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Quick Look Course Summary:Production and Operations for a New Venture (Unit Standard 263434) (2 days)
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Length: 2 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 14,642 EX VAT 3 Person R 9,476 EX VAT 10 Person R 6,472 EX VAT
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Certification Type:Accredited
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Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
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Production and Operations for a New Venture (Unit Standard 263434) (2 days)
Entrepreneurs and small-business managers who lay out their operation for smooth workflow, schedule work to avoid bottlenecks, control their resources and set the quality standards their customers expect – with 6 accredited credits.
A new venture can have a great product and still fail because work piles up, stock runs out or quality slips. This accredited operations management course covers unit standard 263434 (NQF Level 4, 6 credits), a core unit standard of the Further Education and Training Certificate: New Venture Creation (SAQA ID 66249), which BOTI delivers under its Services SETA accreditation.
Day one covers productivity, layout and scheduling: what productivity means for a small business competing for customers, the elements of a production or service process, an office or production layout that keeps work flowing, and capacity matched to market potential within the limits of skills, finance, equipment and technology. Delegates then plan the scheduling of staff, stock orders, deliveries and maintenance, and learn to find and remove bottlenecks.
Day two deals with resources and quality: record-keeping systems to control stock, equipment, buildings, capital and people, a maintenance system that keeps the business competitive, and quality standards and measurement tools based on what the target market requires.
Why this course
For your organisation
- An operation laid out for efficient workflow
- Capacity planned around real market potential
- Schedules that prevent bottlenecks and stock-outs
- Resources and equipment recorded, controlled and maintained
- Quality standards based on what customers require
For your delegates
- Six accredited credits towards the FETC: New Venture Creation
- A layout and capacity plan for your own venture
- Scheduling, resource and maintenance templates
- Quality standards and measurement tools you can use straight away
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain productivity in the context of a competitive new venture
- Describe the elements of a production or service process
- Plan a layout that improves workflow
- Plan capacity in line with market potential and limitations
- Design a schedule for staff, stock, deliveries and maintenance and remove bottlenecks
- Set up record-keeping and maintenance systems for the venture's resources
- Set quality standards from market requirements and design tools to measure them
Who should attend
Entrepreneurs, owners and managers of new and small businesses, and staff responsible for production or operations in a new venture, including delegates working towards the FETC: New Venture Creation. The unit standard assumes communication at NQF Level 3.
Course outline
Day 1 – Unit standard 263434: productivity, layout and scheduling
Outcome 1: Designing the production or operations layout
- Productivity in a competitive new venture
- Elements of a production or service process
- Office and production layout for workflow
- Market potential and capacity planning
- Limits of skills, finance, equipment and technology
Outcome 2: Scheduling production and operations
- Why a new venture needs proper scheduling
- Scheduling staff, stock and raw materials
- Deliveries and maintenance schedules
- Finding bottlenecks and fixing them
Day 2 – Unit standard 263434: resources and quality
Outcome 3: Managing the venture's resources
- What resource management means for a new venture
- Stock, machines, equipment, buildings, capital and people
- A record-keeping system for control
- A maintenance system that sustains the business
Outcome 4: Managing quality
- Quality basics and the target market
- Setting standards from customer requirements
- Tools for measuring product or service quality
- Portfolio of evidence: what to submit
How it is delivered
Two days, 08:30-16:00. In person at your offices anywhere in South Africa, at a BOTI venue, or live online. One delegate or a group of up to 20. Learner guide and workbook for each unit standard, practical workplace activities, and a portfolio of evidence that delegates complete after the course for assessment and moderation.
What our clients say
“The training was practical, engaging and relevant to our workplace environment, providing participants with valuable knowledge and practical skills that could be applied in their respective roles.”
“The facilitator was excellent and took time to ensure that the employee understood the content and was able to apply the learning in order to develop the portfolio of evidence.”
“The training was well received and we were impressed by the knowledge of the facilitators and the quality of overall training.”
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited?
Yes. It covers unit standard 263434, Plan and manage production/operations in a new venture (NQF Level 4, 6 credits), a core unit standard of the FETC: New Venture Creation (SAQA ID 66249), delivered under BOTI's Services SETA accreditation (12582).
Until when can delegates enrol?
Delegates can enrol until 30 June 2027.
Are there entry requirements?
The unit standard assumes communication at NQF Level 3.
How are delegates assessed?
After the course each delegate completes a portfolio of evidence based on a real or planned venture. It is assessed and moderated, and delegates found competent receive a statement of results.
Does this count towards a qualification?
Yes. Unit standard 263434 is a core unit standard of the FETC: New Venture Creation (SAQA ID 66249), so its credits count towards that qualification.
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