These Skills Programs can be customised to meet your specific needs
SKILLS PROGRAM: BUSINESS WRITING
This is a skills program aligned and accredited as part of the generic Level 4 Learnership on Generic Management and is provisionally accredited. The purpose is to equip learners with business writing competencies required of middle managers. The program can be customised to the need of a client that requires Business Writing skills by selecting specific Unit Standards. This is a 4-day skills program if the full competency is sought, but it can be presented modularly and will include a summative assessment that will lead to formal recognition and certification.
COURSE SYNPOSIS:
8970: Write texts for a range of communicative contexts. Level 3-5 Credits
12153: Use the writing process to compose texts required in the business environment. Level 4-3 Credits
8976: Write for a wide range of contexts. Level 4-5 Credits
8969: Interpret and use information from texts. Level 3-5 Credits
KEY LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND BENEFITS
- Write for a specified audience and purpose
- Use language structures and features to produce coherent and cohesive texts for a wide range of contexts
- Draft own writing and edit to improve clarity and correctness
- Using textual features and conventions specific to texts
- Identifying the intended audience for the communication
- Identifying the purpose of a text
- Selecting the appropriate text type, format and layout for the purpose
- Organising and structuring a technical text appropriately
- Using appropriate grammar conventions
- Drafting and editing a technical text
- Recognising errors and checking for accuracy
- Presenting the same information in different ways
- Using plain language in business
- Write effectively and creatively on a range of topics
- Choose language structures and features to suit communicative purposes
- Edit writing for fluency and unity.
- Use a range of reading and viewing strategies to understand the literal meaning of specific texts
- Use strategies for extracting implicit messages in texts
- Respond to selected texts in a manner appropriate to the context
- Explore and explain how language structures and features may influence a reader.
ADDITIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES
These outcomes will be incorporated depending on client needs.
Outcomes for Basic skills. These outcomes can be presented as a 2 day training program that is not accredited.
q Understand the FOG index
q Apply the seven C’s of good writing
q Apply proper punctuation
q Develop a writing style
q Construct proper sentences
q Understand how to grab attention
q Use spelling and grammar checks
q Deal with writers block
q Plan your writing
q Understand and apply free writing
q How to create agendas and minutes
q How to write good reports
q How to use electronic mail
q Creating letters and memoranda
Outcomes for Advanced skills. These outcomes can be presented as a 2 day training program that is not accredited.
q Apply the seven C’s of good letter writing
q Apply the seven C’s of Good Communication
q Overcome writers block
q Plan to meet the audience’s needs
q Adopt an effective writing style
q Composing rough drafts
q Enhance the presentation
q Eliminate common mistakes
q Plan, and complete your writing
q Use e-mail effectively
q How to deal with language barriers
The Program can also be customised for Report Writing. These outcomes can be presented as a 2 day training program that is not accredited.
q Develop a writing style
q Construct proper sentences
q Understand how to grab attention
q Use spelling and grammar checks
q Deal with writers block
q How to write good reports
q Apply the seven C’s of Good Communication
q Plan to meet the audience’s needs
q Adopt an effective writing style
q Composing rough drafts
q Enhance the presentation
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Primarily middle management and senior management but if learners meet the entry level requirements they will be accepted.
- The non accredited programs are accessible for all.
FLOW OF TRAINING
DAY 1
- Write for a specified audience and purpose
- Use language structures and features to produce coherent and cohesive texts for a wide range of contexts
- Draft own writing and edit to improve clarity and correctness
- Using textual features and conventions specific to texts
- Identifying the intended audience for the communication
Day 2
- Identifying the purpose of a text
- Selecting the appropriate text type, format and layout for the purpose
- Organising and structuring a technical text appropriately
- Using appropriate grammar conventions
- Drafting and editing a technical text
Day 3
- Presenting the same information in different ways
- Using plain language in business
- Write effectively and creatively on a range of topics
- Choose language structures and features to suit communicative purposes
- Edit writing for fluency and unity.
Day 4
- Use a range of reading and viewing strategies to understand the literal meaning of specific texts
- Use strategies for extracting implicit messages in texts
- Respond to selected texts in a manner appropriate to the context
- Explore and explain how language structures and features may influence a reader.
