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Description

Facilitating a Working Group: Framing, Producing and Deciding Together

A group that genuinely delivers in two hours, rather than one more meeting that ends without a decision

  • 1 day — 7 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Foundation
  • Up to 6 participants

The working group has been launched, the participants volunteered, and yet nothing comes out of it. The same people speak, the others wait for the end, the discussion goes round in circles and the session closes without a decision or a next step. The facilitator burns through energy and the sponsor never receives the deliverable expected.

One day to learn how to frame a working group, make it produce and bring it to a decision. Preparing the agenda flow, facilitation techniques that move the work forward, handling disagreement and recording decisions: each participant works on a real working group they are due to facilitate shortly.

Learning objectives

  • Formulate the production objective expected from a working group
  • Build a timed agenda flow with alternating sequences
  • Facilitate collective production while engaging every participant
  • Close with a decision record setting out owners and deadlines

What makes this programme different

Each participant leaves with the written agenda flow of their own working group
Facilitation sequences genuinely delivered in front of the group
Decision record template tested during the session

Programme

1Preparing the group and its framework

What is decided before the first session

  • Formulating the production objective expected
  • Selecting participants and assigning roles
  • Building a timed agenda flow
  • Ground rules set from the opening minutes

2Making the group produce

Facilitation techniques that move the work forward

  • Alternating individual and collective work
  • Techniques for generating ideas and then sorting them
  • Rephrasing and making contributions visible
  • Drawing out silent participants

3Deciding and holding the follow-through

The group ends but the work continues

  • Decision modes and announcing the rule adopted
  • Handling disagreement and entrenched positions
  • Decision record with owners and deadlines
  • Reporting back to the sponsor

Who is it for

Managers, project leads, subject-matter referents and anyone responsible for facilitating a working group or an internal committee.

Prerequisites

No prior knowledge required

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.