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Facilitation has been a key part of my life since 2005 and I took on the challenge to be a IAF Certified Professional Facilitator in 2007. It has been a journey filled with many learnings and reflections. When I first started, I remembered how I worried I was on being able to acquire the 6 Core competencies that a facilitator have and was lamenting on why should I twig towards competencies that is required for certification. Last year I got deferred that I expected as deep in my heart, I knew I was not ready to uphold the values that a Facilitator should have. I could sense how hard the assessors’ team in 07 were going at just to facilitate a win for me and well, results are what we think it is.

Incidentally, after being deferred in august ‘07, I wondered whether I got the makings of a extraordinary facilitator that uses facilitation to enable the world to be a peaceful world through fruitful discussion or I should just give it all up. Nevertheless, I continued facilitating and during the sharing in a FNS forum in May on life after deferment, I decided that I’m going for it again this year. And I got it!!!!

The key learning throughout the year was that I can still be the loving facilitator I want to be and yes, the 6 competencies will show up during my sessions. It is never difficult when we give a 100%. My new found friends during the assessment day shared stories of acquiring tons of books on facilitation, re challenging themselves again after deferment and having a huge amount of fear while going through the assessment process. I saw people who are courageous, giving their all and impressed me just because of who they are.

The assessment team this year gave me the experience of my life with warmth,love and gentleness. The friends who stood by me were supportive, encouraging and always around me to spur me on. The deferment happened so that I could grow.

And well, here I am, a Certified Professional Facilitator. It’s really a great win and acknowledgement of my friends who cared enough to bring me forward and myself who is bloody insistent(lol) of the values I hold onto.

I am looking forward to make the world a better place through facilitation with love!!!!

Hock Ming

Your humble Orang-Utan in Sarwak!!!