Instructor Led Assist Training in South Africa

GCX Certified Intro to Carbon Projects Course ... the carbon project development process. This course will assist learners wanting to develop their own carbon projects or advise others on the carbon project development as it relates to costs, timelines and processes. All stages of a carbon project will be covered as well as key decisions that need to be taken along the development cycle. The course will also look at relevant legislation,  more...

SDF - Skills Development Facilitator ...n that you would require as an SDF. This information will assist you to advise an organisation concerning the alignment of skills development. Entry Requirements Individuals entering this skills programme should have a good command of English and should be in a position to apply the skills learn in the workplace. Programme Duration and Delivery: This programme is delivered in  more...

Management Skills for Supervisors Supervisors have the difficult role of balancing the needs of their team with the requirements of management. Without a good supervisor the performance of the entire team suffers. So if you want to make sure that you are getting the most from your teams, make sure that your supervisors have the training that they need to bring out the best in their team. To assist in this regard BizTech is running  more...

Graphs Statistics and Numerical Reporting for PAs and Administrators ... reliable information presented in a meaningful format to assist management and teams to make effective business decisions. Whether ita ™s the MANCO report, EXCO report, sales report or finance report, the information contained is often critical for determining the companya ™s future direction. However, surprisingly few people have had any kind of formal training to equip them with  more...

IT Contracts and SLAs Overview: IT Contracts & Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are unique in many aspects from other contracts. In order to ensure that you are receiving the level of service that you are expecting, it is important that you know how to put together a Service Level Agreement that ensures that you receive the service that you need and will be paying for. Furthermore, contracts are often littered with  more...

IT and the Law Overview: With the growth in the use of IT systems in business in recent years, there is a growing amount of risk exposure to companies in this regard. Consequently, there has also been a surge in the amount of legislation that has emerged as a result of this. This places an additional burden on IT managers and staff to ensure that they are suitably informed so as to best protect their company  more...

Business Analysis and Systems Analysis Overview: In order to design successful systems, it is critical first to understand a companya ™s business operations. The success of IT systems in organisations depends upon them fulfilling a business need and this can only be achieved if the business need is identified and understood. Analysts need to make use of various tools and techniques to accurately model business processes and  more...

Train-the-Trainer How to Bring Training to Life Overview: The ability to train others is a growing expectation of employers of their employees. With the many a company specifica technologies, systems and processes out there often companies have no choice but to perform training themselves. On top of this for large scale training across a company, internal training is often far more cost effective than sending personnel to external  more...

The Tender Process from Preparation to Evaluation Introduction: The issuing of tenders for goods and services encourages fair play and good pricing for organizations issuing them. The process can, however be complex and extensive. To assist you to improve your tender process, AstroTech is running a course entitled: a The Tender Process: from Preparation to Evaluationa .  more...

The Management MBA COURSE OVERVIEW No matter how long you have been a manager, there is always more to learn and there are always opportunities to do what you are doing better. In particular, leadership and management are areas where you can always improve and there are all sorts of tools and techniques available to assist you. So if you would like to give yourself an extra boost in your effectiveness as a  more...

The High Performance PA or Administrator Essential Skills ... little extreme, the value of an excellent administrative assistant goes unquestioned. In order for managers to make optimum use of their time and deliver exceptional results themselves, an assistant who is competent, efficient and presentable is a must have for any organisation. In order to assist PAs and administrative personnel to develop the skills necessary to be a true asset to their  more...

The 3-Day MBA Overview: In order to succeed in the business world, managers are increasingly coming under pressure to have a more holistic understanding of business as a whole. To provide maximum benefit to their organisations, it is important for managers to not only understand their own area of specialty but to also have a good working understanding of business as a whole. In order to assist managers to  more...

Successful Importing and Exporting There is a lot more to international trade than placing an order! For your company to thrive in the growing global economy and reap the benefits of the lucrative international trade arena, you or your staff need to gain the skills and knowledge to enter the marketplace both quickly and economically. Behind the glitter lies a maze of complicated regulations and ever increasing competition. In order  more...

Risk Management Overview: Companies are continuously exposed to Risk which if not managed properly can substantially affect both their business and their very existence. However, Risk is something that if managed properly can be substantially reduced. In order to assist companies to be better prepared to manage the risks facing them, AstroTech is offering a training programme on "Risk Management".  more...

Project Management for Non-Project Managers Overview: With the global shift towards project based business, project management has become an essential business skill for all. Gone are the days when project management was reserved only for the professional project manager for large and complex projects. Today, project management skills are used by business professionals across the board to get tasks and projects completed more  more...

People Management for New Managers Overview: Being expected to manage people has to be one of the most daunting aspects facing new managers in the workplace. People are unpredictable. People have emotions and feelings and they cannot all be treated in the same way. This makes people management complicated. Furthermore, new managers are often faced with the difficulty of having to manage a team that used to be their peers and  more...

Mastering Leadership and Management Skills Overview: Good leadership ability coupled with solid management skills can have a significant impact on your workplace effectiveness and consequent career progression. Without these core competencies under control, the workplace can be an extremely harsh environment. Fortunately, leadership and management skills can be developed and to assist managers with achieving their ultimate potential and  more...

Mastering Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Overview: Maximising compliance with BEE legislation is a no-brainer for any business in South Africa. No matter what scale your business operates on, it is affected by the requirements of Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment. In todaya ™s business environment, your BBBEE compliance is a major determining factor in your potential to do business with a client. Do you possess the knowledge  more...

Marketing through Social Media Overview: Social media marketing is becoming a phenomenon that can no longer be ignored and needs to form part of any corporate marketing strategy. But the rules of the game are very different from both traditional and web marketing and to reap the rewards and avoid the disasters, you need to know what you are doing. To assist in this regard AstroTech is running a course called a Marketing  more...

Management for New Managers Overview: Being a manager requires a whole new set of skills that can be very daunting to the recently appointed manager. Suddenly you are required to perform a completely new and different role as well as to take responsibility for the performance of others. Your success is no longer dependent upon tasks completed by you but by the performance of your team. Without the skills to manage well,  more...

Labour Relations and Labour Law Overview: Labour legislation in South Africa is one of the biggest challenges facing managers and business people in South Africa. There is a maze of legislation governing correct practices and the legislation changes on an ongoing basis. To ensure that you are sufficiently trained and up to date on the topic and to ensure that you avoid the CCMA and Labour courts, AstroTech is offering a  more...

Finance for Non-Financial Managers Overview: Accountancy & Finance is the language of business and those who do not understand it are significantly disadvantaged. In reality business finance has a few key concepts wrapped up in technical jargon which, without too much effort, the basics can be mastered. However, for those unfamiliar, the whole world of finance can be incredibly daunting. So if you havena ™t been trained to  more...

Corporate Governance Overview: The King Report and the Public Finance Management Act have firmly established the necessity for directors and senior executives in both the public and private sectors to maintain, and to demonstrate the maintenance of, good corporate governance practices. Furthermore the King 3 makes it even more clear that all levels of management carry some degree of legal and organisational  more...

Business Contracts and SLAs Overview: Most projects and business performed by companies involve the use of contracts. In many cases the people tasked with ensuring delivery on those contracts are not always those involved in setting up the contract or, if they are, they are not always informed of the implications of some of the terms of the contract until it is too late. The terms & conditions of a contract can have  more...

Business Communications and Report Writing Overview: To achieve in the business world you have to be able to write well. Sometimes the only window that senior management has to you and your performance is through the reports that you write. Report writing is central to decision making and progress reporting and this is often achieved through documents such as proposals, business cases and status reports. Yet it is surprising how many  more...

Bridging The Gap From Specialist to Manager Overview: Managing business operations and people is a daunting task in itself, while moving from a specialist or technical role to one which involves general and people management responsibilities comes with even more unique challenges. As a specialist, you have come to depend mostly on yourself for the effective delivery of job related objectives. However, once you become a manager, you are  more...

Practical Project Management for PAs and Administrators Gone are the days when Project Management was reserved for Project Managers and typing for typists! Today, everyone is expected to master multiple skills, and projects have become a part of everyday workplace activities. But how many of us have had any formal training on project management? Nonetheless, we are still expected to plan, co-ordinate, budget for and run office projects on an ongoing  more...

Pastel Payroll Taxation The purpose of this course is to assist in the understanding of the operation of employee's tax in the payroll industry and is based on the Fourth Schedule of the Income Tax Act. This is the third level of Pastel Payroll Training. You work in a training company - tax methods, fringe benefits/ perks, income/ earnings transactions, deduction transactions, tax calculations in Pastel Payroll.  more...