Qualification Title: Further Education and
Training Certificate: Project Management

SAQA I.D. 50080, NQF Level: NQF Level 04, Credits: 136

Course duration:  24  contact days over 12 months

‘A project management contributes to project success’

What you will learn

Discover the exciting world of project management

Simple projects are seen to be ones that involve few resources with limited impact on stakeholders and the environment.

The project industry – a key component of the global business environment

The project industry is a key component of the global business environment and skilled practitioners must cater to industry demands, provide significant benefits to individuals and corporations as well as the country at large.

Develop your project management skills, equip yourself with the required project management tools and learn more about the role of a project manager  Enrol now on BOTI’s Project Management Essentials Course!

Projects are diverse in nature

Since projects are diverse in nature, in order to manage effectively manage them, a broad set of competencies is needed.

Project management – a vital component of any business system

Project management is a vital component of any business system and this course is a must for those who manage a business.

BOTI’s Project Management will equip you with basic project management skills and knowledge required to develop further related competencies that will enable you to become an effective and efficient member of a project team and provide support to the project manager and project team in respect of medium to large projects.   You will also develop your skills in specialised technical aspects as these pertain to the project management process.

Develop your project management skills, equip yourself with the required project management tools and learn more about the role of a project manager  Enrol now on BOTI’s Project Management Essentials Course!

Practical training includes projects that may involve business, government or community development initiatives and hone in on various economic sectors.

Course outcomes

Upon completion of this course you will be able to effectively:

• Provide assistance with implementation and assure project work meets quality requirements
• Conduct project documentation management in support of project processes
• Provide input in terms of project initiation, scope definition and scope change control
• Within one’s own field of expertise contribute to the management of project risk

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• Compile a simple schedule in order to facilitate effective project execution
• Understand and explain the fundamentals of project management
• Implement project administration processes in terms of specific requirements
• Monitor, evaluate and communicate basic project schedules
• Actively participate in the estimation and preparation ofa cost budget for a project or sub project and monitor and control actual cost against budget
• Function as an effective member of a project team
• Take into account the needs of the audience and appropriate context in respect of oral communication
• Interpret and apply information from written text
• Apply correct use of language and communication techniques in occupational learning programmes
• Produce written text spanning a variety of communicative contexts

Develop your project management skills, equip yourself with the required project management tools and learn more about the role of a project manager  Enrol now on BOTI’s Project Management Essentials Course!

• Apply a working knowledge of statistics and probability in order to critically interrogate and effectively communicate findings in respect of life-related problems
• Sustain oral communication engagements and evaluate spoken text
• Read, analyse and respond to various forms of written communication
• Represent, analyse and calculate shape and motion in 2-and 3- dimensional space within various different contexts
• Apply mathematics to investigate and monitor the financial aspects of personal, business, national and international affairs
• Apply the writing process in order to compose appropriate texts required in the business environment
• Write for a broad spectrum of contexts
• Apply a variety of project management tools and techniques
• Evaluate and improve the performance of the project team

Who is this course suitable for?

This course is aimed at those individuals who have prior work experience in project management or business administration or the equivalent thereof.

Other Possible Advantage of Registering a Learnership

The above qualifications, not automatically but subject to further requirements, can be registered as a “Learnership” (a workplace-based practical qualifications).

Tax Incentives

If the above qualification is registered as a learnership (see link for various requirements), the employer can claim a tax allowance of R40,000 (R60,000 for disability) per year . The employer can claim a R40,000 “completion allowance” for NQF level 1-6 (R60,000 for disability).

BBBEE Incentives

By implementing Learnerships you can contribute to gaining up to 8 BBBEE points (4 points for meeting the employee and unemployed learner requirements), plus an additional 5 bonus points for employing successful Learnership graduates (if applicable). Ensure you meet your Total Spend and Disabled Learner Spend targets, and earn 25/20 points for your Skills Development Criteria.

ETI

Try the Employment Tax Incentive. Ensure your learners are between the ages of 18-35 and they qualify you for up to 50% rebate on paid wages (limited to wages of no more than R 6 000 per month) through your monthly PAYE returns. If you pay your new learner R 2 000 per month (recommended minimum), you get R 1 000 back – per month

Skills Development Levy

The remuneration iro of the salaries of a learner will be exempt from Skills Development Levies.

Grant Funding

Learnerships are one of the easiest ways to attract funding, whether through SETA funding or other government-sponsored projects, funding for the costs incurred, are available to your organisation.