The Center for Appreciative Inquiry maintains high standards for Appreciative Inquiry Facilitators, Coaches, Practitioners and Trainers worldwide. Certification demonstrates to your customers, competitors, suppliers, staff and investors that you use industry-respected best practices and possess the knowledge, experience and education to effectively help organizations achieve their success. Browse through the grid below or scroll down for descriptions of each course.
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY FACILITATOR TRAINING (AIFT)
This 26 hour training teaches the skills necessary to facilitate Appreciative Inquiry sessions in all human systems (large or small). Learn the basics of Appreciative Inquiry (e.g. principles, the 5D’s, supporting theory and research, etc.) and participate in experiential exercises. Participants will need to complete the program in its entirety to be eligible to earn their AI Facilitator Certification.
Pre-requisite: None
Number of Training Hours: 26
APPRECIATIVE RESILIENCE FACILITATOR TRAINING (ARFT)
Bring your understanding of the foundations and application of Appreciative Inquiry to uplifting and sustaining your workplace and beyond with appreciative resilience. Appreciative Resilience is built from the tenets of Appreciative Inquiry and from powerful resilience practices. This Appreciative Resilience Facilitator Training (ARFT) is designed for appreciative inquiry practitioners who want to deliver the Appreciative Resilience workshop and the ALIVE workshop for clients and colleagues and/or foster appreciative resilience informally with organizations, teams and individuals. It is also excellent facilitation training for those seeking to facilitate in complex situations.
Pre-requisite: Understanding of the foundations and application of Appreciative Inquiry.
Number of Training Hours: 12
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY COACH TRAINING (AICT)
The Appreciative Inquiry Coach Training is not a problem-solving coaching approach, rather it looks at discovering and co-constructing the client’s positive core – what it is that connects them to life, energy, and possibility and allows them to thrive. Through the affirmative framework of Appreciative Inquiry, discover how to deepen and enhance both your personal sense of yourself as well as your skills for generative one-on-one conversations.
Pre-requisite: AIFT or equivalent AI foundations course (with a minimum of 26 classroom hours).
Number of Training Hours: 33
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY PRACTITIONER TRAINING (AIPT)
The AIPT Certification course will take you on an experiential, insight-oriented journey to heighten how you work with individuals, groups, organizations, and communities to examine possibilities and be the best that they can be. You will experience an advanced community of practice where you can identify your personal strengths as an AI practitioner, enhance your contracting skills, and expand your capacity to design and lead AI initiatives that result in accelerated, sustainable change with measurable outcomes. You will be encouraged to share your experiences and participate in dialogues drawn from personal learning and experience.
Pre-requisite: AIFT or equivalent AI course (with a minimum of 26 classroom hours); received certification and completed 4 inquiries.
Number of Training Hours: 33
APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY TRAIN-THE-TRAINER PROGRAM
The Train the Trainer (TtT) Program is a comprehensive training designed for skilled Appreciative Inquiry professionals to deliver, market and design the Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator Training © and other Center for Appreciative Inquiry trainings and workshops.
Pre-requisite: Completed the AIFT, AICT or AIPT and have submitted a practicum for that course. Have instructional design, or teaching/training experience.
Number of Training Hours: variable and may include online and face to face instruction and delivery of assigned trainings.
