Certificate in Facilitation, Training and Curriculum Design

Certificate in Facilitation, Training and Curriculum Design 
Facilitated by Dr. Bev Vitali, TNN Leadership and Capacity Building Fellow

Great training doesn’t happen by accident.

It is designed with intention, delivered with skill, and measured by what people do once they’re back at work. This certificate gives nonprofit professionals a complete toolkit for leading learning that lasts, whether you’re facing a virtual room, a boardroom, or a community gathering.

This isn’t a program where you sit back and listen. Over seven Friday mornings online, you’ll learn alongside nonprofit peers, practicing new skills and getting honest feedback every step of the way. The program closes with a full day in person, where you’ll lead a session of your own and leave with your certificate in hand.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

• Adult Learning Principles: Design for relevance, autonomy, real-world problems, and respect for the experience learners bring.
• Training and Curriculum Design: Build sessions from purpose to closure, with clear objectives, purposeful activities, and reflection.
• Virtual Facilitation Excellence: Manage cognitive load, energy, and engagement so online learning feels connected, not passive.
• Managing Difficult Dynamics: Handle conflict, silence, resistance, and power while keeping the space brave and psychologically safe.
• Nonprofit-Sector Facilitation: Lead board conversations, community engagement, and coalition meetings with a servant-leadership ethic.
• Assessment, Feedback and Continuous Improvement: Measure what matters using modern approaches such as Thalheimer’s Learning-Transfer Evaluation Model (LTEM).
• Live Facilitation Skills: Use presence, room design, and real-time adjustment to lead in-person learning that lands.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This program is for nonprofit professionals who teach, train, or lead groups as part of their work, whether or not “trainer” is in their title. It is a strong fit for:
• Program managers and directors who run workshops, orientations, or client education
• Staff who onboard and train employees or volunteers
• HR and talent development professionals
• Executive directors and senior leaders who facilitate staff meetings, retreats, or strategic planning
• Volunteer coordinators and community engagement staff
• Consultants and capacity builders who serve the nonprofit sector
• Any nonprofit professional with a desire to become a trainer or facilitator

Cohort Size: Limited to 20 participants to keep the experience interactive and give each person individual feedback.

SCHEDULE
All times Central

Virtual Sessions, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
• Friday, January 8, 2027
• Friday, January 15, 2027
• Friday, January 22, 2027
• Friday, January 29, 2027
• Friday, February 5, 2027
• Friday, February 12, 2027
• Friday, February 19, 2027

In-Person Session, 9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
• Friday, February 26, 2027
Location to be announced

PRICE
Because this is a pilot cohort, we are able to offer reduced pricing of $149 per person

REGISTER HERE