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Quick Look Course Summary:Interpret current affairs related to a specific business sector  
  • Next Public Course Date: 6 November 2019

  • Length: 5 day(s)

  • Price (at your venue): 1 Person R 28,918 EX VAT 3 Person R 20,121 EX VAT 10 Person R 13,298 EX VAT

  • Certification Type:Accredited

  • Locations & Venues: Off-site or in-house. We train in all major city centres throughout South Africa.

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    Interpret current affairs related to a specific business sector  

    (This Unit Standard course is aligned to: National Certificate: Management)

    SAQA I.D. 83946 NQF Level: NQF Level 03

    Aligned to Unit Standard: 14665

    Unit standard credit value: 10

    Introduction

    Develop your leadership skills.  BOTI offers leadership courses, management training and leadership and management training courses.  Book your seat now on BOTI’s Unit Standard course:  Interpret current affairs related to a specific business sector.  BOTI offers business training programmes across South Africa.

    Course outline

    This unit standard is intended to promote general knowledge and understanding of current affairs in a business environment in order to ensure knowledgeable and informed workers in South Africa. It is concerned with how businesses function and interact with their environments within the South African context. Practical competence includes significant choice and a wide range of contexts.

    Upon successful completion of this Unit Standard course you will become adept at:

    • Explaining the concept of business environments.
    • Accessing information from a variety of media.
    • Interpreting events in the physical, socio-political and economic, technological and institutional environments that impact on a business sector.
    • Comparing information about the same event from two sources.

     

    Prior learning requirements

    There is open access to this unit standard. Learners should be competent in Communication and Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 2.

     

    Unit standard range

    The typical scope of this unit standard is:

    News from a daily or weekly newspaper, television or radio newscast or other news medium. Learners are not expected to access information from dedicated financial newspapers or journals.

     

    Develop your leadership skills.  BOTI offers leadership courses, management training and leadership and management training courses.  Book your seat now on BOTI’s Unit Standard course:  Interpret current affairs related to a specific business sector.  BOTI offers business training programmes across South Africa.

     

    Course outcomes

    • Identify events in the economic environment that could impact on a specific business sector.
    • Identify events in the socio-political environment that could impact on a specific business sector
    • Interpret information about events in the physical environment that could impact on a business.
    • Identify events in the technological and institutional environment.
    • Explain the concept of business environments

     

    Interpret current affairs related to a specific business sector  

    SAQA I.D. 83946 NQF Level: NQF Level 03

    Aligned to Unit Standard: 14665

    Course duration

    5 days

     

    Develop your leadership skills.  BOTI offers leadership courses, management training and leadership and management training courses.  Book your seat now on BOTI’s Unit Standard course:  Interpret current affairs related to a specific business sector.  BOTI offers business training programmes across South Africa.

     

    Who should attend:  Interpret current affairs related to a specific business sector course

    This course is aimed at individuals who wish to expand their knowledge of leadership and management.

     

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

     

    LP ID Learning Programme Title Originator Pre-2009
    NQF Level
    NQF Level Min Credits Learning Prog End Date Quality
    Assurance
    Functionary
    NQF Sub-Framework
    23654 National Certificate: Management Generic Provider – Field 03 Level 3 NQF Level 03 120 SERVICES OQSF

     

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    About this course
    This course is not accredited. It is delivered as a professional skills programme, and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance.

    If you need a credit-bearing outcome for B-BBEE skills development, SETA grant or learnership purposes, please see our accredited qualifications and skills programmes, or read about BOTI accreditations.

    Frequently Asked Questions

    Is this course accredited?

    No. This course is delivered as a practical, facilitator-led skills programme and delegates receive a BOTI certificate of attendance. If you need a credit-bearing outcome for B-BBEE skills development, SETA grant or learnership purposes, ask us about our accredited qualifications, skills programmes and unit standards.

    Can this course be delivered in-house at our premises?

    Yes. Every BOTI course can be delivered on-site at your offices anywhere in South Africa, or at a scheduled public venue, and can be customised to your team and industry.

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    Use the enquiry form on this page for a tailored quote, or call 011 882 8853 / email [email protected]. The course length and next public course date are shown in the Quick Look summary.

    Can this training count towards our B-BBEE scorecard?

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