Holding Space: Professional Facilitation Training

Facilitation is more than delivering content, it is the responsibility of creating spaces where people feel safe to learn, reflect, and engage in meaningful dialogue. Holding Space: Professional Facilitation Training is designed for professionals who lead meetings, workshops, training sessions, or community conversations.

This training equips participants with the mindset, tools, and relational protocols needed to facilitate learning in ways that are engaging, respectful, and impactful. Grounded in Indigenous values and relational approaches, this training introduces participants to three braided strands of facilitation: Responsibilities, Teachings, and Protocols. Participants will leave with practical facilitation tools and the confidence to hold space with care, intention, and clarity.

Minimum group size: 13 participants

Key learning outcomes:

• Understand the role and responsibilities of a facilitator in creating respectful, engaging, and relational learning spaces.

• Apply practical facilitation tools to support meaningful dialogue, reflection, participation, and group learning.

• Strengthen confidence in holding space for conversations that may involve vulnerability, discomfort, different perspectives, or complex group dynamics.

• Explore Indigenous values and relational approaches that support facilitation grounded in respect, reciprocity, humility, and care.

• Use protocols with intention and clarity to guide meetings, workshops, trainings, and community conversations in a good way.