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Yes, BOTI runs a business writing course in Johannesburg that teaches your team to write clearer emails, reports and proposals. It runs in-house at your offices in Sandton, Rosebank, Midrand or Randburg, at BOTI’s venue in Sunningdale, or live online. The course sits in BOTI’s communication and business writing courses. Call 011 882 8853 or request a quote below.
Courses on this topic at BOTI today
- Business Writing Skills for Function and Purpose (2 days)
- Report Writing Course (3 days)
- Business Writing Skills for Function and Purpose (1 day)
At your offices anywhere in South Africa, live online or at a BOTI venue.
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This is practical, hands-on training for South African workplaces. Your people bring their real reports and email backlogs, and they leave able to write faster, more clearly and more professionally.
On-site delivery across Johannesburg
We come to you. BOTI facilitators deliver this course in-house at client premises across the city and greater Gauteng:
- Sandton: a major financial district, with listed groups, financial-services businesses and professional-services firms.
- Rosebank: corporate head offices, media, consulting and tech businesses around the Gautrain corridor.
- Midrand: the Johannesburg–Pretoria midpoint, with logistics, ICT, manufacturing and shared-services centres.
- Randburg: established commercial hubs, broadcasting, insurance and SME clusters. Teams looking for corporate training workshops in Randburg can book this course, or any of BOTI’s corporate training programmes and short courses, as an on-site workshop.
In-house (on-site) delivery means one facilitator trains a group of your staff in your own boardroom or training room, using your document templates and real examples. It suits groups of six or more from one organisation, and it keeps sensitive report content inside your business.
Prefer not to give up meeting-room space? BOTI also runs the same course at its venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg for smaller groups. It also runs live online for distributed or hybrid teams, which helps when delegates sit across Sandton, Centurion and a satellite branch.
| Delivery option | Suits | Where |
|---|---|---|
| In-house / on-site | Teams of 6+ from one organisation | Your premises in Sandton, Midrand, Randburg, Rosebank or anywhere in Joburg |
| At BOTI’s venue | 1–5 delegates, or mixed companies | BOTI’s venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg |
| Live online | Distributed, hybrid or multi-branch teams | Anywhere |
Why Johannesburg teams need strong business writing
Johannesburg is a commercial centre for South Africa, and many corporate head offices are based here. That shapes why business writing matters so much in the city:
- Financial services: lenders, insurers and asset managers produce a constant stream of credit memos, compliance reports, board packs and client communications. These must be precise and audit-ready.
- Corporate head offices: large groups run on internal reporting. Management reports, board submissions, project updates and executive summaries need to land in minutes, not pages.
- Professional and shared services: consulting, legal, audit and BPO firms are judged on the quality of their written output, from proposals to client reports.
- Government, SOEs and parastatals: a heavy load of formal reports, submissions and tender documentation, where structure and clarity are essential.
Weak writing has a real cost. Decisions stall, reports get sent back, emails cause confusion, and senior people spend time rewriting junior work. A business writing course closes that gap.
What the business writing course teaches
BOTI’s business and report writing training is built around the documents your staff actually produce. It covers:
- Planning before writing: defining the purpose, the reader and the key message so every document earns its place.
- Structuring reports: executive summaries, logical flow, headings, findings and recommendations that decision-makers can scan.
- Plain business English: cutting jargon, padding and unnecessary passive voice, and writing tighter sentences that say more in less space.
- Professional email: subject lines, tone, brevity and getting a clear action from the reader.
- Tone and audience: adjusting for internal teams, executives, clients and regulators.
- Grammar, punctuation and proofreading: the credibility basics, including building a self-editing checklist.
- Layout and visuals: using tables, white space and formatting so reports get read rather than skimmed.
Delegates work on their own live documents during the session. What they practise on Monday is the work that lands on a manager’s desk on Tuesday.
Course options and length
Choose the format that matches your team’s needs:
- Business Writing Skills for Function and Purpose (1 day): a focused session for teams that need a practical refresher.
- Business Writing Skills for Function and Purpose (2 days): more time to practise emails, reports and proposals on delegates’ own documents.
- Report Writing Course (3 days): in-depth report writing classes for staff who plan, write and sign off formal reports.
Who it is for
This course suits any staff member whose work depends on clear writing, including:
- Managers and team leaders who write and sign off reports
- Analysts, officers and coordinators who produce regular reports
- Administrative, finance, HR and project staff
- Technical specialists who must explain their work to non-technical readers
- Graduates and new hires building professional writing habits
No prior qualification is needed, only everyday writing tasks to improve.
Accreditation
BOTI’s business writing training is a practical, facilitator-led programme, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance. It is not an accredited qualification. BOTI is a QCTO-accredited Skills Development Provider.
If you need an accredited route for staff-development records, ask BOTI about related programmes:
- The QCTO Occupational Certificate: Office Administrator (NQF Level 5, 445 credits)[1].
- The National Certificate: Generic Management.
Many teams take a business writing course purely for the practical skills upgrade. Tell us what you need and we will structure the engagement accordingly.
Last dates for new enrolments: Office Administrator (SAQA ID 102161) has a last date for enrolment of 30 December 2026 and a last date for achievement of 30 December 2029[1]. New learners must enrol before the enrolment date shown.
Skills development budget and B-BBEE
Business writing training can form part of your planned skills-development spend:
- Skills Development Levy (SDL): employers pay 1% of the leviable amount (total remuneration). Employers whose leviable amount over the next 12 months will not exceed R500,000 are exempt[2]. Structured training like this can be included in your workplace skills planning and reporting.
- B-BBEE skills development: under the amended generic Codes, the overall target is 6% of the leviable amount. This is made up of 3.5% on learning programmes for black people and 2.5% on bursaries for black students at higher education institutions. A further 0.3% is for black employees with disabilities[3]. Sector codes may differ.
This is general guidance, not financial or legal advice. Your B-BBEE consultant or Skills Development Facilitator can confirm how a specific programme is treated for your business.
Request a quote for Johannesburg in-house training
Tell us your team size, suburb and preferred dates, and we will send a tailored quote and outline. You can request a quote or call 011 882 8853.
Want a one-page structure and self-editing list your team can keep using after the course? Ask BOTI to help you build a report writing checklist around your own templates.
Explore more
- Business writing in other cities: Business writing course in Cape Town | Business writing course in Durban | Business writing course in Pretoria
- More training in the city: Corporate training in Johannesburg
Frequently asked questions
Do you deliver the business writing course at our offices in Johannesburg?
Yes. BOTI delivers business writing training in-house at client premises across Johannesburg, including Sandton, Rosebank, Midrand and Randburg. The facilitator brings the course material to your boardroom or training room, and delegates work on your own templates and documents. In-house delivery suits teams of six or more from one organisation.
How long is the business writing course?
BOTI runs Business Writing Skills for Function and Purpose as a 1-day or a 2-day course. The shorter option suits a focused refresher, while the 2-day option gives more time to practise emails, reports and proposals. For in-depth report writing, the Report Writing Course runs over 3 days.
Is there an online business writing course?
Yes. The same business writing course runs live online with a facilitator, which suits hybrid teams or delegates spread across several branches. Delegates attend together and work on their own documents during the session.
Do you offer report writing classes in Johannesburg?
Yes. The Report Writing Course is a 3-day programme on planning, structuring and writing reports, from the executive summary to findings and recommendations. It runs in-house, at BOTI’s venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online.
Is the business writing training accredited?
No. Business writing training at BOTI is a practical, facilitator-led programme, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance. BOTI is a QCTO-accredited Skills Development Provider, so if you need an accredited route for staff-development records, ask BOTI about the QCTO occupational certificates it offers, such as Office Administrator.
To give your Johannesburg team clearer, faster writing, book Business Writing Skills for Function and Purpose (2 days). Call BOTI on 011 882 8853 or email [email protected]. Training runs in-house at your premises, at BOTI’s venue in Sunningdale, Johannesburg, or live online. This course is not accredited. It is delivered as a professional skills programme, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.
Sources
- Occupational Certificate: Office Administrator (SAQA ID 102161) – South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA), 2026.
- Skills Development Levy – South African Revenue Service (SARS), 2026.
- Codes of Good Practice on B-BBEE: Code Series 300, Statement 300 – Skills Development (Government Gazette 42496) – Department of Trade and Industry, 31 May 2019.