A facilitator quotes better when it knows the outcome, the group, the number of days and where the session happens. Say it once in a brief for workshop facilitators in Gauteng and we pass it to facilitators working in towns and cities across Gauteng.
Workshop Facilitators in Gauteng
Planning a workshop in Gauteng? Describe the problem or decision, who will attend and how many, the languages in the room and whether you have a venue in Gauteng. Workshop facilitators in Gauteng can then quote design, the day and the write-up.
New to this? Read the workshop facilitators guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you pay.
Gauteng notes on facilitators for hire
Gauteng has the widest choice of facilitators in the country, from executive strategy specialists who work with boards in Sandton to team building crews who run outdoor days in Muldersdrift and the Magaliesberg. Departments in Pretoria book APP and annual performance planning sessions from October, so the experienced public sector facilitators go first. Bilingual MCs for awards evenings are easy to find, as are graphic recorders for conferences in Midrand and Rosebank.
Facilitation work in Gauteng
More sessions are booked in Gauteng than anywhere else in the country, simply because so many head offices, national departments and their agencies sit between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Strategy days for corporate executive teams in Sandton and Rosebank, APP sessions for departments in Pretoria, induction and compliance training for call centres and warehouses in Midrand and Ekurhuleni, and year-end functions that need an MC all happen in the same few months. Most facilitators, training providers and AV firms are based here and travel out to other provinces. Venues range from office park conference centres to hotels near OR Tambo and lodges in the Cradle of Humankind. Plan around traffic, afternoon thunderstorms in summer and a full diary from October.
The requests we see from Gauteng usually come from:
- Companies and head offices: process redesign, project kick-offs and cross-team workshops on a problem nobody owns
- Government departments and municipalities: public participation and stakeholder workshops, and departmental workshops on service delivery
- Training and skills development providers: curriculum and programme design workshops with subject experts and clients
Local tips for Gauteng
Booked most in Gauteng: executive strategy days, APP sessions, leadership cohorts, year-end functions with an MC. Where providers and venues are: sandton, Rosebank, Midrand, Centurion, Pretoria East and the OR Tambo airport precinct. A useful tip: ask whether the venue has a generator or inverter that runs the projector and PA.
Around Gauteng the largest group asking is companies and head offices, which usually means process redesign, project kick-offs and cross-team workshops on a problem nobody owns. Before you agree to anything: invite the people who can decide. Getting there: mostly a drive, but allow for peak traffic between Pretoria and Johannesburg.
Service area: Gauteng and surrounds
Facilitators, providers and suppliers on our network work throughout Gauteng, including Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. For smaller towns and remote sites, ask how travel and accommodation are charged.