The facilitator's manuals are written to enable competent facilitators to run the activities with no further training. Each contains:

• A guide that explains all the key elements of the activity; an overview, learning objectives, preparation of the room ( e.g. space required), any support materials (e.g. flip chart), suggested timings, role of the facilitator, suggested review and learning transfer processes
• Re-useable participants' briefs
• Review and learning transfer documentation (can be supplied electronically at no extra cost)

Our materials are supplied as complete packs, so for example if you buy a Standard MTa KIT you will receive 2 holdalls of polypropylene components together with 3 manuals which contain facilitator guides, encapsulated participants' briefs, review sheets and learning transfer documentation. All the components are reusable and the consumables (learning review sheets etc.) can be supplied electronically free of charge for use by the purchasing organisation.

We carry stock of all components and can supply replacements in whatever quantity you require.

We are very happy to hire our materials, please contact us for details.

All the components are very durable. Consumable items eg. review sheets, may be copied for use within the purchasing organisation. or we can supply them digitally if required.

Yes - we offer facilitator workshops throughout the UK and occasionally elsewhere. Everyone has the opportunity to get involved as a participant as well as discussing all elements of the materials and their effective use.

We replicate the work place by introducing tasks which participants tackle with, through or in competition with others. The tasks are very different in content, duration and difficulty but all are absorbing, stimulating and challenging. Most are based on plastic components to introduce interest and movement. Sometimes sub teams are given different but complementary briefs, but everyone is always asked to be his or herself, with no role playing or acting of parts.

Through their involvement in tasks participants' generate situations similar to those commonly encountered at work. They create genuine, tangible issues that provide the basis for personal learning. Questionnaires encourage each participant to analyse their performance and think through the impact of their actions before they discuss their answers. Through discussion they develop a greater understanding of what happened and why, and how they as individuals, team members or leaders could have been more effective. Finally participants consider the consequences of their learning and set themselves personal targets for improvement which can either be tested and enhanced in further training activities or transferred immediately to the work place. This process is explained by the Learning Arena™.  

The role is to facilitate personal learning, not provide theory, systems, answers or 'school solutions'. Wherever possible the aim should be 'self teach' therefore facilitators must understand and apply the principles of activity based learning, but they do not need specialist knowledge, certification or training.

Our activities:

• are stimulating, involving, relevant, memorable and fun
• are non-threatening and have wide appeal
• focus attention on and meet specific training needs
• focus on drawing out, developing and applying relevant learning
• are supplied complete with comprehensive manuals
• can be used over and over again: they don't wear out!
• can be run indoors or out
• can be used across all job functions, ages, gender and cultures
• they work!

No. When are materials are sold they are purchased outright so there is no licensing or limit to the number of times an activity can be used by the purchasing organisation.

No; the materials are designed for use by facilitators who are competent facilitators of experiential learning.

We want our activities to be used effectively so we are more than happy to provide personal service, offer free support and share our ideas - just call us.

Yes, we run and / or supply activities for company away days, graduate inductions etc. Contact us for more details as we have specific activities that work well with very large groups.

Normally, yes, but you may need an expansion pack and / or create multiple teams. Please contact us for further guidance. All our activities are designed so that every participant has the opportunity to be fully involved. If you run an activity with teams that are too large, participants may have a legitimate excuse for not being fully involved, reducing learning opportunities.

Participants may be working as one team, as small competing teams or sub teams working towards the same brief. Please contact us for further guidance on specific activities.

This varies with each training package, please see the individual product pages for more details or contact us.

The grading of an activity refers to the level of skills, attitudes, approaches and behaviours that an activity is designed to address. For example an introductory communication activity might address effective communication within a team, and advanced communication activity will require effective communication within a team but it may also address communication across multiple, remote teams. The level of activity does not refer to the physical complexity of putting components together. None of our activities favour or require “engineering ability”.

An activity includes task and review. The time taken for a learning review varies greatly depending on the aims of the facilitator and participants. With very able participants a short task will often provide a catalyst for an in-depth and challenging discussion.
Level of activity

The stated time accounts for the time required for participants to complete all the typical stages of an activity. This includes completion of any task, answering individual review questionnaires, group discussion and relating learning points back to the workplace.

For UK and International sales our standard invoicing currency is GBP Sterling while for sales in North and South America we invoice $USD. We also take Euros via BACS and cheque.

We accept payment via:

• BACS
• Cheque
• Credit Card
  • AMEX
  • VISA
  • Mastercard
  • Delta
  • Maestro