Facilitators are the people who actually deliver learning — in classrooms, on site and online. If you know your field and enjoy helping others master it, facilitation is a flexible, well-paid career. Here is how to get started properly.
Step 1 — Be an expert in your subject
Facilitation is a skill, but you cannot facilitate what you do not know. You need a credible qualification and real experience in the field you want to teach, ideally at least one NQF level above what you will deliver.
Step 2 — Complete the Facilitator unit standard (US 117871)
The recognised starting point is "Facilitate learning using a variety of given methodologies" (US 117871, NQF 5, 10 credits). Delivered by accredited providers, it covers planning sessions, managing groups, using varied methods and giving feedback. You complete a PoE to be found competent.
Step 3 — Build the trio: Facilitate, Assess, Moderate
Many providers prefer a practitioner who can facilitate and assess. Adding the assessor (US 115753) and moderator (US 115759) standards makes you far more employable and lets you quote for whole programmes. See how to become an assessor.
Step 4 — Register and get listed
Where registration applies (e.g. through a provider or professional body), get it in place. Then make yourself findable: a profile on Famasa with your fields, NQF levels, region and verified ratings is how companies discover facilitators without an agency in the middle.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a teaching degree to facilitate?
No. You need subject expertise plus the facilitator unit standard. A formal education qualification helps but is not required for most skills-programme work.
What do facilitators charge?
Day rates vary by field and seniority. See our up-to-date breakdown in the Famasa facilitator, assessor and moderator rates guide.