This course will be useful to learners who are working within the Public Sector, Local Government, commercial or community environment. It will enable anyone to gain insight into the role of leadership within a work context, and thus providing them with the skills and knowledge to add value to one’s job. This Leadership course will also provide value to public officials who are involved in integrated development planning or public sector management and administration specialists.

The qualifying learner will be capable of:

• Explaining the concept of leadership.
• Differentiating between leadership and management.
• Analysing and comparing leadership theories.
• Applying the different roles and qualities of leadership in a work context.

It also introduces the junior manager to the preparation and procedures required in conducting a structured meeting to ensure that objectives are achieved.

The qualifying learner is also capable of:

• Explaining the concept of personal ethics in relation to the moral compass.
• Describing the role of a code of conduct in a work environment, according to ethical principles.
• Upholding the code of conduct within the work team.
• Preparing for a meeting.
• Conducting a meeting.
• Dealing with differing views in a meeting.
• Distributing records of a meeting.

This course provides a broad introduction to HIV/AIDS in the workplace.

It introduces a broad case of knowledge about HIV/AIDS that will enable learners to be informed and caring workers in an industry.

The focus is knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in relation to the learner’s own context and experience of the world of work.

• Understanding the effects of HIV/AIDS on the immune system.
• Knowing how HIV/AIDS is transmitted.
• Knowing what behaviour is safe and what behaviour caries the risk of HIV/AIDS transmission.
• Knowing what guidelines and assistance are available to support workers with HIV/AIDS and recognise own role in creating a caring work environment.
• Understanding the implications of the HIV/AIDS pandemic for society, the economy, a business sub-sector, an organisation and a specific workplace.