of fun! 

The course is delivered from Sydney, Australia and starts at a time to accommodate those in Perth, New Zealand and across Asia . Sam has worked with many agile teams across Australia/NZ and Asia, and is uniquely positioned to help people learn and grow with agile. Sam has helped thousands of attendees learn virtually and develop in their careers, from many geographies and across all industry sectors.

Sam's virtual studio uses the latest technology and multiple screens, which combined with his skills of drawing creates an immersive experience full of colour and energy to keep people focused and engaged. This is not a powerpoint course, come to learn, engage with the content and the other participants and you will walk away ready to grow in your career.

You will get a full copy of all learning material, the posters Sam creates and links to deeper levels of content to study post course. Sam sets you up on a learning pathway and the 2 days we have together are just the beginning. Sam will also support you and ensure you are all set with your workstation and technology for the course.

You need a pc/laptop with audio, video and working microphone and a fast, stable internet connection. 

Participant Feedback from CAF with Grow Your Agility

Rating 5/5 "Exceptional couple of days , jam packed with learning and great content that I will use straight away. I think all leaders at any level, teachers and facilitators need to do this course!!! So incredibly valuable and it brought a lot of self awareness to how I show up"

Rating 5/5 "Sam is a brilliant facilitator and this course was a great insight into what makes a great facilitator. I came away with new tools and techniques that I can take away and apply in my next workshop or meeting"

Rating 5/5 "I loved how engaging Sam was. He really made us feel like we were in the room with each other from the commencement of the virtual training on Thursday morning. I really enjoyed the activity of planning a workshop, understanding the background planning and being able to execute within a very short timeframe. It was a great opportunity to also learn off my peers within the training course. I really liked the training course and have recommended it to family, friends and colleagues"

Rating 5/5 " As someone who considers themselves naturally shy, I often have to facilitate sessions with people of different personalities. Sam's class exceeded my expectations. He didn't just provide techniques or tools on how to facilitate during a session; he focused on the importance of preparing before a workshop and ways to connect and engage participants to achieve desired outcomes."

Rating 5/5 " Overall, it was engaging and practical. More importantly, I come out of this course feeling more confident in facilitating sessions."

Rating 5/5 "Really learned valuable insights into facilitation preparation, planning and execution. I have done facilitation before reasonably well, but this will take me to another level. I was wary of the drawing section (I cannot draw a straight line) but I really enjoyed it and surprised myself thanks to Sam's tutelage"

2 min video testimonial on this CAF course with Sam:  https://youtu.be/vtOkL_3ye98

What You Will Learn

The Certified Agile Facilitator (CAF) course is designed to enhance your group facilitation abilities and mindset by learning from experienced agile practitioners. The course focuses on developing your knowledge, skills, and mindset in group facilitation, which is crucial for effective leadership in agility. It aims to build your confidence and competence in facilitating groups or teams towards collaborative and meaningful outcomes.

Facilitation plays a key role in supporting groups as they collaborate, create, and make decisions. This course provides training for individuals interested in developing their facilitation mindset and knowledge. It equips you with a toolbox of skills and exercises to maximise the productivity of your group sessions, whether they are conducted in person or virtually.

The course covers various learning objectives, including understanding the role and responsibilities of a facilitator, adopting a neutral facilitator mindset, effectively guiding teams through conflicts, recognising the unique needs of different teams, ensuring that all voices are heard, establishing psychological safety, applying facilitation skills before, during, and after an event, cultivating self-awareness as a facilitator, employing visual facilitation techniques to engage participants and make an impact, and practicing facilitation in real scenarios.

Overall, the CAF course is designed to help you become a proficient and effective facilitator, empowering you to lead groups and teams towards successful outcomes while embracing agile principles.