The Singapore Facilitators Conference 2007

For all facilitators in Singapore, please mark your diaries for this not-to-be missed exciting event on 15 & 16 Nov '07, Thursday - Friday, in Singapore.

The Singapore Facilitators Conference (SFC 2007) will showcase facilitated large & small group concurrent sessions, success stories of facilitation in organisations, and integration of tools and methodologies between OD, LO and Facilitation.

This collaborative conference will be brought to you by the Facilitators Network Singapore (FNS), Organisational Development Group (ODG) and Learning Organisation Practitioners Network (LOPN).

Watch this space for more details in the coming weeks but keep 15 & 16 Nov'07 free.

The Authentic Facilitator

FNS is please to inform that we are organising another course for budding facilitators in Singapore.

The Authentic Facilitator

For Whom

Facilitators, Teachers, Trainers, Supervisors, Managers, HRD/ OD Professionals, Change Agents, Team Leaders, Project Leaders, Community Leaders, Therapists, Marketing consultants, Mediators, Quality Consultants, and anyone who works with groups and wants to be authentic.

When

19-20 September 2007 (Wednesday-Thursday) 8:30am to 5:30pm

Venue

YWCA Fort Canning Lodge 6 Fort Canning Road, Singapore 179494 Website: http://www.ywcafclodge.org.sg

Course Fees
(per participant, including meals and handouts)

Register before 15 July 2007: SGD 350 (IAF Members) Or SGD 450 (Non-Members)

Register from 16 July 2007 onwards: SGD 550 (IAF Members) Or SGD 650 (Non-Members)

Learning Outcomes

Participants will:

1) Make more informed choices and decisions while designing & delivering facilitation.

2) See themselves and the world around them in a broader more comprehensive and effective way.

3) More easily appreciate and exercise personal gifts and attributes that they bring as facilitators.

4) Communicate more skillfully.

Methodology

What do I uniquely contribute? What do I excel in? Where will I be most successful? - An opportunity to explore these profoundly important and significant questions which shape our facilitation success; interpersonal relationships; and personal sense of achievement.

This a highly facilitated workshop ideal for those facing major change or who are seeking clarity and focus in the facilitation and/or their careers. Facilitators will draw on TMS, Firo-B, MBTI, Ken Wilber, Eckhart Tolle amongst others when offering feedback. 1-1 coaching will also be available.

Contents for Day 1

Introductory theory, case studies, setting the scene
Facilitation - Where am I now?
What does success mean for me?
A personal audit
Creative activities - Self Awareness
Preferences, Needs and Intuition Content

Contents for Day 2

Coaching – The Dynamic Me
Motivation, Ego, Vocation – Debate and Reflection
Continuous Professional Development Plans
Presentations, Feedback and Conclusion

The Workshop Facilitators

Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Ms. Fiona O'Shaughnessy. Fiona offers over 16 years Learning & Development (L&D) experience and has facilitated over 60,000 participants with the British Council's Professional Development Centre in Singapore. Fiona has written/edited over 50 articles on L&D. She has worked as an Instructional Designer for an e-learning company in Ireland and as a Researcher at Trinity College Dublin. Fiona has lived and worked in Indonesia, Thailand, New Zealand, France and Turkey.

Jane Grafton

Ms. Jane Grafton. Jane is a freelance Executive Coach/OD Consultant and uses Facilitation as her primary way of working. She divides her working year between the UK and Singapore. As a Training Consultant with the British Council in Singapore she spent 4 years facilitating groups of managers. Whilst serving as a Major in the British Army she was awarded the MBE for published work on Leadership Development.

Register on line at: http://www.fns.sg/current_programs.htm

Photo Journal for 12 May 2007' 17th FNS Forum

Participants at the 17th FNS Gathering On 12 May 2007

We saw 52 forum members turned up at the gathering today.

These were what they said about the event:

· Really enjoyed it. Thanks Mun Ying! Wish we had more time so that we did not have to rush at the end.

· I enjoyed the session. Learnt a new tool and learnt something new about myself.

· Very good experience. Trainer knew what he was talking about. He put in a lot of hard work.

· Glad to be re-connecting. Great sharing and enthusiasm in the group.

· The topic of corporate metaphor is interesting. It will be useful if people can talk about how metaphors can be used in organization.

Here are the rest of the photographs.

Bookmark the blog and visit it regularly as we continue to cover the human interest stories of FNS activities and events in the coming months.

Republic Polytechnic's Certificate in Organisational Facilitation

Congratulation to all participants who graduated from the 2nd run of the Certificate in Organisational Facilitation (COF) held recently at the Republic Polytechnic.

10th Annual IAF Asia Facilitator Conference 2007

IAF Board Meeting in KL, Malaysia

We are please to announce that the Organising Team of the 10th Annual IAF Asia Facilitator Conference, Malaysia 2007, has invited all facilitators to the event.

Participants of the 10th Annual IAF Asia Facilitator Conference - Malaysia

FNS Team Setting Up the FNS Table in KL

A delegate of facilitators from Singapore participated in this event in KL, Malaysia, in Jul 2007.

Cultural Show on the Last Night of the Conference

The theme was 'The Gems and Jewels of Facilitation'.

Participants discussing and sharing ideas

Click here to find out more about its programme.

Training and Development of Facilitators

Facilitators Network Singapore conducts training courses and development programmes that help facilitators upgrade their competencies and skills, and let them work towards their IAF CPF certification.

Programmes offered by FNS

Foundational Facilitation Workshop (FFW)

Participants of FFW10 (Jan'07)

This workshop introduces the IAF CPF competencies and serves as an entry level workshop for aspiring facilitators.


Specialized Facilitation Workshop (SFW)

Is a series of independent workshops that focuses on specific IAF CPF competencies for facilitators.

Facilitation Skills for Professionals (FSP)

Is a series of independent workshops that introduce facilitative practices for leaders, managers, trainers, instructors, teachers, parents to enhance their professional effectiveness.

Premier Facilitation Workshop (PFW)

Is a series of independent workshops that are conducted by established and published masters in the field of facilitation.

Complementary Development Programs (CDP)

A series of independent workshops to build and maintain a base of professional knowledge in management and organizational systems.

Join FNS's YahooGroup to keep updated on the latest training courses and development programmes that may come on line for the rest of the year.

Photo Journal for 16th FNS Forum on 10 Mar 2007

The photographs taken at the last forum are now available.

You may visit Facilitators Network Singapore's Photo Journals for these.