The facilitator category structure has been developed to provide a supportive framework in which facilitators can practise, improve and broaden their BRIDGE skills. The categories also aim to ensure the quality and consistency of the BRIDGE product, and also to assist those implementing BRIDGE to select facilitators with the right skill sets. All categories of facilitators are important to BRIDGE. In order to move from one facilitator category to another, certain criteria need to be met by the facilitator and this needs to be formally acknowledged by a partner organisation. There is no expectation that a facilitator has to progress from one category to another. This will be based on the personal choice of individual facilitators and their ability to meet the criteria for progression.
Some things to keep in mind regarding facilitator categories:
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Does the facilitator have the right skill set to run this workshop?
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Should I have a more experienced facilitator to support any less experienced facilitators?
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Is there an opportunity for mentoring of less experienced facilitators by more experienced facilitators?
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Is this an opportunity to accredit any facilitators in the organisation or region? Should there be an accrediting or expert facilitator to complete this accreditation?
A quick summary of facilitator categories is in Table 3 below.
Table 3: Facilitator Categories
| Semi-accredited facilitator | Workshop facilitator | Accrediting facilitator | Expert facilitator | |
| Key focus | Commitment to capacity development in elections | Facilitation of BRIDGE module workshops | An accrediting and educative role | A broad leadership role in the development of BRIDGE policy, facilitators and materials |
| Experience | Module workshop participant
Successful completion of TtF |
A minimum of 30 hours of supervised module workshop facilitation
Supervised preparation and customisation |
A minimum of 150 hours of module workshop facilitation
Assessed by an accrediting or expert facilitator as possessing the following skills: Mentoring Leadership Organisational skills Advocacy |
A minimum of 300 hours of module workshop facilitation
Electoral experience Assessed by an expert facilitator as possessing the following skills: Mentoring Leadership Organisational skills Advocacy Scoping |
| Responsibilities | Supervised module workshop facilitation | Customise, translate, prepare and facilitate module workshops | Customise, translate, prepare and facilitate module workshops
Mentor other facilitators Accredit workshop and accrediting facilitators Prepare and facilitate TtF and Implementation Workshops |
Customise, translate, prepare and facilitate module workshops
Mentor other facilitators Accredit all categories or facilitators Prepare and facilitate TtF and Implementation workshops Needs assessments and scoping missions Contributing to BRIDGE policy and curriculum |
For more information on progression in facilitator categories, see 5.4 Focus On: Progression in Facilitator Accreditation and Categories.
