About Facilitation Certification
Overview
Facilitation Foundation and Practitioner
Benefits of Facilitation Certification
For Individuals
- Become an effective facilitator capable of navigating complex situations.
- Unlock practical tools and techniques to better facilitate group sessions, guide problem-solving and decision-making processes, and convert uncertainty into creative outcomes.
- Manage diverse viewpoints through open communication tactics that improve collaboration and engagement.
- Lead meetings and workshops with the necessary confidence to achieve progress and align stakeholders on common goals.
For Organizations
- Provides organizations with the mechanisms to address complex challenges while ensuring team alignment on shared goals.
- Helps teams deliver more robust solutions that are timely and focused on strategic objectives.
- Teaches different ways to engage professionals at all levels within an organization to better promote collaboration and change implementation.
Documentation
Documentation
Study materials
Study materials
Success in 1 2 3
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Choose your learning style
APMG is not a training provider. Please contact accredited training organization's listed on our website for prices and dates. Alternatively, you can self-study for an exam directly through APMG.
Pass the exam & receive a certificate
When you are ready to take your exam, book an online timeslot yourself with APMG, or your training organization may organize this for you. If you pass your exam APMG will issue you with a digital badge for you to share!
Facilitation Certification levels
Ready to start your learning journey?
Choose a Training Organization
APMG accredits Training Organizations (ATOs) to make sure they are delivering our products and certifications to high standards.
Buy a training course and exam through one of our Training Organizations below.
Self-study
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Training organizations for Facilitation Certification
SFIA
This APMG certification has been informally mapped against the SFIA Framework to indicate the skills that are addressed and referenced by the certification. Although it is not yet possible to claim this digital badge, the indicative skills can be used to plan your professional development through assessing the skills you have and the skills you need for the role you want.
knowledge
Foundation
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3
Same as above plus Generic attribute Business Skills up to level 4, Organisational Facilitation level 4
knowledge
Practitioner
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Generic attribute Business Skills up to level 4, Organisational Facilitation level 4
Same as above plus Organisational Facilitation level 5
knowledge
Foundation
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 3
Same as above plus Generic attribute Business Skills up to level 4, Organisational Facilitation level 4
knowledge
Practitioner
Generic attribute Knowledge up to level 4, Generic attribute Business Skills up to level 4, Organisational Facilitation level 4
Same as above plus Organisational Facilitation level 5
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FAQs
The foundation examination is currently available in English and Polish.
The practitioner examination is currently available in English only.
Further translations will be considered subject to market demand.
Foundation only courses are generally delivered over 3 days. Combined foundation and practitioner courses are typically delivered over 5 days. However, we recommend investigating with individual providers, as many may offer tailored learning solutions.
The qualification is not valid for a defined period and will not expire.
- Provisional results: After completing the Foundation examination, candidates may receive provisional results either orally from the invigilator or on-screen at the end of an online exam.
- Official results: Once processed, official results, including a PDF breakdown of marks by syllabus area, are available in the APMG Candidate Portal. Results are issued as the total number of marks achieved.
- Processing time: Exam papers are usually marked immediately after the exam. APMG formally processes and confirms results via the Candidate Portal within 2 working days of receiving completed papers.
- Outstanding payments: In exceptional cases, results may be withheld until full payment has been received.
Once you’ve been notified that you’ve passed your exam, you will have the option to create a digital badge in APMG's Candidate Portal.
Visit APMG's Candidate Portal, view your exam results and select 'Create Badge'.
This takes you to the Credly website where the digital badges are hosted. You will be guided through the Credly account creation process.
Once you have created an account with Credly, log into the account and accept your pending badge.
Candidates will be able to claim their digital badge and electronic certificate from the APMG Candidate Portal within two business days of their exam result being issued.
If you are sitting the examination through an Accredited Training Organization, the cost of the exam is generally included in the course fee. Please ensure you confirm with your training provider that the exam is included in these costs.
If you have selected a self-study option, please note that APMG-International uses a global pricing model for all exams. The examination fees for candidates attending a public exam centre are determined by the location where the exams are administered.
To find out the costs in your region, please refer to our examination portal or contact the APMG-International Service Desk (servicedesk@apmg-international.com).
Most, if not all, of our certifications come with at least one Sample Exam to help participants prepare for their exam. Access to the Sample Exams can be located on our website.
Some certifications do not require training in order to take the exam however, for most certifications, training is advised.
For some certifications individuals also have the option to self-study in preparation for the exam and, when they are ready, can even take the exam from the comfort of their home or office.
You can find details of our self-study exams, available to purchase, via our public exams portal.
Unfortunately, no. Only Accredited Training Organizations and their registered partners are authorized to use these logos. If you do not fall under these categories and would like to request permission to use the logo, please contact the APMG-International Service Desk (servicedesk@apmg-international.com).
However, successful candidates are able to share and display their digital badge publicly.