What is the purpose of a facilitator's guide in training delivery?

• A. To guide the session with explicit objectives, timing, activities, and evaluation plan.
• B. To document the organization’s branding guidelines.
• C. To provide only a list of required hardware.
• D. To summarize post-training marketing ideas.

Answer: (A)

The main role of a facilitator's guide is to provide a structured plan for delivering a training session. It lays out explicit learning objectives, a timed schedule, the activities to be conducted, and how learning will be evaluated, so the facilitator can stay focused, manage time effectively, and ensure participants achieve the intended outcomes. It also offers guidance on transitions, prompts, and the materials needed, helping keep delivery consistent across sessions and facilitators. Other documents handle branding guidelines, hardware lists, or post-training marketing ideas, so they aren’t the primary purpose of the facilitator’s guide. By tying activities directly to objectives and including an evaluation approach, the guide makes the session organized, efficient, and measurable.