Short Courses

A Credit–bearing short course is a type of short learning programme for which credits, in relation to the course’s contribution to a unit standard and/or (part) qualification, are awarded.

ADVANCED RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION GOVERNANCE

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Establish the benefits of information governance
• Create a conducive environment for advanced document and records management practice
• How best implement an EDRMS in a professional way.
• Implement business classification scheme.
• Determine whether the cloud is right for your organisation’s records
• Identify records management risk and the security associated.

PUBLIC SECTOR BID COMMITTEE

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Discuss elements of a Supply Chain Management model that apply to the bid committee system.
• Apply knowledge of the applicable regulatory framework to ensure compliance.
• Discuss the importance of ethical conduct at all stages of the bid committee process.
• Apply knowledge of the functions of the Bid Specification Committee.
• Apply knowledge of the functions of the Bid Evaluation Committee.
• Apply knowledge of the functions of the Bid Adjudication Committee.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the bid system
• Demonstrate an understanding of the responsibilities of the bid evaluation and adjudication committees
• Demonstrate an understanding how to examine bids
• Demonstrate an understanding how to evaluate and adjudicate bids
• Demonstrate an understanding of the criteria for evaluation
• Demonstrate an understanding how to award contracts
• Demonstrate an understanding of the rejection of bids
• Demonstrate an understanding the competitiveness of the bid process
• Demonstrate an understanding of value for money procurement
• Demonstrate an understanding of competitive bidding methods
• Demonstrate an understanding how to procure goods and services

ASSET AND FLEET MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Interpret the Government Immovable Asset Management
• Come up with an Asset management Plan (AMP);
• Apply the knowledge gained through asset management practices for improved reliability and efficiency.
• Reduce the total lifecycle cost of assets through better maintenance tracking, spare parts planning, inventory improvements and disposal of unproductive equipment and systems;
• Eliminate unnecessary or redundant equipment
• Get better appreciation of maintenance requirements with an accurate accounting of assets;
• Optimize the production of machinery, tools, fleets and other working assets.
• Improve risk management techniques.

BID COMMITTEE TRAINING

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Get an overview of the applicable legislation to Bid Committee process.
• Know the roles and responsibilities of Committees.
• Examine the constitution, functions and responsibilities of each committee.
• Learn the roles of Bid Committee members in curbing fraud and mitigating risk.
• Establish proper transparency theories in procurement, tendering, and purchasing.
• Evaluate Bid Committees’ strengths and weaknesses.
• Present entities with viable mechanisms of strengthening procurement, tendering & purchasing transparency at national, provincial & local levels of Governments.
• Update their entity on the preferential procurement policy framework and point systems.
• Examine the Standard Bid Documents and understand the Bid Specification Committee.

CONTRACT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Drafting of legal contracts
• Difference between legal contract and the SLA
• Effects of badly drafted contract, and the standard clauses to the valid contract.
• Understand the Uses of Contracts
• Managing the contract content
• Managing contract process
• Have knowledge of service level agreements
• Outsourcing and SLA’s

CONTRACT AND PROCUREMENT FRAUD WORKSHOP

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Identify the elements of procurement fraud
• Outline the risks associated with procurement fraud
• Understand the Legislative framework of procurement and fraud,
• Identify the strategies of limiting the risk of procurement fraud within institutions
• Analyze the procurement process with appropriate and effective methods
• Detect potential fraud in the procurement cycle
• Develop methodology of investigation & preventive action procedures
• Develop the ability of lesson learned from each case of fraud that occurred

DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Understand the importance of disaster risk management within South African region.
• Foster and strengthen relationships between regional practitioners and disaster management organizations.
• Encourage other stakeholders to contribute on the formulation of policies and strategies in the South African region.
• Scrutinize the Disaster Management Amendment Bill
• Consolidate disaster risk concepts and strategies amongst municipal officials, with an emphasis on preparedness and mitigation strategies
• Discuss the key challenges facing municipalities in anticipating and mitigating disasters.
• Share better strategies to improve South Africa’s disaster and waste management strategies.
• Determine the impact of unsafe and poor disaster management including diseases and injuries related to disaster management.
• Understand the activities involved in post disaster management

ESSENTIAL BEST PRACTICES FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND CREDIT MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Identify and understand Accounts Payable Management.
• Handle invoices correctly and employ the necessary checks and balances.
• Process payments correctly while employing the necessary checks and balances.
• Dramatically improve your efficiency using simple techniques for streamlining the entire payment process
• Provide good customer service, create internal controls, & prepare the department for the annual audit.
• Detect and prevent fraud from vendors and employees.
• Use technology in Accounts Payable to make the job more efficient.

STRATEGIC FACILITIES MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Identify key concepts of facilities management
• Understand the legal requirement in managing facilities in South Africa.
• Apply key disciplines for effective facilities management.

 FRAUD PREVENTION AND ANTI–CORRUPTION STRATEGIES WORKSHOP

Course Outcome

Upon completion of this training participants will be able to:

• Analyze current directions in policies, regulatory and developments in preventing fraud
• Explore current trends of fraud in South Africa
• Strengthen Internal Audit Effectiveness
• Draft anti-corruption strategies at workplace.
• Prevent, detect and investigate fraud at workplace.
• Merge a corporate governance compliance program.
• Identify a white-collar crime,
• Understand the importance of whistle blowing its implementing strategies.
• How to conduct a fraud risk assessment