Home / Accredited / Unit-Standard Short Courses / Decision Making and Time Management (Unit Standards 252026 + 15234) (3 days)
Quick Look Course Summary:Decision Making and Time Management (Unit Standards 252026 + 15234) (3 days)
-
Length: 3 day(s)
-
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
-
Certification Type:Accredited
-
Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.
Get Free & personalised
Training Advice
Decision Making and Time Management (Unit Standards 252026 + 15234) (3 days)
Managers who analyse problems as part of a wider system, involve the right people, make and communicate sound decisions, and run their department's time efficiently – with 10 accredited credits.
Poor decisions and poorly used time are two of the biggest hidden costs in any department. This accredited decision making course combines two unit standards, each taught and assessed on its own: unit standard 252026 on a systems approach to decision making (NQF Level 5, 6 credits), part of the National Certificate: Generic Management (SAQA ID 59201), and unit standard 15234 on efficient time management in a department (NQF Level 5, 4 credits), part of the FETC: Business Administration Services (SAQA ID 61595).
Days one and two follow unit standard 252026: analysing a problem and what affects it, involving stakeholders and the team in finding solutions, choosing the solution that works best for the whole system, and formulating and communicating the decision with an implementation plan.
Day three follows unit standard 15234: time-management profiles and time wasters, the principles of prioritising and delegating, and turning objectives into time-efficient work plans that are implemented and monitored.
Why this course
For your organisation
- Decisions that take the whole organisation into account
- Better buy-in because stakeholders help shape solutions
- Departments that plan and use time efficiently
- Ten accredited credits at management level
For your delegates
- Ten accredited credits from two unit standards
- A structured, systems-based decision process
- A departmental work plan that tackles time wasters
- Practical delegation and prioritising tools
What delegates will be able to do
- Analyse a problem and the factors that affect it
- Involve stakeholders and team members in developing solutions
- Select the best solution for the wider system
- Formulate a decision and plan its implementation
- Communicate a decision clearly to the people involved
- Identify time-management weaknesses and time wasters in a department
- Apply prioritising and delegation principles
- Draw up, implement and monitor a time-efficient work plan
Who should attend
Managers, heads of department, section heads and supervisors. Both unit standards assume communication and mathematical literacy at NQF Level 4.
Course outline
Day 1 – Unit standard 252026: analysing the problem with others
Outcome 1: Critical and analytical skills
- Defining the real problem
- Factors that affect it
- Knock-on effects in the unit and the organisation
Outcome 2: Engaging stakeholders
- Explaining why you are consulting
- Tools for analysing problems and generating ideas
- Scanning the internal and external environment
- Involving the team in solutions
- Respecting different views and values
Day 2 – Unit standard 252026: choosing and communicating the decision
Outcome 3: A systems approach to choosing solutions
- Analysing stakeholder input
- Ranking solutions by their effect on the system
- Selecting the most suitable solution
Outcome 4: Formulating and communicating the decision
- Stating the decision and its impact
- Implementation actions, roles, resources and timelines
- Supporting the change
- Communicating the decision in a user-friendly way
- Portfolio of evidence for unit standard 252026
Day 3 – Unit standard 15234: managing a department's time
Outcome 1: Time-management profiles
- Your current techniques and habits
- Weak points in work processes
- Top time wasters
- Outside pressures on time
Outcome 2: Principles of time management
- The 80/20 principle
- Delegation done well and badly
- Prioritising the team's work
- Balance between work and life
Outcomes 3 and 4: Work plans that save time
- From objectives to departmental work plans
- Analysing tasks and setting time frames
- Planning who to delegate to
- Urgency and importance
- Implementing and monitoring the plan
- Portfolio of evidence for unit standard 15234
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
“The course was efficiently scheduled and planned around our timetable. We were impressed by both the quality of training and the Facilitators.”
“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.”
Frequently asked questions
Is this course accredited?
Yes. It covers unit standards 252026 (NQF Level 5, 6 credits, NC: Generic Management, SAQA ID 59201) and 15234 (NQF Level 5, 4 credits, FETC: Business Administration Services, SAQA ID 61595), 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 4.
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. Problem Solving and Decision Making Training Course and Essential Time Management Skills cover the practical skills, with a BOTI certificate of attendance.
Related courses
Get your price – the more delegates, the less each pays
Change the options to see your price per person, then email yourself the quote and course outline.
Contact us now – we reply within 15 minutes during office hours
Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:00. After hours, we reply on the next working day – or call 011 882 8853.