The trainer behind the training.

Human first. Built to connect.

Facilitation isn't a skill you read about. It's one you build in the room, session by session, over years of figuring out what actually makes learning land.

WHO I AM

Shane mcgrath

I'm a facilitator, trainer, and learning design practitioner.

I work with independent facilitators, L&D functions, and independent facilitators who want their training to do something more than fill an afternoon.

My background is enterprise learning and development, I've facilitated rooms of 400+, built programmes for global organisations, and designed learning programmes and facilitation systems from the ground up.

I hold a Diploma in Executive Coaching from the Academy of Executive Coaches and a Professional Certificate in Instructional Design, because how people learn matters as much as what they learn.

I started TWS Training Ltd in 2020 and built Facilitation Alive as the brand for anyone who wants to train better, whether you're an independent facilitator, an internal L&D leader, or an organisation that needs its people to facilitate, present, or train with more impact.

What I am not: a motivational speaker, a theory-heavy academic, or someone interested in frameworks for the sake of frameworks. Everything I build connects to behaviour. And behaviour connects to outcomes.

NUMBERS THAT MEAN SOMETHING

300+

TRAINING SESSIONS
Facilitated across enterprise tech, and professional services, rooms from 10 to 300+ people.

1000+

LEARNERS TRAINED
Trained across enterprise teams, scale-ups, and professional services, from new starters to senior leaders.

400+

5 STAR REVIEWS
Consistently rated by participants, L&D sponsors, and commercial leaders — across workshops, programmes, and coaching.

WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT

What you get elsewhere

  • Generic 'how to facilitate' frameworks

  • Trainers who haven't been in a live room for years

  • Death by model — more theory than application

  • One session, no follow-through

What you get here

  • Practical craft built from real delivery experience

  • Honest coaching — what's working and what isn't

  • Frameworks you'll use the next day

  • A community of people who take this seriously

CREDENTIALS

  • Diploma, Executive Coaching

    Academy of Executive Coaches

  • Professional Certificate, Instructional Design

    Digital Learning Institute

  • Diploma, Performance Management

    UCD Professional Academy

  • Training Needs Identification & Design

    Training for Success

  • Training Delivery & Evaluation

    Training for Success

  • BSc Business Communications

    Liverpool John Moores University

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