Candidates meeting the knowledge and performance requirements of the CMF, but who don’t meet the experience requirement of 30 sessions, are granted the Provisional CMF designation.

The Provisional CMF designation is intended to indicate progress toward reaching the Certified Master Facilitator certification. While those achieving this designation do not receive a certificate of certification, the designation is intended to indicate that the person has achieved a significant level and is working towards the completion of CMF requirements. Candidates who meet the Provisional CMF requirements receive a letter of congratulations on progress towards the CMF and have three years from their application date to complete the experience requirements of the CMF.

A candidate for the Provisional CMF designation must achieve the following:

1. Experience - Meet the Provisional CMF experience requirement by documenting the facilitation of a minimum of 15 “distinct” facilitated sessions with a minimum of 3 different “organizations” and 5 different “project sponsors” completed over the three-year period immediately preceding the date of the application. Facilitators who have received the Certified Professional Facilitator designation from the International Association of Facilitators receive credit for 7 sessions. (See the Glossary of Terms for a definition of terms in quotation marks.) INIFAC will review the documentation to ensure all experience requirements are met. Sessions not meeting the experience requirement will be disqualified. INIFAC will do a verification check on a random sample of the sessions to ensure the accuracy of the documentation. A minimum of 80% of the sample must pass verification.
2. Knowledge – Meet the Provisional CMF knowledge requirement by completing a written submission responding to each of the master facilitator competencies and subcompetencies. The INIFAC assessors will score each response on a five-point scale.
3. Performance – Meet the Provisional CMF performance requirement by submitting a videotape of a simulated facilitated session lasting 25-35 minutes or longer based on a specific topic and a set of participant guidelines provided by INIFAC. The INIFAC assessors will review the videotape and score your performance in the relevant sub-competencies on a five-point scale.
4. Feedback – Meet the Provisional CMF feedback requirement by providing letters of recommendation from five different “project sponsors” from five different “organizations” for facilitations completed within three years of the date of application.
5. Competency – Meet the Provisional CMF competency requirement by achieving a “weighted average rating” of 4.0 (out of 5) or higher on five of the six master facilitator competencies at the 80% target level, with at least a 60% rating in the sixth competency based on the scoring of INIFAC assessors for the performance, knowledge and feedback in each relevant sub-competency.