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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 advanced classes during 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 three options of
training:
- The eight-week full time Work Skills
Training Programme consisting of Business
Fundamentals and Basic & Intermediate Computer
Literacy
- The six-week full time Advanced
Computer Literacy
- The Evening and Saturday Computer Technology
class
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.
We trained a total of 437 students in categories 1,
2 and 3 above of which a total of 248 were full time
students, 72 Saturday class students, 81 evening
class students, 36 advanced students. Female
students continue to be the most interested in our
classes e.g. in one class of 48 students 40 are
female and 8 are male.
Word of mouth continued 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 business fundamentals theory
training. The ratio in the computer classes is one
trainer to 12 students. There is also a full time
administrator 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.
Our learners even though resident in Alex come from
a cross section of other provinces.
Acknowledgements
Our sincere thanks go to Cummins Corporation for
their ongoing support of the computer studios which
enables us to charge the community minimal
attendance fees and for allowing our students to
visit their facilities; to Toyota South Africa for
their support of the materials and study guides and
volunteer stipends; and Aristocrat Technologies for
keeping our hardware running.
We would like to thank all our past and present
students for their support, as it is through your
participation that we can assist you and continue to
assist those students after you.
We would also like to thank the computer team and
our assistant for their commitment, input and
reliability over the past year.
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