Structures

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How our courses are structured All our training courses are designed to achieve outcomes.  This means that right at the start we find out what needs there are for learning.  They are also designed to make sure that they achieve the desired Return on Investment. These needs are then analysed through consultation with professionals in the workplace to find out exactly how to define the needs, and then to convert them into "desired outcomes." These "desired outcomes" are then written out as an enterprise standard.  A "standard" is a description of the performance of the skill as a minimum requirement. This standard may or may not be submitted to SAQA for registration.  It may apply only to a company, and submitting it to SAQA may compromise intellectual property rights. The standard list "Assessment Criteria", which are the baselines on which competence is measured. That's only when we start writing a training course. In summary, a training course is based on desired outcomes of competent performance. We train you so that you can DO competently.  To achieve this, we follow this process in all our training: The Training Value Chain Link Steps Needs Analysis Define Skills Gap Define required outcomes Report Needs Analysis Standard Define outcomes and assessment criteria Write unit or enterprise standard Quality Assurance Design systems and quality assurance management procedures Manage the quality assurance Administration Database Financial controls Learner controls Assessment Guide Write Assessment Guide Moderate Assessment Guide Cost and Evaluation Parameter Design Determine the benefits of competency in the stated skills Determine a realistic cost for training and assessment, including lost production, recruitment etc. Set cost limits and design budget Design evaluation procedure Course Design Define course objectives Research expert input Design course structure (design matrix) Select training tools Select formative assessment tools Course Writing Write Instructor Manual Write Learner manual Make up course materials Enrolment Enrol Learners Student Affairs Conduct Employ facilitators Conduct course Course Evaluation Evaluate course (Kirkpatrick level 1) Assessment Assess learners Moderate Assessments (Kirkpatrick level 2) Training Evaluation Evaluate impact on the person and work area ( Kirkpatrick level 3) Evaluate costs against budget and calculate Return on Investment (Kirkpatrick level 4)