The Learning Catalyst: Activating Experiential Learning for Individual and Leader Potential (EL100)

EL 100: The Learning Catalyst: Activating Experiential Learning for Individual and Leader Potential

Activate Individual and Leader Potential
Becoming a Self-Aware, Adaptable, and Purpose-Driven Leader

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The EL100 level. The Learning Catalyst is designed to introduce Experiential Learning to activate and accelerate growth by building deep self-awareness, adaptability, and leader flexibility necessary for personal and professional growth.

This course is the starting point for HR professionals, leaders, and educators who aim to do better and be better—transforming personal learning into meaningful leadership

This foundational journey helps educators, HR professionals, and leaders:

Develop a personalized learning identify that enhances professional effectiveness
Apply experiential learning frameworks for continuous growth
Cultivate learning agility and adaptability in themselves and others
Create psychological safety and learning-rich environments
Strengthen coaching, mentoring, and leadership skills using structured models.

Why EL100 Matters

Unlock your potential as an HR leader, educator, or coach by mastering experiential learning
Enhance your impact on teams and organizations through structured learning frameworks
Strengthen leadership adaptability in a complex, evolving work environment
Build high-performing, psychologically safe teams that thrive on learning and innovation

Learning Outcomes:

Apply Experiential Learning and the Learning Cycle

Guide Growth and Performance with a Proven Framework

Master the Kolb Learning Cycle for personal and leadership development.
Evaluate one’s use of the Learning Cycle
Apply the learning cycle for decision-making

Leverage Learning Styles using the Kolb Experiential Learning Profile (KELP)

Enhance Self-awareness and coaching effectiveness

Identify personal learning strengths and challenges using the Kolb Experiential Learning Profile (KELP)
Develop personalized learning strategies
Create a shared language for learning in teams and organizations

Strengthen Learning Identify and Flexibility – Elevate Flexibility

Develop Resilient and Agile Talent

Enhance adaptability with strategies to build resilience, agility, and learning flexibility in individuals
Apply strategies to support continuous learning in fast-changing workplace
Encourage innovation and continuous improvement

Empower Educator Roles for Adult Development and Lifelong Learning

Expand Role as Learning Facilitator and Talent Developer

Apply structured framework to coach, mentor, and develop leader skills
Examine one’s own profile for educator role preferences
Formulate strategies to enhance ability to play key roles in developing self and others

Create High Impact Learning Space

Create an Environment that promotes performance, learning and development for self and others

Optimize personal environments for learning and growth
Create psychological safety
Practice conversational learning

How It Works

The Learning Catalyst (EL100) a live virtual program with one individual coaching session and five interactive discussion groups supported by a flipped classroom of asynchronous online content, peer coaching, an application project, and two assessments: the Kolb Experiential Learning Profile and the Kolb Educator Role Profile.

SHRM BASK Alignment Summary for EL100:

HR Strategy & Learning & Development: Using experiential learning as a structured approach for HR coaching and leadership development
Leadership & Navigation: Developing self-awareness, adaptability, and team effectiveness through structured learning processes
Consultation & Relationship Management: Applying learning styles and coaching frameworks to enhance HR’s role as a learning facilitator
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I): Creating psychologically safe environments to foster learning and collaboration
Analytical Aptitude & Business Acumen: Using data from learning profiles and team assessments to shape HR strategies

SHRM BASK Alignment Summary for EL100:

HR Strategy & Learning & Development:Using experiential learning as a structured approach for HR coaching and leadership development

Leadership & Navigation: Developing self-awareness, adaptability, and team effectiveness through structured learning processes
Consultation & Relationship Management:Applying learning styles and coaching frameworks to enhance HR’s role as a learning facilitator
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I):Creating psychologically safe environments to foster learning and collaboration
Analytical Aptitude & Business Acumen:Using data from learning profiles and team assessments to shape HR strategies

Completion of EL100 & EL200 will result in the EL Level 1 Certificate.

Please note that AI recordings, notetakers, or any similar technology, is prohibited to protect confidentiality. A notetaker or bot does not qualify for participant attendance of a live event or contribute to eligibility for CEUs.

Related Products

The Kolb Experiential Learning Profile and Team Learning Profile Bundle

This is a combined bundle of our Kolb Experiential Learning Profile (KELP) and Kolb Team Learning Profile (TLP) products. You will be purchasing Group Sales with a minimum of 6 and maximum of 15 KELP assessments and a combined Team Learning Profile to be administered by you.

$65.00

Kolb Experiential Learning Profile Certification Program

A Tool for Self-Awareness, Coaching, and Professional Growth

(Morning + Afternoon Practice Sessions)

Become certified to use the Kolb Experiential Learning Profile (KELP) with individuals, teams, and organizations. This four-day blended program combines the Experiential Learning Introduction with afternoon practice sessions, where participants gain hands-on experience administering, interpreting, and debriefing the KELP.

You’ll deepen your understanding of the Experiential Learning Cycle, styles, and flexibility—and develop the coaching and facilitation skills to help others apply these insights in real-world contexts.

Designed for coaches, consultants, educators, and L&D professionals who want to integrate experiential learning into their practice. Graduates earn KELP Certification and access to IFEL’s professional network and resources.

$2000 per person

Contact us to be notified of next dates

Approved for 11 hours ICF Core Competency CCEs

Program Overview

The Kolb Experiential Learning Profile (KELP) Certification Program is a dynamic, practice-based certification designed for coaches, HR professionals, educators, trainers, consultants, and leaders who want to develop self-awareness, enhance coaching effectiveness, and empower others to reach their potential.

This program provides an introduction to experiential learning and how individual learning preferences impact personal growth, professional development, and organizational success. Using the Kolb Experiential Learning Profile (KELP), participants gain the skills to administer, interpret, and apply learning insights in coaching, leadership, talent development, and team effectiveness.

Rooted in Kolb’s Experiential Learning Theory, the program explores:

The Learning Cycle– A model for continuous learning and development.
Learning Styles– Individual approaches to acquiring knowledge and making decisions.
Learning Flexibility– The ability to adapt to diverse and evolving contexts.

By becoming a KELP Certified Facilitator, you will facilitate self-awareness, foster learning agility, and empower individuals and teams to optimize their learning for personal and professional success.

$2,000.00

Becoming an Experiential Educator

Are you seeking ways to engage your learners to have more impact?

Are you a subject matter expert educating others without a firm grounding in instructional design or adult learning theories?

Are you uncertain about how to design and deliver your courses or training programs using Experiential Learning?

Please join our Becoming an Experiential Educator program to learn best practices that will guide you to design, deliver, evaluate, and continuously improve your courses using Kolb’s Experiential Learning theory. Our experienced faculty will introduce you to the ideas of Experiential Learning, a research-based theory, and show you how to expand what you are already doing to become a more flexible experiential educator.

This course is organized around a set of Learning Activities. When you begin an Activity, you will see a set of learning Tasks to be completed and move through the program at your own pace.

The NEW Kolb Educator Role Profile is included in this program. Learn more about the program.

$299.00