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EAL FACILITATOR MICROCREDENTIALS

Facilitate experiential learning  incorporating equines to promote the development of life skills for educational, professional or personal goals.

Learning professionals such as teachers, coaches, life coaches, wellness coaches and organizational/leadership development professionals can become credentialed EAL facilitators through PATH Intl. by earning microcredentials in the EAL specialty service areas of education, organizations, professional development and/or mounted EAL. Professionals who achieve microcredentials in all four specialty areas will be granted PATH Intl. Master EAL Facilitator certification. 

Credentialed PATH Intl. EAL Facilitators leverage experiential learning activities involving interactions with equines, mounted and unmounted activities, and the equine environment to optimize the learner’s experience. Credentialed PATH Intl. EAL Facilitators also demonstrate knowledge of equine behavior and handling, human/equine relationships, and design of experiential learning activities involving equines.

PATH Intl. EAL Credentials

PATH Intl. offers four EAL facilitator microcredentials. See step 2 for detailed application booklets for each microcredential.

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Steps to become a credentialed PATH Intl. EAL Facilitator:

Complete the Fundamentals of EAL certificate program.

This program requires:

  • Completion of a 13-week online facilitated course on the fundamental principles of EAL within the framework of PATH Intl. Standards. Learners are expected to complete one module of the course per week.
  • Documentation of 60 clock hours of facilitation practice in EAL, including a minimum of 30 hours of group facilitation and 30 hours of one-on-one facilitation and at least 20 hours must be conducted AFTER completion of the online course.

Submit an application and portfolio to fulfill requirements for the microcredential of your choice. Each microcredential requires a separate application and portfolio submission. (See application booklets to learn more about the expectations of facilitators for each speciality.)

Allow 60 days for each portfolio to be reviewed.

Receive notification from PATH Intl. confirming either that your portfolio has been accepted OR additional documentation will be needed to meet requirements.

NOTE: This is not a pass/fail situation! You will receive specific feedback on any insufficiencies found in your portfolio materials and will have the opportunity to resubmit new documentation for the portfolio components found to be insufficient. Reapplication fees will apply.

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Earn microcredentials in all four specialty areas to be granted PATH Intl. Master EAL Facilitator certification!

Pathways to Application

The microcredential application process is designed to provide two primary pathways to recognize professionals for the skills sets they have obtained through previously completed education, training and/or certification relevant to EAL facilitation.

Approved Provider Path

Designed for the applicant who has obtained relevant skills via completion of education, training and/or certification through an organization whose programs have been vetted and approved by PATH Intl. as fulfilling the requirements of specialty EAL skill areas.

Guidance: refer to the below lists of approved providers for each EAL specialty area/microcredential.

Equivalency Path

Designed for the applicant who has obtained relevant skills via job experience, degree programs, education, training and/or certification through a variety of job positions, institutions and/or professional development programs. Applicants will submit evidence of job duties performed or coursework and programs successfully completed for consideration as fulfilling the requirements of specialty EAL skill areas.

Guidance: education, training or certification with learning objectives or competency outcomes relevant to the topics within the facilitator skill areas (see below) should be reported using the “Credit for Previous Experience” form. Applicants may refer to the PATH Intl. EAL Core Competencies for further detail about what learning objectives or competency outcomes are relevant.

Approved Providers

EAL in Education (EALF-ED)

  • HorseWork: ABC’s of Designing and Implementing School Programs
  • Horse Powered Reading®️

EAL in Personal Development (EALF-PD)

  • HorseWork: Coaching
  • Stable Moments

EAL in Organizations (EALF-O)

  • HorseWork: Leadership

Mounted EAL (EALF-M)

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