Computer and Business Fundamentals
Training
The main focus of this cost centre is the
eight week computer training and business
fundamentals course. We run two computer
studios and a theory classroom full time,
mainly for entry level students. We also
run an advanced class and the shorter
35hr. Wits Infolit classes from time to
time during the course of the year.
The studios are seen as a need to address
some of the skills shortages of our youth
who have left school and are looking for
work.
The computer studios offer four options of
training:
1.
The eight-week full time Work Skills
Training Programme consisting of Business
Fundamentals and Basic & Intermediate
Computer Literacy
2.
The six-week full time Advanced Computer
Literacy
3.
The Evening and Saturday Computer
Technology class
4.
The 35hr. Wits
Infolit course
All computer courses include Windows,
Typing, Word and Excel, with the more
advanced classes adding advanced versions
of the above and including Power Point,
Access, Outlook, the Internet and E–mail.
The Business Fundamentals course includes
topics such as Business Communication,
Self-Empowerment, Work Management, Basic
Accounts, Economics, Taxation etc.
As mentioned above, statistics over this
reporting period had improved over the
previous year. We trained a total of 481
students in categories 1 and 2 above of
which a total of 252 were full time
students, 74 Saturday class students, 65
evening class students, 69 advanced class
students. We have realized that in terms
of percentages females are the ones that
dominate our classes e.g. in one class of
48 students 40 are female and 8 are male.
At the beginning of this year we’ve
reviewed our performance in order to
improve our marketing of the course. Word
of mouth proved to be the most favoured
form of recruitment, followed by
advertising via posters and pamphlets. We
continue to review our performance and try
and make sure that our standards are good
and a benefit to all our students.
Through teamwork and working together this
department ensures that they deliver what
is best for the student. Our trainers must
deliver at a high standard and at the end
of each course each trainer’s performance
is assessed by the students. Students,
before the course starts, are informed by
the administrator on what the courseware
entails and the expectations and
commitment we also expect from them.
The department consists of three full time
trainers, two who specialise in computer
training and one who specialises in theory
training. There is also a full time
administrator (who is also a computer
trainer) who is assisted by a volunteer
trainee. There is a lot of administrative
work involved in the running of this
project which includes the recruitment of
students, to the marking of exam papers
and the general smooth running of the
office.
During the course of this year the
National Facilitator started the process
of accrediting our studios with ISETT SETA
by employing a consultant to assist in
mapping and writing the material needed.
During the next reporting period we hope
to be able to report that our
accreditation is finalized.
Our trainers have their qualifications for
the courses that they run.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Cummins Corporation
for their ongoing support of the computer
studio which enables us to charge the
community minimal attendance fees and
helps us through any patches when we do
not have full classes. They have also
assisted us over this past period with the
accreditation process.
We would like to thank all our current
students for their support, as it is
through your participation we in turn are
able to continue to assist those students
after you.
I would also like to thank the computer
team and our assistant for their
commitment, input and reliability over the
past year. |
