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Intermediate Project Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will focus on the last three stages of the project life cycle: planning, execution, and termination. This includes identifying tasks and resources; using scheduling techniques like the work breakdown structure, Gantt charts, and network diagrams; preparing a budget; executing a project; and controlling changes. -
Workplace Harassment: What It Is and What to Do About It
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn about different types of harassment. You will also learn prevention strategies (such as harassment policies and handling issues promptly), what to do if you are harassed, what to do if you are accused of harassment, and how to handle harassment as a manager. Then, you will learn a basic complaint resolution process (including how to handle false complaints), when mediation might be an option, and ways to help the workplace return to normal. -
Research Skills
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn basic research skills, such as reading, memory recall, and note-taking. You will also learn how to create different kinds of outlines for different stages of your project, and how to move from the outline to writing, editing, and polishing. As well, youll learn how to find information using the librarys Dewey Decimal System, journals, and the Internet. -
Onboarding: The Essential Rules for a Successful Onboarding Program
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will explore the benefits of onboarding, show you how to design an onboarding framework, give you ways to customize the program for different audiences (including managers and executives), and demonstrate how to measure results from the program. -
Story Marketing for Small Businesses
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%Story marketing is the process of attracting and engaging customers through story – their story, rather than yours. Instead of the ‘buy our product’ messages of typical marketing campaigns, story marketing tells the customer story and motivates them to connect with your company as a solution to their problem or a way to a better life. This course will highlight the essentials of story marketing for your small business: story marketing tools, storytelling basics, and how to write and refine your own story for marketing to your target audience. -
Skills for the Administrative Assistant
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, youll learn about the elements of a professional attitude, including dressing appropriately, developing a positive outlook, being assertive, and communicating well. Youll also learn some fundamental skills for administrative assistants, such as writing letters, managing your time, saying no, working with others, and dealing with stress. All of these tools will help you achieve your goals and help the people that you support achieve their goals, too. -
Being a Team Player
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%Teamwork is essential in any organization, and strongly influences whether a venture succeeds or fails. Participants will learn what characteristics are common to team players, how to demonstrate to others that you are a good team player, types of teams and which ones are vital to every workplace, reasons teams fail, and strategies to ensure success. Other courses that may be of interest are Creating a Positive Work Environment, Making Your Business Better, Problem Solving and Decision Making, Team Building- Developing High Performance Teams, and Communication Strategies. -
Meeting Management: The Art of Making Meetings Work
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn how to prepare for meetings, develop agendas, lead a meeting, differentiate between process and content, use facilitation skills in a meeting, and manage difficult participants. -
Tough Topics: Talking to Employees about Personal Hygiene
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course has two major themes. First, well give you a customizable framework for having tough conversations. Then, well look at some common tough conversations that come up, including body odor, flatulence, poor clothing and hair decisions, and bad breath. -
Developing a High Reliability Organization
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%You will learn what constitutes a High Reliability Organization (HRO), the principles behind high reliability and take a look at a real life disaster that could have benefitted from those principles. -
Body Language: Reading Body Language as a Sales Tool
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn how to interpret personal space, gestures, facial expressions, body movements, and posture. Youll also learn how to send the right message with body language, dress, and personal interactions. -
Promoting a Marketing Webinar
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course focuses on the essential steps to promoting a marketing webinar that connects with your target audience and generates your desired results. -
Using Activities to Make Training Fun
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will explore different types of games, including icebreakers, energizers, simulations, and case studies. You will also learn how to get buy-in, deal with reluctant participants, troubleshoot games, and create your own games. To top things off, we will give you four activities that you can customize and re-use in your own training sessions. -
Introduction to Neuro Linguistic Programming
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This introductory course will teach the basics of neuro linguistic programming (NLP). Youll learn about key terms, the NLP presuppositions, the NLP senses, eye cues, enriched language, clean questions, and hypnotic language. -
Conquering Your Fear of Speaking in Public
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%To begin this course, youll review some of the basics of communication. Then, youll learn how to make small talk, develop conversations, speak well, dress appropriately, and control nervousness. To wrap things up, youll learn how to handle specific scenarios, like meetings and sticky social situations. -
E-Commerce Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will give you the skills to develop, design, test and successfully run your e-commerce business. It looks at important components such as business plans and marketing while touching upon payment methods, software solutions, security and fraud awareness, and much more. With those topics covered you will have the skills to take your e-commerce business to the next level. -
Code of Conduct: Setting the Tone for Your Workplace
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%Over the duration of this course, you will learn the whys and whats of a workplace code of conduct. You learn why they are needed, who they apply to, how to develop and implement one, and how to train employees on it. -
Public Speaking: Presentation Survival School
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you how to manage your thoughts, body language, nervousness, and speech patterns to present yourself professionally. Youll also learn how to present at meetings, use the five-S pattern to prepare a good presentation, and punch up your presentation with visual aids. As a bonus, youll complete Velsofts signature personality assessment to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses as a speaker. -
Building Better Teams
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn what forms teams can take. Youll also evaluate your team player type, learn ways to build an effective team, and identify things that you can do to become a good team player. -
Business Ethics for the Office
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn what the terms ethics, morals, and values mean. Then, you will learn about several different ethical frameworks, including Kohlbergs six stages, philosophical approaches, personal values, and codes of ethics. You will also learn how to avoid ethical dilemmas, make ethical decisions, handle common ethical dilemmas, and recover from mistakes. -
Online Tools for Small Business
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In today’s business climate, it is more important than ever for your organization to have as many advantages as possible, and this includes having access to tools that will help with marketing and promotion, project management, data acquisition, document review, graphic design and sales transactions. -
Public Relations Boot Camp
R150.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn how to determine the type of information required in a particular situation, ways to approach PR strategically, how to create compelling releases, and techniques for managing media relations. -
Marketing for Small Businesses
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you how marketing is different for small businesses, elements of a successful marketing message, what the marketing cycle looks like, how to build a marketing plan with the five Ps, how to market with social media, and how to create a marketing budget. You will also explore over 100 strategies and consider which ones are right for your small business. -
Selling Smarter
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn why consultative and customer-focused selling are so important. Youll also learn about the sales cycle, setting goals, ways to increase your average sale, and where to find new clients. -
GDPR Readiness: Creating a Data Privacy Plan
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%After completion of this course, you should be able to explain what a data privacy plan will include, know the important terminology and legislation regarding data privacy, map the flow of data in an organization visually, understand and write an information request procedure, develop an internal data handling procedure, understand and write a data security policy, understand and write a personal data protection policy, adapt your current client privacy policy, develop a data breach procedure, decide on training solutions for data privacy, know the other necessary pieces of the data privacy plan and help your organization write, implement, and review a data privacy plan. -
Emotional Intelligence
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will introduce you to the history of emotional intelligence and what its all about. You will explore the most popular theories, including the EI blueprint, Martin Seligmans ABCs of optimism, the VALUE and SOLER techniques, Ekmans seven basic emotions, and Plutchiks wheel. You will also explore your personal values and vision statement to help guide you in your emotional intelligence development. -
Collaboration
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%Collaboration is a skill that is utilized with one or more people to produce or create a result or shared goal. Everyone in the group has a shared vision or outcome. The group not only has to work together, they must think together, and the product comes from group effort. Collaborators are equal partners. Do we know what it takes to achieve successful collaboration with colleagues? What are the importance and benefits of collaboration in the workplace and how can employers create a collaborative environment and reward employees for collaborative efforts? -
Branding: Creating and Managing Your Corporate Brand
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will get you started on the road to creating a perfect brand. Youll learn how to develop a visual identity from start to finish, the basics of graphic design, and how to keep your brand energized and alive. -
Developing Your Training Program
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%You will start this course by considering what training is, when it is necessary, and what other options are out there. Then, you will learn the ICE method for identifying needs, a seven-step model for instructional design, and tips for building an engaging program. Next, you will walk through the steps of program design, including setting learning objectives, identifying evaluation strategies, choosing learning methodologies, finding content, creating energizers, using assessment tools, developing supporting materials, and testing the program. You will also receive tips on creating a proposal for a training program and building rapport with company sponsors. -
Entrepreneurship 101
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, youll learn the basics of entrepreneurship. You will learn how to find and evaluate business ideas, flesh out those ideas by developing value propositions and financial projections, consider your ownership options, prepare the appropriate documents (including a business plan, pitch deck, and white papers), and gather funding for your business. Youll also learn the steps of developing, testing, marketing, and launching a product or service. To wrap things up, youll learn how to grow your business and become an entrepreneurial leader.
