The Savanna CodeTrainer Certification Programme
Become a certified trainer of The Savanna Code Leadership Programme
A seven-day online train-the-trainer journey for facilitators and leadership practitioners who want to deliver The Savanna Code with confidence, care and integrity.
Led by Pam Yako, the programme combines curriculum immersion, practical facilitation training and an assessed capstone. Successful participants are certified and licensed to deliver the programme within agreed brand and quality standards.
Programme at a Glance
Seven Live Online Days
Twenty-eight hours of guided learning, practice, feedback and assessment.
Curriculum and Facilitation Training
Experience the programme as a participant, then learn how to facilitate it responsibly.
Three-Week Integration Period
Design, test and refine your capstone session with peer support.
Certification and Licensing
Qualify to deliver the programme after successfully completing all requirements.
Take the Lessons Further
The Savanna Code helps women working in conservation, community development, climate action and sustainable tourism lead with greater confidence, clarity and purpose.
This professional pathway prepares you to take that learning into more organisations and communities without losing the depth or integrity of the original programme. You will master the curriculum, practise holding reflective and culturally grounded learning spaces, and demonstrate your readiness to deliver it to an agreed standard.
What You Will Learn
Master the Curriculum
Understand its principles, metaphors, tools and learning journey.
Facilitate with Confidence
Guide sensitive conversations about belonging, ethics, voice, resilience and legacy.
Create Inclusive Learning Spaces
Use adult-learning principles, thoughtful questions, breakouts and reflection to encourage participation and psychological safety.
Demonstrate Trainer Readiness
Design and deliver an assessed capstone, integrate feedback and meet the programme’s quality standards.
How the Programme Works
- 1
Days 1 to 4
Curriculum Immersion
Experience the full Savanna Code journey and unpack how to facilitate its tools.
- 2
Day 5
The Art of Facilitation
Build the skills to hold inclusive, participatory online learning spaces.
- 3
Three Weeks
Three-Week Integration Period
Develop and rehearse your capstone segment with peer feedback.
- 4
Days 6 and 7
Capstone and Assessment
Refine your session, deliver it under assessment and complete the certification requirements.
- Seven live online days
- Four hours per day
- 28 hours in total
- Recommended cohort of 15-25 participants
Explore the Seven-Day Trainer Journey
- Seven live online days
- Four hours per day
- 28 hours in total
- Recommended cohort of 15-25 participants
Day One: The Inner Compass
- Experience the tools for belonging, reflection, presence and identity-centred leadership.
- Learn to hold identity-centred conversations with care.
- Form peer learning triads for reflection and support.
“The African woman working in the wild does not wait to be told she belongs.”
Day Two: The Ethical Anchor
- Explore ethical decision-making, accountability and integrity under pressure.
- Practise facilitating difficult conversations and using voice with intention.
- Co-create the Sisterhood Accountability Pact and learn how to guide future cohorts through the process.
Day Three: The Agile Strategist
- Explore adaptive leadership and regenerative decision-making in uncertainty.
- Work with emotional-intelligence and resilience tools.
- Practise leading scenario-based activities drawn from real sector challenges.
Day Four: The Living Legacy
- Explore mentorship, succession, rest as strategy and seasonal leadership.
- Map the full participant journey across The Savanna Code curriculum.
- Review the programme’s tools, timing, transitions and facilitation risks.
Day Five: The Art of Facilitation
- Apply adult-learning principles to create participation, inclusion and psychological safety.
- Strengthen questioning, storytelling, breakout and debriefing techniques.
- Learn to manage silence, resistance, emotion and difficult group dynamics, and receive the capstone brief.
The Three-Week Integration Period
Between Days 5 and 6, you will turn your learning into practice through a structured, self-directed capstone assignment.
Week One
Design
Draft your allocated capstone session using the programme templates.
Week Two
Rehearse
Test the segment with your learning triad or a pilot group and gather feedback.
Week Three
Refine
Strengthen the session, prepare your materials and complete a short reflection.
Capstone and Assessment
Day Six: Capstone Studio
- Review your session plan against the programme’s quality standards.
- Facilitate your segment in a practice group and receive structured feedback.
- Make final adjustments before the assessed delivery.
Day Seven: Assessed Capstone
- Deliver your allocated segment in an assessed session.
- Receive individual feedback and complete a self-assessment.
- Review the licensing, brand and implementation standards and receive your certification outcome.
Assessment, Certification and Licensing
The capstone confirms that you can deliver the curriculum accurately, confidently and responsibly. Assessment considers your curriculum knowledge, facilitation craft, inclusion and psychological safety, session management and ability to apply feedback.
To qualify, you must:
- Attend all seven live training days.
- Submit your capstone plan and integration-period reflection.
- Successfully complete the assessed capstone delivery.
- Agree to the licensing, brand and quality standards.
Successful completion enables you to deliver The Savanna Code Leadership Programme using its approved curriculum and tools. The precise scope and conditions will be set out in the trainer licensing agreement.
What Is Included
The Savanna Code
A complimentary printed or digital copy for pre-reading and use throughout the programme.
Twenty-Eight Hours of Live Training
Curriculum immersion, facilitation training and a two-day capstone.
Trainer Materials and Support
Workbook tools, planning templates, peer learning triads and a private cohort group.
Assessment, Certification and Licence
Individual capstone feedback and, after successful completion, certification and a licence to deliver the programme.
This Programme Is for You If
You Facilitate Learning
You are an experienced or aspiring facilitator, trainer, coach or leadership-development practitioner.
You Want to Widen the Impact
You want to deliver an Africa-rooted women’s leadership programme.
You Can Hold the Room
You can guide reflective, culturally grounded learning spaces with professionalism and care.
You Are Ready to Grow
You are willing to practise, receive feedback and meet the programme’s quality standards.
Admission is intended for selected applicants who demonstrate the readiness and commitment required for this professional pathway.
The Savanna Code
Learn Directly from Pam Yako
Pam Yako is a conservationist, former Director General, certified executive and women’s coach, board leader and author of The Savanna Code. With more than two decades of executive leadership experience, she guides trainers through both the curriculum and the responsibility of carrying it forward.
Bring the Programme into Your Organisation
Organisations can build internal capacity to deliver The Savanna Code across teams, regions or partner networks. Training internal facilitators helps extend the programme’s reach while maintaining a shared leadership language and agreed quality framework.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Trainer Certification Programme relate to The Savanna Code Leadership Programme?
The Trainer Certification Programme includes the personal leadership growth and inner work at the heart of The Savanna Code Leadership Programme. You will experience and apply the tools yourself, strengthening your own leadership as you immerse yourself in the curriculum.
In addition, you will learn how to facilitate the programme for others, creating a supportive learning environment, guiding meaningful conversations and helping participants understand and apply the tools in their own lives and leadership. The programme prepares you not only to teach the material, but to embody it and carry it forward with confidence, care and integrity.
Do I need to be an experienced trainer?
Both experienced and aspiring facilitators are welcome, but you must be ready to practise, receive feedback and complete the assessment requirements.
Is the programme completely online?
Yes. The seven live days are online. The integration period combines self-directed work with peer-triad and cohort support.
Does attendance guarantee certification?
No. Certification requires full attendance, the required submissions, successful assessed delivery and agreement to the licensing and quality standards.
What will I be licensed to deliver?
Successful participants may deliver The Savanna Code Leadership Programme within the scope and standards set out in the trainer licensing agreement.
Carry the Code Forward
If you are ready to hold this learning for others, the programme will give you the curriculum knowledge, facilitation practice and assessed pathway to do so with confidence and integrity.
Keep roaring. Keep rooted.