Learning to be an Action Learning Facilitator: Three Approaches

The practice of action learning is developing rapidly in many organizational and community settings, and there is a growing demand for its skilful facilitation. Pedler and Abbott (2008) report incidents of facilitators being 'sacked' by sets and note that a perennial question for facilitators is: 'Am I doing it right?' However, there is little literature on what constitutes appropriate development for action learning facilitators. This chapter discusses the choices available to those wishing to develop their practice and offers examples of three approaches to action learning facilitator development.