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Length: 3 day(s)
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Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 21,125 EX VAT 3 Person R 13,658 EX VAT 10 Person R 9,124 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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Team Leader Duties and Safety (Unit Standards 242821 + 242668) (3 days)
Team leaders who know their role, win their team's commitment to agreed targets, keep performance on track and understand what the Occupational Health and Safety Act expects of them as managers – with 10 accredited credits.
Team leaders sit where management's plans meet daily work, and in South Africa they also carry legal duties for the health and safety of the people they lead. This accredited team leader training combines two unit standards, each taught and assessed on its own: unit standard 242821 on a team leader's responsibilities for meeting organisational standards (NQF Level 4, 6 credits) and unit standard 242668 on the Occupational Health and Safety Act, 85 of 1993, and management's duties under it (NQF Level 4, 4 credits). Both are part of the FETC: Generic Management (SAQA ID 57712), which BOTI delivers under its Services SETA accreditation.
Days one and two follow unit standard 242821: the team leader's role, authority and accountability, why work is organised in teams, agreeing tasks, targets and time frames with each member, and then tracking output, spotting variances and putting them right.
Day three follows unit standard 242668: why the Act exists, civil and criminal liability, the structures and appointments the Act calls for, a compliance plan and risk assessment for a business unit, and management's duty to communicate and train. Delegates work on their own team and workplace throughout.
Why this course
For your organisation
- Management's plans carried out to standard at team level
- Targets and time frames that each team member has agreed to
- Variances picked up early and corrected
- Team leaders who understand their legal duties under the OHS Act
- Ten accredited credits towards the FETC: Generic Management
For your delegates
- Ten accredited credits from two unit standards
- A clear view of your authority, responsibility and accountability
- Tools for agreeing targets and monitoring team output
- A compliance plan and risk assessment for your own area
- Confidence in what the OHS Act asks of you as a manager
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain the team leader's role and responsibilities with reference to your job description
- Distinguish authority, responsibility and accountability in your own position
- Explain the team's purpose and each member's role and expected outputs
- Agree tasks, performance plans, targets and time allocations with the team
- Monitor team output against targets and take corrective action on variances
- Explain civil and criminal liability and why the OHS Act exists
- Identify the health and safety structures, appointments and resources the Act requires
- Draw up a compliance plan and risk assessment for a business unit
- Explain management's duties to communicate safety policies and to train staff
Who should attend
Team leaders, supervisors, junior managers and first-line managers, including specialists recently promoted to lead a team, and anyone with health and safety responsibilities for a team. Both unit standards assume communication and mathematical literacy at NQF Level 3.
Course outline
Day 1 – Unit standard 242821: the team leader and the team
Outcome 1: The team leader's role
- The team leader's job description
- Responsibilities in your own work environment
- Authority, responsibility and accountability in your position
- Why work is organised in teams: theory and practice
Outcome 2: The purpose of the team
- What turns a group into a team
- Explaining the team's purpose to its members
- Each member's role and expected outputs
- Linking the team's purpose to organisational requirements
Day 2 – Unit standard 242821: commitment, monitoring and corrective action
Outcome 3: Contracting with the team
- Agreeing tasks and performance plans
- Setting targets and standards with each member
- Consulting the team on time allocations
- Winning commitment to the plan
Outcome 4: Implementing and monitoring performance
- Putting plans into action under standard operating procedures
- Anticipating problems through reflection and feedback
- Tracking output against targets and time frames
- Spotting variances and taking corrective action
- Portfolio of evidence for unit standard 242821
Day 3 – Unit standard 242668: the OHS Act and management's duties
Outcome 1: Principles of the Act and its Regulations
- Civil and criminal liability, with examples
- Why the Act exists: health, safety and good governance
- Finding answers in the Act and Regulations
- The organisation's duty to comply, and the legal cost of failing
Outcome 2: Minimum compliance
- Health and safety structures in the organisation
- Appointments the Act calls for
- Duties and accountability of designated appointees
- The employer's duty to provide resources and funding
Outcome 3: Management controls
- Drawing up a compliance plan for a business unit
- Risk assessment and control measures
- Reviewing risk controls over time
- Documents and records as audit and legal evidence
Outcome 4: Communication and training
- Communicating safety policies and procedures
- Legal training requirements in your workplace
- Employees' duty to comply and to report risks
- Portfolio of evidence for unit standard 242668
How it is delivered
Three 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
“BOTI demonstrated professionalism, sound subject knowledge, and effective facilitation throughout the training. The programme was well organised, relevant and beneficial to our delegates.”
“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 went well, and judging by the feedback from the evaluation forms we received, we were impressed by the knowledge of the facilitator and the quality of training overall.”
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited?
Yes. It covers unit standards 242821 (NQF Level 4, 6 credits) and 242668 (NQF Level 4, 4 credits), both part of the FETC: Generic Management (SAQA ID 57712), delivered under BOTI's Services SETA accreditation (12582).
Until when can delegates enrol?
Delegates can enrol until 30 June 2028.
Are there entry requirements?
Both unit standards assume communication and mathematical literacy at NQF Level 3.
How are delegates assessed?
Each unit standard has its own portfolio of evidence, completed after the course and then assessed and moderated. Delegates found competent receive a statement of results.
Is there a shorter version without assessment?
Yes. Supervisory Skills for Team Leaders covers the team leader's role in two days, and the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Course covers the Act in two days, each with a BOTI certificate of attendance.
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