Agile & Scrum
Certified Agile Facilitator (CAF) Training
Facilitate meetings and workshops that reach decisions, with the Scrum Alliance CAF
- Duration
- 16 hours
- Format
- Live online
- Modules
- 8 modules
- Certificate
- On completion
- ✓Live instructor-led online course of at least 16 hours in scheduled batches
- ✓Learning objectives: facilitator role, neutral mindset, handling conflict, team needs, and before-during-after facilitation
- ✓Practice facilitating real sessions with peer feedback
- ✓No prerequisites and no exam
- ✓Renamed in July 2024 from Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator (ACS-CF)
- ✓Useful for Scrum Masters, coaches, managers and consultants
About the course
What this course covers
The Certified Agile Facilitator (CAF) is a Scrum Alliance certification that focuses on one skill that every agile role depends on: running group conversations that lead to clear outcomes. Poorly facilitated retrospectives, planning sessions and stakeholder workshops waste time and weaken trust; this course teaches a repeatable way to do better.
The Scrum Alliance learning objectives cover what a facilitator is and does, the mindset of a neutral facilitator, working with conflict, understanding the needs of different teams, and applying facilitation skills before, during and after a session. Most of the course is practice: you design agendas, facilitate short sessions and receive feedback.
There is no formal exam and no prerequisite. Credit comes from completing the course components with an approved educator. The certification was previously called ACS-CF and was renamed in July 2024.
Who should attend
- ● Scrum Masters and agile coaches who run team events
- ● Project and programme managers who lead workshops
- ● Product Owners and business analysts who run requirements sessions
- ● Team leads, managers and HR professionals who run meetings
- ● Trainers and consultants who facilitate client workshops
Prerequisites
- ● No prerequisite - Scrum Alliance does not require prior experience or certification
Key skills
Skills you will walk away with
Facilitator role clarity
Understand what a facilitator does and does not do compared with a chair, trainer or coach.
Neutrality
Stay neutral on content while guiding the process.
Agenda and session design
Plan sessions with a purpose, outcome and activities that fit the group.
Group participation techniques
Use methods that draw out quiet participants and reduce domination.
Conflict handling
Recognise and work through disagreement during sessions.
Reading team needs
Adapt your approach to the team's maturity, culture and context.
Curriculum
Module-by-module syllabus
8 modules · 40 topics · 16 hours
1What facilitation is5 topics ▾
Learning objective: Understand the role and its limits.
- ▸ Facilitator versus trainer, coach and chair
- ▸ Facilitation in agile contexts
- ▸ Principles and ethics
- ▸ Self-assessment
- ▸ Session expectations
2The neutral mindset5 topics ▾
Learning objective: Hold the process, not the content.
- ▸ Neutrality and bias
- ▸ Dealing with your own opinions
Schedules
Upcoming live batches
Enroll now and choose your batch dates
Send an enquiry and we'll reserve your seat in the next batch.
Certification
How you get certified
- 1Enrol in a scheduled batch and attend all sessions (minimum 16 hours).
- 2Facilitate practice sessions and receive feedback.
- 3Your approved educator registers you with Scrum Alliance on completion.
- 4Activate your Scrum Alliance account and accept the licence agreement.
- 5Receive your CAF certificate; renew every two years with 20 SEUs and a US$100 fee, per Scrum Alliance.
Career outcomes
Roles this opens up
Scrum Master / Agile Team Coach
₹7–18 LPA (approx.)Run team events and workshops that produce results.
Programme / Project Manager
₹12–28 LPA (approx.)Lead planning and stakeholder workshops with greater effect.
Corporate Facilitator / Trainer
₹6–18 LPA (approx.)Design and deliver facilitated learning and strategy sessions.
Salary ranges are approximate figures for India and vary by city, company and experience.
Why this certification is worth it
Core skill for every agile role
Facilitation underlies retrospectives, planning, refinement and reviews.
No barrier to entry
No prerequisite or exam makes it accessible to many roles.
Practical toolbox
Leave with agendas, formats and techniques to use the next week.
Why Assure Success
Learn it once, pass it once
Trainers from the field
Every session is led by a practitioner who uses this material at work.
Batches that fit your week
Weekday and weekend batches in IST, scheduled for working professionals.
Exam-style practice
Practice questions and, where available, a full simulator free with the course.
Exam voucher help
Discounted vouchers and step-by-step help booking your exam.
Human support
WhatsApp support Mon–Sat, 9 AM–8 PM IST — a person answers.
Pay your way
UPI, cards, netbanking and EMI in India; international cards accepted.
FAQs
Questions learners ask us
Q.Is there an exam for CAF?
No. Credit comes from completing the course components with an approved educator.
Q.What happened to ACS-CF?
Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator was renamed Certified Agile Facilitator on 8 July 2024. The content focus is the same.
Q.Do I need a Scrum certification first?
No. CAF has no prerequisite.
Q.How long is the course?
Scrum Alliance sets a minimum of 16 hours, delivered live online in our scheduled batches.
Q.Will the course help me run better retrospectives?
Yes. Retrospectives and Sprint Reviews are used as practice cases, and the techniques apply to any meeting.
Q.How long is the certification valid and what does renewal cost?
Two years. Scrum Alliance lists renewal at 20 SEUs and a US$100 fee.
Q.Does it count for other Scrum Alliance certifications?
Course hours can count as SEUs toward renewing other Scrum Alliance certifications, but it does not substitute for CSM or A-CSM requirements.
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Certified Agile Facilitator (CAF) Training