1. Design and develop material

Design and develop skills program is for those who develop learning programmes to meet defined learning needs according to a given design specification and those who design learning programmes to meet defined learning needs, thus producing a brief for the development of the learning programmes

  • Planning and prepare for development.
  • Developing learning materials.
  • Developing learning facilitation guidelines.
  • Piloting and evaluate the development
  • Drafting learning outcomes for the program.
  • Conducting analysis for learning design.
  • Designing the learning program.
  • Drafting a brief for the development of the learning program.
  • Evaluating learning design

Duration: 3 days, Credits: 25

Cost: R3 000.00

 2. Facilitator Training

Facilitator Training will provide recognition for those who facilitate or intend to facilitate learning using a variety of given methodologies. Formal recognition will enhance their employability and also provide a means to identify competent learning facilitators:

  • Plan and prepare for facilitation;
  • Facilitate learning; and
  • Evaluate learning and facilitation. 

Duration: 3 days Credits: 10

Cost: R3 000.00

3. Assessor Training

Assessor Training for those who assess people for their achievement of learning outcomes in terms of specified criteria using pre-designed assessment instruments. The outcomes and criteria may be defined in a range of documents including but not limited to unit standards, exit level outcomes, assessment standards, curriculum statements, and qualifications

  • Demonstrate understanding of outcomes-based assessment;
  • Prepare for assessments;
  • Conduct assessments;
  • Provide feedback on assessments; and
  • Review assessments.

Duration: 3 days Credits: 15

Cost: R3 000.00

4. Evaluate Learning

Evaluate learning skills program will be useful to evaluators of learning programmes or courses, whether internally or externally

  • Planning and preparing for the evaluation.
  • Collecting and recording data.
  • Analyzing and interpreting data.
  • Compiling an evaluation report.
  • Reviewing the evaluation process

Duration: 2 days, Credits: 10

Cost: R3 000.00

7. Peer Educator

Peer Educator program is designed to equip learners who are working as peer educators in Education, Training and Development (ETD) institutions, workplace, community, youth organisations, Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Faith Based Organisations (FBOs), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and health services with the necessary knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to become a competent and effective peer educator and/or member of a peer education team.

  • Exploring peer group education within various contexts.
  • Identifying and explaining the roles and responsibilities of a peer educator within various contexts.
  • Planning a peer education intervention in a group setting.
  • Demonstrating skills required for implementation of a peer education intervention.

Duration: 3 days, Credits: 10

Cost: R3 000.00

5. Moderator Training

Moderator Training Skills Program is for people who conduct internal or external moderation of outcomes-based assessments. The assessments could be in terms of outcomes defined in a number of documents, including but not limited to unit standards, exit level outcomes, assessment standards, curriculum statements, and qualifications. It will contribute towards the achievement of a variety of qualifications particularly within the field of Education Training and Development Practices and Human Resource Development

  • Demonstrate understanding of moderation within the context of an outcomes-based assessment system,
  • Plan and prepare for moderation,
  • Conduct moderation,
  • Advise and support assessors,
  • Report, record and administer moderation, and
  • Review moderation systems and processes

Duration: 2 days, Credits: 10

Cost: R3 000.00

6. Mentoring and Coaching

Mentoring and Coaching Skills Program will be useful to those who provide a basic level of support and assistance to learners about their learning and assessment needs

  • Orientating a learner into the application of their skills within a workplace context.
  • Guiding learners towards competent application of their skills within a workplace context.
  • Assessing learner performance in the workplace context.
  • Reviewing facilitation processes in the workplace context
  • Source and maintain information to assist and support learners;
  • Provide assistance and support to learners;
  • Maintain records of assistance and support provided; and
  • Review support services
  • Identify and analyze learner needs;
  • Prepare and review an individual development plan;
  • Provide guidance to learners;
  • Maintain records of learner needs and guidance provided; and
  • Evaluate services provided

Duration: 3 days, Credits: 16

Cost: R3 000.00

8. Skills Development Facilitator

This program enables learners to conduct skills development facilitation.

  • Provide information and advice regarding skills development and related issues 
  • Conduct skills development administration in an organisation 
  • Coordinate planned skills development interventions in an organisation 
  • Develop an organisational training and development plan 
  • Promote a learning culture in an organisation 
  • Conduct an analysis to determine outcomes of learning for skills development and other purposes 

Duration: 5 days, Credits: 29

Cost: R4 500.00   

9. Business Writing

Business Writing Skills Program is intended to promote clear, unambiguous communication. It requires learners to follow a process in writing workplace-specific texts. The ability to write in plain language will improve the quality of business correspondence and other texts that are specific to a workplace environment.

  • Using writing skills for specific purposes, audiences and contexts (report writing).
  • Accessing, processing, re-organizing, and synthesizing information in order to present it.
  • Using appropriate language conventions, textual features and style for specific workplace purposes.
  • Drafting and editing texts. 

Duration: 2 days, Credits: 5

Cost: R2 500.00

10. School/ Organisational Development and Governance

The purpose of the program is to develop educators/school managers the fundamental knowledge, skills, and values/personal qualities so that they can manage policy, planning, school development and governance and contribute to improving the delivery of education in the school system. By the end of the workshop they will be able to:

  • Develop personal qualities for effective management
  • Develop and communicate school vision, mission and values
  • Develop and maintain sound working relationships
  • Understand and apply relevant content knowledge in leading and managing people

Duration: 5 days, Credits: 20

Cost: R4 000.00   

11. Lead and manage people

This program is suitable for those in school management and leadership positions, for office-based educators supporting school managers, for aspirant school managers, and for those responsible for subject/learning area/phase leadership in schools. Its purpose is to develop in these educators/school managers the fundamental knowledge, skills, and values/personal qualities so that they can lead and manage people effectively and contribute to improving the delivery of education in the school system. By the end of the workshop they will be able to:

  • Develop personal qualities for effective leadership and management
  • Plan, Allocate support and evaluate work
  • Develop professional skills of self, individuals and groups
  •  Create an environment for collective bargaining, collaboration and negotiation
  • Apply relevant content knowledge in leading and management

Duration: 5 days, Credits: 20

Cost: R4 000.00   

12. Manage teaching and learning

The purpose of the program is to develop in educators/school managers the fundamental knowledge, skills, and values/personal qualities so that they can manage teaching and learning effectively and contribute to improving the delivery of education in the school system. By the end of the workshop they will be able to:

  • Develop personal qualities for effective management of teaching and learning
  • Manage the planning, implementation and evaluation of learning
  • Create, manage and sustain a safe, caring and disciplined environment
  •  Understand and apply relevant content knowledge

Duration: 5 days, Credits: 20

Cost: R4 000.00   

13. Manage organizational systems and physical and financial resources 

The purpose of the program is to develop educators/school managers the fundamental knowledge, skills, and values/personal qualities so that they can manage organizational systems and physical and financial resources effectively and contribute to improving the delivery of education in the school system.  By the end of the workshop they will be able to:

  • Develop personal qualities for effective leadership and management
  • Set up, implement, maintain and evaluate organisational systems for the school
  • Manage financial resources
  •  Manage content knowledge and skills

Duration: 5 days, Credits: 20

Cost: R4 000.00