Whats the Difference Between Training and Facilitation?
This question often leads to fierce debate, understandably since they have similarities. However, I assert that the differences are significant. In a nutshell, I further assert that training is the delivery of content, either not previously known by or not remembered by, or unfamiliar to the recipients, whilst facilitation is the elicitation of content already known or discoverable or creatable, from the participants. There exists another description of the differences, which I feel has led to the debate: “Training is about content whilst facilitation is about process.” In my opinion this description is too vague since training involves process as well, whereas facilitation has implied content, in the form desired outcomes. Both require planning, and choices of methodology or process, and well formed outcomes. Both require skills in rapport building, contextualising, questioning listening and describing. Training requires content expertise of a high order and facilitation requires proc
