Become a Certified Growth Facilitator

Facilitate human growth, connection, and wellbeing — in workplaces, communities, and beyond.
Overview
Becoming a Growth Facilitator isn’t just about learning techniques — it’s about embodying a mindset.
Through this experiential 7-session (or 3-day) certification, participants learn how to create safe, reflective, and transformative spaces where people can grow together — one conversation at a time.
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Certified jointly by SUSS and Growthbeans, this programme equips facilitators to design and hold psychologically safe spaces that nurture self-awareness, empathy, and mutual support — whether in workplaces, schools, or community settings.

At the heart of facilitation is humanity.
Growth Facilitators learn to listen deeply, hold space for difference, and spark insight — empowering others to grow, connect, and care.
Who is this for
This training is ideal for:
  • Coaches and HR practitioners who want to facilitate reflective, growth-oriented group dialogues.
  • Leaders and people managers seeking to foster inclusion, wellbeing, and authentic connection in their teams.
  • Educators and facilitators who wish to strengthen social-emotional learning and human-centred practices.
  • Individuals who want to make a difference — facilitating growth circles in their own communities.
Why Join
Through the Growth Facilitator pathway, you’ll:
  • Develop practical facilitation and coaching skills to work with groups safely and effectively.
  • Learn frameworks like NASA (Notice, Acknowledge, Share, Ask) and the Growth Circle 9-Step Process.
  • Strengthen self-awareness, empathy, and communication.
  • Join a community of facilitators passionate about human growth.
  • Gain access to mentorship, microjob opportunities, and real-world facilitation practice.
💡 You’ll leave not just with a certificate — but with the capability to create change, one conversation at a time.
Programme Structure
Duration: 7 × 3-hour sessions (or 3 full days)
Certification:
  • Certificate of Completion – SUSS & Growth Collective SG
  • Advanced Certification – upon facilitation practice in community
Learning Pathway:
1️⃣ Training (7 sessions) 
2️⃣ Practice (3–6 co-facilitations in real communities) 
3️⃣ Mentorship & Feedback 
4️⃣ Certification & Access to Growth Facilitator Network
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What You Will Learn

Group Facilitation in
​Growth Circles

Learn what makes a Growth Circle unique. Explore the 9-step Growth Circle framework and a facilitator’s role in building psychological safety and mutual growth.

Deepening Psychological Safety: From Judgment to Compassion

Shift from judgment to curiosity. Discover how biases shape perception, and practise compassion-based tools that foster inclusion and emotional safety.

Facilitating Inner Processes and Relational Dynamics

Understand the interplay between inner reflection and group dynamics. Learn how to build trust, empathy, and dignity within any group.

Cultivating Awareness and Connection: NASA I

Explore the first two steps of the NASA model to enhance empathy and awareness, and to foster belonging.

From Awareness to Dialogue:
​NASA II

Move from empathy into meaningful exchange.
Practise supportive sharing and powerful questioning that encourage reflection, connection, and co-creation.

Application & Practice:
​Facilitating Growth Circles

Bring it all together. Facilitate Growth Circles using the Growth Circle Webapp, manage group dynamics and uphold psychological safety.
Beyond Certification
Once certified, Growth Facilitators join a vibrant community and continue their growth journey:
  • Facilitate in Communities: Apply your skills by co-facilitating 3–6 real Growth Circles in youth, caregiver, men’s, or neighbourhood communities.
  • Mentorship & Feedback: Receive guidance from experienced facilitators.
  • Partner with Us: Start your own Growth Circle to support a cause or organisation.
  • Access Microjobs: Facilitate sessions and initiatives that drive wellbeing and connection.
  • Join Our Community of Practice: Continuous learning, peer support, and resource sharing.
You’re not just trained — you’re part of a movement to build human connection, wellbeing, and inclusive growth in every sphere of society.
Potential Applications
Growth Facilitator training empowers people to bring Growth Circles into diverse settings:
  • Workplaces: Peer support, onboarding, ERGs, wellbeing initiatives, leadership development.
  • Schools: SEL practice, youth mentoring, empathy and reflection spaces.
  • Communities: Support groups, inclusion initiatives, grassroots leadership.
  • Coaching & Facilitation: Add group coaching and psychological safety skills to your toolkit.
In every context, Growth Facilitators help people pause, reflect, connect — and grow together.

Join the Movement. Become Certified.

Be part of the next wave of human-centric facilitators. Learn to hold space that transforms.
​Empower others to grow with awareness, empathy, and purpose.
Join the cohorts of Growth Facilitators in Singapore and Cambodia