The Include-Performance Framework®
Online Facilitator Training Programme
When the usual approaches aren't enough.
Understand what's getting in the way. Make more informed decisions. Know what the work needs from you next.
The Include-Performance Framework® Facilitator Programme is an advanced, research-informed professional development experience for people who want to deepen their practice, professional judgement and impact.
January 2027 cohort | 12-week blended programme
12-week blended programme | Applied project | Research-informed | For experienced practitioners
“I am clearer on my personal style of facilitation and finally have a better sense of when my style is working, when it isn’t and being more attuned to what the work/group needs as opposed to what might be more comfortable for me.”
— 2026 participant
12-week blended programme | Early bird €895 | Full price €1,245
Over 12 weeks, you'll deepen your practice, apply the Include-Performance Framework® in real work and develop an applied project with faculty and peer support.
Ready to join? Book your place directly, or request the programme brochure to explore the learning experience, dates and participation requirements before deciding.
This is for you if
You already have experience working with people, groups or organisations.
You have knowledge, established approaches and a strong commitment to doing good work. Yet sometimes your usual methods don't seem enough.
You may be navigating competing priorities, resistance, difficult group dynamics, changing circumstances or organisational structures that make progress more complicated than expected.
You recognise that there is more happening beneath the surface, but understanding what is contributing to the difficulty, and deciding how best to respond, isn't always straightforward.
The Include-Performance Framework® Facilitator Programme is an advanced, research-informed professional development experience for people who want to deepen their practice, professional judgement and impact.
Across 12 weeks, you'll bring together what you already know, develop new perspectives and apply the framework to real challenges in your own professional context.
When experience and good intentions aren't enough
Have you experienced any of these situations?
You've had the conversations, tried different approaches and invested considerable effort, but little seems to change.
You're navigating competing priorities, stakeholder expectations or organisational structures that make it difficult to meet everyone's needs.
You know something is happening beneath the surface, but you're not entirely sure what it is.
You encounter resistance, ingrained beliefs, power dynamics or group behaviour that change the direction of your work.
Your role or circumstances have changed, and you want to adapt your existing knowledge and skills to new challenges.
You have considerable experience and knowledge, but want to bring different theories, approaches and perspectives together more effectively.
You're questioning whether the way you usually work is what this situation really needs.
These experiences don't necessarily mean you lack knowledge or capability.
They may indicate that the challenge involves more than the immediate situation, or that a different perspective could reveal other possibilities for action.
Professional development isn't always about learning another technique. Sometimes it's about understanding more of what's happening and becoming more intentional about how you respond.
What will you develop?
The aim is to strengthen your understanding of situations, your ability to make professional judgements, and your ability to apply your learning in practice.
Greater insight into what's happening: Recognise the psychological, relational and systemic dynamics influencing individuals, groups and organisations. Explore what may be contributing to resistance, competing needs, unspoken tensions or difficulties that persist despite previous interventions.
Stronger professional judgement: Become more intentional in how you assess situations, choose interventions and adapt your approach. Develop a clearer rationale for your decisions, including knowing when to act, when to adapt, when to explore further and when an intervention may not be appropriate.
Greater competence in working with complexity and difference: Deepen your ability to work with resistance, disagreement, competing needs, uncertainty and group dynamics. Understand how power, positionality, inclusion, relationships and organisational context influence what becomes possible.
A more integrated and distinctive professional practice: Bring together your knowledge, experience, values, strengths and differences into a practice that is genuinely your own. Make better use of what you already know while expanding the theories, perspectives and choices available to you.
Practical application and meaningful impact. Apply the Include-Performance Framework® to a real challenge in your professional context through an individual applied project. Use the framework to examine the situation, consider different perspectives, develop an informed response and reflect on what changes, what doesn't and what you learn.
Who is this programme for?
For experienced professionals who work with people and recognise that complex situations require more than familiar solutions.
The programme welcomes:
Facilitators, trainers and educators
Coaches, professional supervisors and consultants
Organisational development, HR, People & Culture and DEI professionals
Senior leaders and managers responsible for teams, services and organisational change
Psychologists, community practitioners and other professionals working with individuals, groups or systems
What connects participants isn't their job title or sector. It's their existing experience, the complexity of their work and a shared commitment to developing more effective, informed and inclusive practice.
You don't need to abandon your existing approaches. You'll explore how to strengthen, integrate and adapt them.
Ready to join? Book your place directly, or request the programme brochure to explore the learning experience, dates and participation requirements before deciding.
What makes the Include-Performance Framework® different?
A development process, not another collection of techniques
Many experienced practitioners already have considerable knowledge, qualifications and methods. The challenge isn't always finding something new to learn.
Sometimes it's knowing how to bring that knowledge together and use it effectively in the situation in front of you.
The Include-Performance Framework® helps practitioners examine what is happening, make sense of different influences and develop a clearer rationale for their decisions.
Its research-informed approach brings together:
Psychology and group dynamics: Understanding the interactions, emotions, assumptions and less visible processes that influence individual and group behaviour.
Power and positionality: Recognising how authority, identity, experience and relationships influence what becomes possible, whose voices are heard and how decisions are made.
Psychodynamic and systemic perspectives: Exploring transference, countertransference, repeated relational patterns and how existing organisational dynamics can be reproduced even within interventions intended to create change.
Anti-oppressive and trauma-informed practice: Developing greater awareness of how power, experiences of oppression, trauma and differences in needs may influence participation and engagement.
Inclusion and performance: Working with both human needs and the responsibilities, purpose and outcomes of the work, particularly when legitimate needs and priorities compete.
Evidence, reflection and ethical judgement: Using relevant information, theory, critical reflection and professional accountability to inform interventions and understand their contribution to outcomes.
These are not separate techniques to apply mechanically. They offer different ways to recognise what may be happening, examine the practitioner's contribution, and decide what the work needs next.
Learn through your own professional challenges
This is a development experience grounded in your real work, not simply a collection of theories or techniques.
Over 12 weeks, you'll combine:
Research-informed independent learning
Live faculty-led development sessions
Reflective and experiential activities
Learning alongside experienced peers
Practical tools, resources and frameworks
An individual applied project
You'll have opportunities to challenge your assumptions, explore different perspectives and examine how you contribute to the dynamics of your work.
The applied project connects the framework directly to a situation in your organisation, consultancy, leadership role or professional practice.
Rather than being given one right way to respond, you'll develop your ability to understand what a situation requires and make decisions that fit the context.
Ready to join? Book your place directly, or request the programme brochure to explore the learning experience, dates and participation requirements before deciding.
What to expect from the process
The programme combines twelve weeks of structured learning with live faculty sessions, independent study, peer development and an applied project.
Learning materials begin: Access to weekly programme materials begins.
Live faculty session: Meet the cohort and explore the programme and Include-Performance Framework®.
Second live faculty development session
Third live faculty development session
Fourth live faculty development session
Peer learning, applied project development and faculty learning
5th Live faculty development session
Further peer learning and final faculty session
Applied project submission and reflection
Designed for an international cohort
On faculty session dates, participants can choose between scheduled session times at 08:00, 13:00 or 17:00 GMT. Cohorts typically comprise approximately 4–16 participants. The programme is designed to balance structure with flexibility, allowing participants to engage with independent learning while taking part in live and collaborative development.
Certification and licensing depend on meeting the programme requirements.
Apply the IPF to your own work
An applied project that connects learning with practice
The applied project gives you an opportunity to apply your learning in a real situation within your organisation, consultancy, community, or professional context. Rather than completing an exercise disconnected from your work, you'll examine how the framework informs decisions and interventions in practice.
Your project creates opportunities to:
Apply the Include-Performance Framework® to a real situation.
Gather and interpret relevant information.
Explore the influence of relationships, power, context and competing needs.
Reflect on your own role and professional judgement.
Make and adapt decisions as new information emerges.
Consider what changed, what remains uncertain and what evidence is available about the contribution of your work.
The project helps you develop the judgement, reflexivity, and agency needed to work responsibly with complexity.
Meet the faculty
Learn with experienced practitioners who bring different perspectives to the work
Dr Síle Walsh: Founder, ELIS Advantage
Síle is a psychodynamic-systemic practitioner who works with leaders, organisations, and communities. She developed the Include-Performance Framework® to support practitioners and organisations working with the relationships between inclusion, performance, people and organisational context. Her work brings together research, psychological insight, organisational development and professional practice.
Sara Slattery: IPF Facilitator and Senior Practitioner
Sara is an Include-Performance Framework® Facilitator, trainer, career coach and EMCC-accredited Senior Practitioner. She brings experience of the relationship between individual experience, organisational culture and wider systems of power. Sara also facilitates a dedicated space to explore power, perfectionism, uncertainty, and agency in professional learning and the applied project.
Thomas McCormack: IPF Facilitator and Coach
Thomas is a coach and facilitator who supports people in exploring unspoken challenges and developing new ways of thinking and working. His practice includes coaching, group facilitation, reflective development, and applying the Include-Performance Framework®.
The faculty bring different approaches and perspectives, providing opportunities to learn through both the content of the programme and the experience of working together.
Ready to join? Book your place directly, or request the programme brochure to explore the learning experience, dates and participation requirements before deciding.
What previous participants experienced
Previous participants have described changes in how they understand, trust and apply their professional judgement. Their feedback includes greater clarity about why they choose particular interventions, deeper awareness of power and group dynamics, a more integrated approach to existing knowledge, and greater self-trust when working with uncertainty. Some also described unexpected personal and professional developments, including a stronger sense of their own facilitation style, greater acceptance of their differences and less pressure to perform a particular version of professionalism.
Participant reflections:
“I wanted language and structure I could stand over professionally, especially in organisational settings.” - 2026 participant
“The balance between evidence-based frameworks and relational practice stood out.” - 2026 participant
“I genuinely found this programme very challenging but equally as rewarding.” - 2026 participant
“I came into this programme desiring to be more confident in my ability to facilitate groups and work with groups. By the end of it I was challenged and stretched in ways I just did not expect. I am less restricted within myself as a person and as a facilitator as a result of this programme, I'm more at peace that I will forever be a work in progress and I've learned skills that make me less rigid around "who I work with". I am clearer on my personal style of facilitation and finally have a better sense of when my style is working, when it isn't and being more attuned to what the work/group needs as opposed to what might be more comfortable for me” - 2026 Participants
Certification, facilitator licence and continuing development
Professional recognition alongside continuing responsibility
Participants who complete the programme requirements can receive certification and a one-year Include-Performance® Facilitator Licence.
The licence includes:
Recognition as a licensed Include-Performance® Facilitator.
Permission to use the facilitator title and digital badge.
Listing in the facilitator directory.
Access to the facilitator manual and resource library.
Continuing research and resource updates.
Access to an international Community of Practice.
Invitations to peer learning, shared case studies and professional seminars.
Licensing is connected to continuing ethical practice, professional development and supervision.
Professional responsibilities
Licensed facilitators are expected to practise within the legal, ethical and professional requirements relevant to their own field and location, maintain appropriate insurance where required, and engage with supervision and ongoing development. The current licence renewal fee is €250 for two years. Supervision is an additional part of continuing quality assurance, with individual and group options available. Full licensing conditions and supervision arrangements should be reviewed before enrolment.
Ready to join? Book your place directly, or request the programme brochure to explore the learning experience, dates and participation requirements before deciding.
Programme investment
Early bird €895 | Full price €1,245
One payment covering the full 12-week programme, faculty-led learning, independent materials, peer development and included resources.
Flexible payment plan four payments of €236
Spread the investment over four instalments, totalling €944. Both payment options provide access to the same programme and learning experience.
Funding through your organisation: If your employer supports your professional development, we can provide professional invoices. The programme includes an applied project, allowing participants to connect their learning directly to real workplace or professional challenges.
“This programme gave me something I had been looking for for a long time: a framework that honours both the relational and evidence-based aspects of facilitation. It deepened my understanding of power, positionality, and the role of self-awareness in practice. More than anything, it helped me trust process, trust myself, and understand that effective facilitation is less about being right and more about being present, responsive, and grounded. Sile and the team at ELIS Advantage provide a challenging, inclusive and highly worthwhile learning experience that has improved so many aspects of my practice.” - 2026 Participant
For organisations investing in their people
Build internal capability for complex people and organisational work
The Include-Performance Framework® can also support organisations seeking to deepen the capability of employees who facilitate development, organisational change, leadership, inclusion or collaborative processes. It provides an opportunity to develop a more coherent, research-informed approach across professional functions while allowing for differences in roles, context and responsibilities.
Organisations may use the programme to support:
More consistent and evidence-informed professional practice.
Greater capacity to work with complex group and organisational dynamics.
More thoughtful engagement with power, culture and competing needs.
Stronger professional judgement when facilitating difficult conversations or change.
Learning that is applied directly to organisational priorities through an applied project.
Continuing development through supervision, research resources and the facilitator community.
For multiple places or an organisational cohort, contact hello@elis-advantage.eu.
What about the Include-Performance Framework® for my organisation?
Several organisations have booked Include-Performance Framework® facilitator training for their internal teams.
To find out more about booking this for your team, contact Hello@elis-advantage.eu.
This is about creating real, scalable change performance powered by inclusion.
Ready to deepen your practice?
If you have experience, knowledge and established ways of working, but want greater clarity and choice when navigating complexity, the Include-Performance Framework® offers a structured opportunity to take your practice further.
Bring your experience. Examine your assumptions. Develop your judgement. Apply your learning to real work.
Know when to trust your approach, when to adapt it, and what the work needs from you next.
January 2027 cohort | 12-week blended programme
Early bird €895 | Full price €1,245
What’s included in the Include-Performance Framework® Facilitator Training?
Community of Practice
Join a global network for peer learning, case studies, supervision, and collaboration.
Practical tools and resources
Worksheets, frameworks, whitepapers, and articles to tailor and strengthen your practice.
Facilitator licence and resources for one year
A listing in the directory of facilitators
A facilitator manual and resource library access
Ongoing research updates and new tools
Peer-to-peer and lead facilitator mentoring
Structured support to deepen your learning
and development.
Online self-led learning
Materials are available on the LMS in between live work.
A Digital Badge
For email, social media, and professional profiles upon meeting all TtF criteria
Certification of completion
Certification is awarded on successful completion of the programme requirements.
Five facilitated development sessions: Interactive online or in-person sessions where participants apply what they learn through practice.
An individual project
Apply the framework directly within your organisation.
By completing the programme, you will:
Have a shared approach within your organisation to implementing and supporting development and change.
Gain international recognition as a licensed Include-Performance® Facilitator.
Be part of a global community of practice, sharing collective insight across sectors and regions.
Enhance your credibility with certification, a licence, and a digital badge.
Integrate evidence-based approaches, psychological insight, and group dynamics into your facilitation.
Build confidence in navigating complexity, power, and culture.
Demonstrate real-world impact through an applied project.
Access exclusive tools and research to keep your work at the cutting edge.
Receive ongoing reflective supervision for quality assurance and professional growth.
I genuinely found this programme very challenging but equally as rewarding. It is a programme that I feel you could do every year and you'd always be learning and growing - it's very unique and impactful.- 2026 participant
Ready to join? Book your place directly, or request the programme brochure to explore the learning experience, dates and participation requirements before deciding.
Frequently asked questions
I'm already an experienced facilitator, coach or inclusion professional. Will I gain anything new?
The programme is designed specifically for people who already have an established professional practice.
It goes beyond introductory facilitation and inclusion techniques to explore psychological and systemic dynamics, the conscious use of power, positionality, transference and countertransference, trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practice, and the integration of professional knowledge and judgement.
Previous cohorts have included experienced DEI professionals, organisational practitioners and independent consultants.
The value lies in deepening how you understand, integrate and apply the expertise you already have.
Is this an inclusion or DEI course?
Inclusion and anti-oppressive practice are integral to the IPF, but the programme is broader than traditional inclusion training.
It examines how human, psychological, relational and systemic dynamics influence professional practice and outcomes, including when people hold competing needs, perspectives or priorities.
How big are the cohorts?
Cohorts typically comprise approximately 4–16 participants, supporting opportunities for discussion, reflection and learning alongside other experienced professionals.
How long are the live sessions?
Live faculty development sessions generally last up to 60 minutes.
Some use breakout rooms, while others involve wider group discussions or reflective activities. The intention is to allow participants time to engage with ideas and digest their learning rather than overload sessions with information.
What are the live sessions like?
Different faculty members use different approaches and styles, providing examples of how practitioners might work in their own settings.
Sessions are experiential and reflective, and the structure may sometimes adapt in response to emerging needs.
The programme aims to demonstrate the framework through how learning takes place, not only through the topics discussed.
What if I can't attend every live session?
Five live faculty development sessions are offered, with different scheduled times to support international participation. You do not need to attend all five to meet the certification requirements.
Attendance at three of the five sessions is required, alongside the peer learning, independent learning, applied project and ethical practice requirements.
What if I don't have a current facilitation project?
The applied project is intended to connect with your actual professional context. You are welcome to enquire before enrolling to discuss how the project requirement might relate to your work.
Will I be expected to share personal experiences?
Reflective practice is an important part of the learning process. The programme invites participants to consider their professional identity, assumptions, values and responses.
Reflection should take place within appropriate personal and professional boundaries. The intention is to support learning and ethical practice, not require unnecessary personal disclosure.
When is the next cohort?
The next open cohort begins in January 2027.
Can my organisation pay for my place?
Yes. Professional invoices are available, and organisations can enquire about funding individual participants or booking multiple places.
What happens after I complete the programme?
Participants who meet the programme requirements can receive certification and a one-year facilitator licence, with access to relevant resources, professional community opportunities and continuing development.
Ongoing licensing is subject to renewal, supervision and the applicable professional standards.
Ready to join? Book your place directly, or request the programme brochure to explore the learning experience, dates and participation requirements before deciding.
