Teaching and Learning

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Teaching flows when you're confident in your design, create active learning, and know how to guide others toward both competence and confidence.

Teaching goes beyond sharing knowledge—it's about inspiring connection, curiosity, and transformation. Your mindset and methods shape your learners’ motivation and outcomes. Confidence grows from preparation, empathy, and understanding how adults learn.

Ready to grow your skills? Explore our blog for practical strategies in active adult learning. When you're ready to go deeper, enroll in the Facilitator of Adult Learning course—with self-guided materials or personal coaching. Design meaningful learning experiences for any setting—professional, corporate, or informal.

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CFAL will teach you how to:

  1. Move beyond lectures and create dynamic, interactive learning experiences that keep adults engaged.

  2. Foster real-world application by designing competency-based training that learners can immediately use.

  3. Adapt to different learning styles and make content meaningful for diverse audiences.

  4. Encourage active participation and discussion, turning passive listeners into active learners.

  5. Use proven adult learning principles to make your teaching more effective and memorable.

  6. Gain confidence in your teaching and facilitate with clarity, purpose, and enthusiasm.

  7. Design workshops, courses, and training programs that drive real results and meaningful change.

  8. Create a learner-centered environment where adults feel motivated, supported, and empowered.

  9. Master facilitation techniques that transform traditional instruction into engaging experiences.

  10. Elevate your skills and become a confident, impactful, and sought-after facilitator of adult learning

About Certified Facilitator of Adult Learning.

The Certified Facilitator of Adult Learning (CFAL) course is designed for educators, trainers, and professionals who want to transform the way they teach and engage adult learners. This self-paced, 20-hour online course goes beyond delivering information—it equips you with practical strategies to create interactive, impactful, and competency-driven learning experiences. Whether you’re leading corporate training, facilitating workshops, teaching in higher education, or guiding professional development, CFAL empowers you to engage, inspire, and support adult learners effectively. Rooted in real-world experience and backed by research in adult education, this course will help you shift from simply teaching to facilitating deep learning, skill-building, and lasting transformation.

Blog and Courses

Teaching and Learning Blog

FREE articles on Developing Competency Based, Active Adult Learning Experiences.

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Facilitating Adult Learning

Self-Study online Access for 1 year to all Course Materials in Certified Facilitator of Adult Learning. No certification. $45.00

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Design your own Course with feedback from a Mentor.

Guided, Self-Paced journey through online Certified Facilitator of Adult Learning. Includes Lifetime access to course materials, 7 areas reviews and feedback on the course you design, and award of a CFAL - Certified Facilitator of Adult Learning - Certificate. Nurses (RN and LPN) earn 20 nursing continuing education hours. $145.00