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Workplace Essentials

Work Essentials is an online, self-paced course designed to help students build the employability skills they need to enter the workforce. The evolving skills demanded in today’s workplace can make it challenging for educators to keep their students motivated to pursue their career goals. This instructional content focuses on what today’s employers want from new hires and prepares students to navigate their own job search, become valued employees, and advance in their careers. Each module keeps students invested by rewarding their work with digital badges and certifications that recognize their accomplishments. This course is perfect for adult students struggling to find better employment opportunities, including high school equivalency candidates and high school-educated adults.

Next cohort

04/03/2025

Duration

2 Months

Location

Beginner

About this course

Are you finding it challenging to navigate the complexities of your workplace? The Workplace Essential Skills (WES) program is here to guide you! Tailored specifically for apprentices, this comprehensive training initiative provides you with the core skills essential for success in employment, education, and daily life.

The WES program is designed to help you thrive as a capable and confident employee, equipping you to meet your professional responsibilities with ease. While not endorsed or replicated by the QCTO, this program is applicable across industries and levels of complexity, ensuring you acquire versatile skills that serve as a foundation for further growth.

Stay ahead by adapting to modern workplace practices and embracing change effortlessly. These essential skills are key to lifelong learning and effective task completion in any environment. With universal relevance across industries, the WES program prepares you to handle tasks of varying complexity, making you an adaptable and valuable team member.

Take the first step toward becoming a more confident, competent, and adaptable professional—enroll in the Workplace Essential Skills program today!

JOB SEEKING

Many students don’t know where to begin when it comes to finding work, and many educators don’t have the resources to help students individually with their job search. With our Job Seeking module, students can independently focus on becoming successful in today’s work environment.

Students will learn how to:

Network
Find jobs online
Apply for jobs
Write resumes and cover letters
Avoid job scams
Make a good impression
Meet employer expectations

JOB READY

Starting a new position comes with its own learning curve that can offset the confidence students get after accepting a job offer. With our Job Ready module, your students will feel empowered with the skills to adapt to working environments in their new roles and improve their career opportunities.

Students will learn how to:

Communicate well
Meet employer expectations for the job
Show initiative and dependability
Create a positive customer experience
Represent themselves in a positive manner

JOB KEEPING

Accepting an offer and receiving the first paycheck is just the start to kicking off a student’s career direction. With our Job Keeping module, you can help your students understand the potential of their work success by building skills for long-term success to advance in the workplace with a promotion or higher-paying position.

Students will learn how to:

Think critically and problem solve
Work well with others and build relationships
Solve work-related problems
Plan and organize
Negotiate to solve conflict
Keep records

Benefits

Workplace Essential Skills: SP-211009, NQF Level 4, Credits 20 : An Accredited Online Course for Critical Job Skills.

Program Outline

Knowledge Component
  • The workplace environment and responsibilities of an employer and employee
  • Employment
  • The organisation of work
  • Concepts related to the employee’s performance of work
  • Employer organisations
  • External environments in which organisations operate
  • Employer-Employee relationships
  • Workplace health and safety
  • Understand and apply work ethics, norms and values
  • Ethics at work
  • Communication
  • Current trends influencing work
Application Component
  • The workplace environment and responsibilities of an employer and employee
  • Apply for a career opportunity
  • Prepare and undertake an interview
  • Analyse an employment contract
  • Analyse a workplace policy and guideline
  • The workplace environment and responsibilities of an employer and employee
  • Apply and accept an internship at a Workplace Experience provider.
  • Demonstrate understanding of Occupational Health and Safety legislation in the workplace
  • Induction at a Workplace Experience provider, covering general work place policies, procedures and standards
  • Observe and undertake general task/s within Workplace Experience provider workplace
  • Understand and apply work ethics, norms and values
  • Work as a team member
  • Participate in and contribute to workplace meetings
  • Contribute to maintaining a safe and productive Work Environment

Class Profile?

This Workplace Essential Skills program targets both employed and unemployed South Africans, including those in low-skilled occupations, who aim to enhance their skill sets and opportunities.

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