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Making your Business Better
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%How a product or service is sold, and how a business is run, has changed. Customers want to know your company’s values, selling is about relationships, and your workplace culture impacts productivity. Business relationships, a marketing strategy, and an understanding of the company’s core values, guiding principles, strengths and opportunities is vital to growth. In this eLearning course, you will learn about these essentials, and how to combine that knowledge into your own Strategic Action Plan. -
Cybersecurity: Fundamentals for Employees
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%Cyberattacks are increasing at an alarming rate. Radware reported that there were 2.3 billion data breaches in 2018 – almost three times more than the year before – which cost companies about $600 billion. Most companies have installed firewalls and other cyber defenses to stop cyberattacks, but they are not foolproof. In fact, one of the key risk factors in cyberattacks is human error. A recent Intel Security survey found that 97 per cent of people could not identify all the phishing emails in a sample of 10 emails. -
Fostering Innovation
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%Innovation is what drives companies; by coming up with new and fresh ideas, companies are able to remain relevant and drive success. Learn how companies who are considered to be innovative conduct business, and how to foster innovation in your own organization. -
Becoming a Progressive Employer: Setting Trends Instead of Following Them
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will gain an understanding of what being progressive means, and then take time to truly examine this concept through activities and discussion. You will look at the process involved in going from the status quo to being progressive, along with how to develop or enhance a progressive mindset and innovative ideas. The last part of the course involves understanding the importance of a succession plan to a progressive organization. -
Honing and Delivering Your Message
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%Learn how to clarify your message and how to present it, successfully communicate your message, and ensure your listeners hear what you want to get across to them with the Honing and Delivering Your Message course. -
Identifying and Combatting Fake News
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%After you complete this course you will be able to: define fake news, recognize the difference between fake news and objective reporting, understand the impacts of fake news on your organization, examine proactive strategies and how they work, learn reactive strategies and why they are essential, discover opportunities for promotion and growth within fake news , and create your own fake news action plan. -
From Boss to Leader
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%After completing this course, participants will know the characteristics of bad bosses and good leaders, understand how those who hold management positions can develop into good leaders, know the elements of leading by example, understand the importance of good communication and effective feedback, and know how to use emotional intelligence. -
GDPR Readiness: Getting the Message Out
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this one-day course, you will learn: about internal communication methods, about privacy training, and promoting a good privacy culture,about the elements of a good customer privacy policy, how to write and design a cookie banner disclaimer for your website, and how to design a privacy-compliant web form. -
Developing a Lunch and Learn Program
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will help you to discover what a Lunch and Learn Program truly is, the types of topics, how to create and run a program, and then how to evaluate one. -
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. -
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. -
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Networking for Success
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn how to identify opportunities, create a positive first impression, develop a memorable intro, start conversations, shake hands well, handle business cards, manage sticky situations, follow up with others, and organize your network. You will also learn how to network in online spaces, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. -
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. -
Strategic Planning
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%A good strategic plan describes what the owners want the business to do and how to get there. This course will help you identify all the pieces of a strategic plan and how to put them together to create something meaningful. -
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. -
Building Relationships for Success in Sales
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you how to leverage customer-focused selling, identify what influences relationships, expand your communication skills, manage your body language, develop a professional handshake, and grow your network. -
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. -
Budgets and Managing Money
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%To start this course, you will review the fundamentals of finance (including basic terms, generally accepted accounting principles, and financial roles in an organization). Then, you will learn about different types of budgets and a six-step budgeting process. You will also learn how to monitor budgets, perform basic ratio analysis, and compare investment opportunities. -
Project Management Fundamentals
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn what a project is and what a project manager does. You will also learn about the life cycle of a project. In particular, you will focus on the conceptual phase of project management, where you identify, prioritize, and scope a project idea. -
Knowledge Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn what knowledge is, what knowledge management is, how tacit and explicit knowledge are different, and the business benefits that knowledge management can bring. Then, you will learn about the knowledge management mix (which includes people, technology, and process) as well as a four step process for building your knowledge management framework. You will also learn about four knowledge management models: Bukowitz and Williams KM Process Framework, Gamble and Blackwells knowledge management matrix, Bothas process model, and Nonaka and Takeuchis spiral model. Implementation aspects, such as knowledge management teams, post-mortem plans, KMBOKs, Chief Knowledge Officers, and pilot programs, are covered as well. -
Personal Brand: Maximizing Personal Impact
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, youll learn what a brand is and how you can leverage it to make a personal impact. Youll define, design, and plan the interior elements of your brand (such as your confidence level and approach to others) as well as the exterior elements (such as how you dress and act). Youll also learn supporting skills, such as setting goals, communicating effectively, building your credibility, managing difficult conversations, influencing others, and speaking in public. -
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. -
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 Writing That Works
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you the four Cs of writing: clear, concise, complete, and correct. You will also learn some of the fundamentals of good writing, including word agreement, active and passive voice, sentence construction, punctuation, and spelling. Finally, you will have a chance to apply these skills to real-life situations, such as writing e-mails, memos, and letters. -
Communication Strategies
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you all about the various aspects of communication. Youll learn about asking questions, probing for information, active listening, and body language. Supporting skills are also covered, such as self-esteem, building relationships with others, and assertiveness. -
Conference and Event Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn all the essentials of event planning, including setting objectives, budgeting, using committees, advertising, choosing a venue, selecting a menu, developing takeaway items, gathering feedback for the plan, hosting the event, and evaluating how it all went. -
Managing Difficult Conversations
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will give you an eight-step process for a difficult conversation, as well as some things to consider when deciding to have the conversation (such as your desired outcome, the time and place, and how to stay safe). Youll also learn how to speak persuasively, ask good questions, and listen actively. -
NLP Tools for Real Life
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you about anchoring, establishing congruency, developing rapport, creating outcomes, interpreting and presenting information efficiently, and self-hypnosis. -
The ABCs Of Supervising Others:
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will help you overcome many of the problems that you will encounter as a workplace leader. Topics include transitioning to a supervisory role, attitudes to cultivate, setting goals, personal productivity, communication skills, feedback techniques, conflict resolution, managing difficult conversations, and establishing credibility. -
Leadership Skills for Supervisors: Communication, Coaching, and Conflict
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn about coaching models, conflict resolution techniques, and ways to communicate with your employees. You will also complete Velsofts signature leadership assessment to help you identify how to connect with others. As a bonus, you will receive an introduction to some important leadership theories, including the Situational Leadership II model and servant leadership. -
Human Resources Training: HR for the Non-HR Manager
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will introduce you to basic human resource functions, including hiring, orientation, training, performance management, diversity, privacy, and disciplinary issues. -
Motivation Training: Motivating Your Workforce
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%To start this course, you will learn about some basic motivation theories. You will also learn about setting goals, identifying values, and ways to create a motivational climate. -
Team Building: Developing High Performance Teams
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%After you complete this course, you will understand how to apply the TORI model, Tuckman and Jensens five stages of team development, and Glenn Parkers 12 characteristics of effective teams to develop high-performance teams. You will also complete the Velsoft team player type assessment to help you identify how you behave in a team and how you can connect with others. -
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. -
Coaching and Mentoring
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn how coaching and mentoring differ from each other. You will also learn the key aspects of each skill as well as supporting skills (such as goal setting, communication, feedback techniques, and adult learning principles). -
Prospecting for Leads Like a Pro
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you how to identify your target market, use a prospect dashboard, and set goals. You will also learn how to find prospects through networking, trade shows, lost accounts, and cold calls. -
Marketing and Sales
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn effective, low-cost, and non-cost strategies to improve sales, develop your companys image, and build your bottom line. -
Managing the Virtual Workplace
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach managers and supervisors how to prepare employees for the virtual workplace, create telework programs, build virtual teams, leverage technology, and overcome cultural barriers. -
Inventory Management: The Nuts and Bolts
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn about all aspects of inventory management, including common terms, the inventory cycle, how to maintain inventory accuracy, and what some of the latest trends are. -
Advanced Project Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will focus on two areas of advanced project management. The first area is advanced project management techniques, such as communication plans and status meetings. The second area is general management skills, such as building a winning team and rewarding team members. -
Negotiating for Results
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn about the different types of negotiation, characteristics of a successful negotiator, and building win-win solutions. You will also learn about the four phases of negotiation: preparation, exchanging information, bargaining, and closing. -
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course you will learn about supply chains and logistics, various integration models, supply chain flows, who is who in a supply chain, as well as drivers and ways to optimize them. You will also gain an insight on other crucial points such as aligning your business and supply chain strategies, how to get the most out of your data, how to troubleshoot any problems that crop up and ways to develop your supply chain. -
Managing Across Cultures
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%During this course you will learn about cultures and how to integrate them into the workforce through effective communication and team building. In addition, you are going to be shown ways managing over a cross-cultural spectrum and building a multicultural organization by dipping into the global talent pool. -
Call Center Training: Sales and Customer Service Training for Call Center Agents
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn how to present yourself appropriately on the telephone. You will also learn tips for saying no, giving bad news, selling on the phone, overcoming objections, dealing with difficult customers, taking messages, and managing voice mail. We will also share a basic telephone script that you can customize. -
Writing Reports and Proposals
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%To begin this course, you will learn about the four stages of report writing: investigating, planning, writing, and revising. Youll also learn about the ten steps of proposal writing, as well as using headings, adding visual aids, writing persuasively, and sourcing material. -
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. -
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. -
Writing a Business Plan
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn the essential steps for creating a business plan, including creating a first draft; identifying the audience; gathering information; researching; describing product plans; and marketing, sales, and accounting terms. -
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. -
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. -
Risk Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn about the seven Rs and four Ts that traditionally represent the key activities of risk management. This will give you a framework that you can customize for a single project, a department, or an entire company. -
The Professional Supervisor
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn how to plan effectively, build a high-performing team, motivate employees, provide effective feedback, delegate, and manage conflict. You will also receive an introduction to several leadership theories, including John Adairs action-centered leadership model, Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchards Situational Leadership II model, and Velsofts signature leadership assessment. -
Purchasing and Procurement Basics
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn the basics of purchasing and procurement. Youll receive an introduction to the supply chain, the purchasing cycle, and basic purchasing tools. Youll also learn about the competitive bidding process, how to manage supplier performance, risk management techniques, and ways to build relationships. -
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. -
Conversational Leadership
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%In this course, you will learn about the fundamental elements of meaningful conversations, the four-I model of organizational conversation, the conversational leadership framework, and the World Caf model. All of these tools will help you become a conversational leader and build stronger teams in your workplace. -
Project Management Training: Understanding Project Management
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This in-depth course will take you through all aspects of project management. First, you will consider what a project is and what a project manager does. Then, you will work through the four stages of the project life cycle: conceptual, planning, execution, and termination. You will also learn some supporting skills, like teamwork, communication, and presentation. -
Workplace Health and Safety: The Supervisor’s Role and Responsibilities
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%At the end of this course you are going to be able to understand the employers and supervisors responsibilities for workplace health and safety and you will also learn about, and understand, the three rights of workers. You will learn about Health and Safety Committees, employee orientation checklists, health and safety training for employees, and the importance of communicating health and safety information. -
Business Leadership: Becoming Management Material
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%The first part of this course will teach you about Peter Senges five learning disciplines: personal mastery, mental models, shared vision, team learning, and systems thinking. You will also learn about Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchards Situational Leadership II model, servant leadership, and the five practices in James Kouzes and Barry Posner's The Leadership Challenge. In addition to these leadership models, basic skills (such as building trust, managing change, personal productivity, resolving conflict, solving problems, and leading meetings) will also be covered. -
Delegation: The Art Of Delegating Effectively
R599.00 Ex.VAT 15%This course will teach you how delegation can make you more successful, ways that you can delegate, techniques for giving instructions, how to monitor delegation results, and how to give good feedback. You will also learn an eight-step delegation process that you can customize for any situation.
