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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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Ethics and Organisational Culture (Unit Standards 252042 + 242815) (3 days)
Managers and team leaders who understand how values shape culture and results, measure their unit's ethics, plan improvements and uphold the code of conduct in their teams – with 10 accredited credits.
An organisation's culture is the sum of what its people actually do when nobody is checking. This accredited business ethics training combines two unit standards, each taught and assessed on its own: unit standard 252042 on applying ethical principles to improve organisational culture (NQF Level 5, 5 credits), part of the National Certificate: Generic Management (SAQA ID 59201), and unit standard 242815 on applying the organisation's code of conduct (NQF Level 4, 5 credits), part of the FETC: Generic Management (SAQA ID 57712). BOTI delivers both under its Services SETA accreditation.
Days one and two follow unit standard 252042: how personal values, organisational ethics and culture connect and affect the triple bottom line; the laws, codes and governance reports that require ethical conduct in South Africa, including the Constitution, the King Report and the PFMA; analysing a unit's ethical practices with a suitable instrument; and an implementation plan to strengthen values, the code of conduct and ethical practice.
Day three follows unit standard 242815: personal ethics and the moral compass, the code of conduct and the Constitution, and how a team leader upholds the code, handles deviations and reports concerns.
Why this course
For your organisation
- A clear link between values, culture and business results
- Managers who measure and improve ethical practice in their units
- A practical plan to strengthen the code of conduct
- Team leaders who apply the code and act on deviations
- Ten accredited credits at NQF Levels 4 and 5
For your delegates
- Ten accredited credits from two unit standards
- An instrument for assessing ethics in your own unit
- An implementation plan with roles and time frames
- Practical tools for upholding the code of conduct in a team
What delegates will be able to do
- Explain how personal values, organisational ethics and culture connect
- Analyse the effect of values and culture on the triple bottom line
- Explain the laws, codes and governance documents that require ethical conduct
- Analyse a unit's ethical practices and its part in corporate governance
- Use an instrument to compare a unit's current and desired ethical state
- Prepare a plan with communication, monitoring, roles and time frames to strengthen values and ethics
- Explain the moral compass and how ethics relate to the Constitution
- Uphold the code of conduct in a team and act on deviations
Who should attend
Heads of department, section heads, divisional heads and other managers who lead more than one team, together with team leaders and junior managers responsible for conduct in their teams. Unit standard 252042 assumes communication, mathematical literacy and computer literacy at NQF Level 4; unit standard 242815 assumes communication and mathematical literacy at NQF Level 3.
Course outline
Day 1 – Unit standard 252042: values, ethics and culture
Outcome 1: Values, ethics and culture
- Personal values, organisational ethics and culture
- Examples from South African workplaces
- When personal and organisational values clash
- Culture and the triple bottom line
Outcome 2: Corporate ethics in a unit
- Why ethics is required: the Constitution, King Report, PFMA and Batho Pele
- Sector acts, regulations and codes
- Corporate governance and the unit's part in it
- Ethical practice in finance, marketing, sales, tendering, IT and HR
Day 2 – Unit standard 252042: analysing the unit and planning improvements
Outcome 3: Analysing a unit's ethics
- Choosing an instrument to assess conduct
- Gathering and recording information in the unit
- Comparing the current state with the desired state
Outcome 4: Recommendations to strengthen values and ethics
- An implementation plan for values, the code and ethical practice
- The manager's role in ethical decision making
- Communication activities, roles and time frames
- Monitoring and evaluating improvement
- Portfolio of evidence for unit standard 252042
Day 3 – Unit standard 242815: the code of conduct in the team
Outcome 1: Ethics and the moral compass
- The parts of the moral compass
- Reading where team members stand from their behaviour
- Ethics, the Constitution, rights and responsibilities
Outcome 2: The role of a code of conduct
- What your organisation's code says, and why
- Comparing the code with the Constitution and the moral compass
Outcome 3: Upholding the code
- When personal values clash with the code
- Consequences of not complying
- Applying the code through standard operating procedures
- Remedial action on deviations
- Reporting concerns beyond your own area
- Portfolio of evidence for unit standard 242815
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 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 252042 (NQF Level 5, 5 credits), part of the National Certificate: Generic Management (SAQA ID 59201), and unit standard 242815 (NQF Level 4, 5 credits), 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?
Unit standard 252042 assumes communication, mathematical literacy and computer literacy at NQF Level 4, and unit standard 242815 assumes 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 unit standard 242815 part of another BOTI course?
Yes. Code of Conduct and Fraud Awareness pairs unit standard 242815 with unit standard 110026 on controlling fraud in an office, for teams where fraud risk is the main concern.
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