We invite you to take this opportunity to connect, learn and converse with other facilitators and extension agents
Connect with others in your area and widen your network. As most of us will have realised by now, learning about facilitation in formal workshops reading books or accessing online resources, only equips us to go out and learn by doing it. Since the RMPP facilitator workshops started back in 2017, many of you have been doing just that. Developing your practice.
Wherever we are in our development as a facilitator, we can always improve and look for innovation in the way we do things. Joining this community will give you access to the most valuable resource we have, the experience of our peers. It is about sharing our practice – the good, the bad and the ugly.
Something to share or a current challenge? Register to be part of the online facilitator forum
Register with your name and email via the green button below to be sent a link to be part of the online forum and connect with other facilitators.
REGISTER HERE FOR online forum
This is your space to share experiences and challenges, ask for help or offer insights into what is working for you. A simple chat forum only accessible by you.
This forum will be monitored, and learnings captured and summarised for a quarterly newsletter. Please note the newsletter content will be anonymous and will not disclose the author's name unless permission is granted prior.
Download a Guide to setting up your Moodle account for users (PDF, 425 KB).
Connect with other rural facilitators
You can send messages direct to each other by clicking on the facilitator you’d like to reach out to. See our directory below.
View rural professionalS directory
Upcoming facilitation events
View our Events Calendar for events related to facilitation
Check out the Facilitation Learning and Change Programme flyer (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Resources
- A menu of possible extension activities (PDF. 301.92 KB).
- Dartboard evaluation template (PDF, 140.7 KB).
- Postcard feedback form template (PDF, 40.72 KB).
- Runsheet example (PDF, 54.25 KB).
- Self-assessment template for Action Group facilitators (PDF, 234.63 KB).
- Guide to setting up your Moodle account for users (PDF, 425 KB)
- These three-monthly newsletters will keep facilitators updated on upcoming events you may be interested in, learnings from other facilitators, tips, and tricks.
- First newsletter coming in April 2022.
These webinars give you a chance to refresh lessons already learnt, learn new tips and tricks and engage with other facilitators and facilitation experts.
- Handouts from webinars (PDF, 510KB).
- July 2022 – Rural Facilitators webinar: navigating disruptive situations (PDF, 592KB)
- November 2021 – Action Group Update (PDF, 509.92 KB).
- March 17 2022 – Facilitating Online Meetings (PDF, 977 KB)
- Extension Best Practice Guidelines – Our Extension System Model – What is extension, overview of the extension model and putting it into practice.
- Extension Best Practice Guidelines – Designing an extension programme – Work through the steps to designing an effective extension programme.
- Extension Best Practice Guidelines – Becoming an effective connector – What is a connector and how do they add value?
- Extension Best Practice Guidelines – Becoming an effective facilitator – What skills does a facilitator need and what levels are there?
- Extension Best Practice Guidelines – Running a successful event – Look at the four key stages to running a successful event: Planning; Preparation; Implementation; Follow-up.
- Extension Best Practice Guidelines – Evaluating extension programmes – What is evaluation and some tools and techniques to evaluate programmes?
- Small Group Learning – How small group learning helps support action on the farm.
- Extension Best Practice Guidelines – Evaluating extension activities – Why is it important and how?
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