Topics Covered:

• Basic Conditions of Employment
• Grievance Procedures
• Managing Dismissals
• Dismissal for Misconduct
• Dismissal for Incapacity
• Dismissal for operational requirements
• Discrimination in the work place
• Sexual harassment in the work place
• HIV/AIDS implications in the work place

Course duration: 2 days

Topics Covered:

• Understanding Conflict
• Conflict management
• Modern negotiation theory
• The needs negotiation process
• Practicing conflict management skills
• Guidelines for conducting effective meetings

Course duration: 3 days

Topics Covered:

• Conducting a Disciplinary Hearing
• Dismissal for Misconduct
• Role Play

Course duration: 2 days

Topics Covered:

• Identify and classify transgression
• Implement a procedure to handle non –dismissible offences
• Implement a procedure to handle dismissible offences
• Represent employee at a disciplinary hearing

Course duration: 2 days

Topics Covered:

• Introduction
• Discrimination
• Barriers to Employment Equity
• Sexual harassment in the workplace
• HIV/AIDS implications in the workplace
• Disability in the workplace
• Monitoring, enforcement & legal proceedings

Course duration: 1 day

Topics Covered:

• Introduction to Coaching and Mentoring
• The coaching context
• Motivating High-level Performance

Course duration: 2 days

Topics Covered:

• Introduction
• Financial Planning
• Budgeting
• Investing
• 10 Rules of Financial Management

Course duration: 1 day

Topics Covered:

• Demonstrate an understanding of project management tools and techniques
• Limitations and advantages of project management tools and techniques
• Output of project management tools and techniques meet individual, team and organisational needs/requirements
• Apply corrective action steps where project management tools and techniques usage problems occur

Course duration: 2 days

Topics Covered:

• The role of the finance function
• Understanding and interpreting the financial statement
• Preparing and managing budgets

Course duration: 2 days

Topics Covered:

• Conditions and terms of employment
• Organisational rights and roles of shopstewards
• Managing Dismissals
• Dismissal for Misconduct
• Dismissal for Incapacity
• Dismissal for Operational Requirements
• Collective Bargaining
• CCMA Procedures
• Unfair Labour Practice

Course duration: 1 day

Topics Covered:

• Internal climate survey
• Feedback
• Communication

Course duration: 2 days

Topics Covered:

• Explain the basic principles of the Act and the accompanying Regulations.
• Explain the requirements for minimum compliance stipulated in the Act.
• Interpret the management controls required to achieve compliance.
• Explain the obligations of managers in terms of communication and training.

Course duration: 1 day

Topics Covered:

• The principles of primary emergency care in the workplace.
• The basic level of preparedness for health emergencies in the workplace.
• Assess and manage an emergency scene in the workplace.
• Demonstrate primary emergency life support for adults, children and infants according to current international protocols.
• Explain and manage shock.
• Conduct secondary assessment of the sick and/or injured person and provide appropriate primary emergency care within the workplace.
• Keeping records of the incident/accident.

Course duration: 1 day

Topics Covered:

• Identifying different types of fires.
• Explaining and practice fire prevention.
• Operating basic fire fighting equipment.
• Perform basic fire fighting procedures.

Course duration: 1 day

Topics Covered:

Contents:

Introduction:

Section 1 – Steps to getting started

1. Find out the relevant legislation and guidelines.
2. Understand the role of the ward committee.
3. Understand the role of the ward councillor.
4. Understand the role of the proportional representative (PR) councillor.
5. Understand the role of the ward committee members.
6. Elect the members of the ward committee.
7. Attending induction training – ward councillors and ward committee members.
8. Preparing for the first ward committee meeting – some hints for the ward councillor.
9. The first ward committee meeting.

Section 2 – Handy hints to help ward committees work successfully

1. The role of the secretary.
2. Running a meeting.
3. Chairing meeting, some tips for the Chair.
4. Reporting requirements for ward committees.
5. Developing a ward profile.
6. Developing an annual action plan for your ward committee.

Section 3 – The municipality: how it can support ward committees

1. What support does the municipality offer ward committees?
2. What is the Integrated Development Plan?
3. Annual Budget.
4. Performance Management System.
5. Municipal contacts.
6. Municipal projects and initiatives.

Course duration: 3 days