Workplace Upstart Readiness program
Duration: 2 day Course
Baobab Training and Institute’s Work Readiness Programme bridges the gap between education and the world of work. A structured one, two or three month programme, you will be equipped with real entry level skills and you’ll have the confidence and skills that employers are looking for. Our Work Readiness Programme is designed to accelerate training for entry level jobs in South Africa’s growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector. We’ve specialised in this field as there are more than 15 000 contact centre agent jobs in Durban alone – and more than 200 000 people are employed in this sector throughout South Africa.
Social Media policy and practice for organisations
Duration: 1 day Training
Developing a social media policy is an important first step for government and/or departments considering using social media and can ultimately serve as a key enabler for responsibly and effectively leveraging social media tools. Yet, many governments are struggling with what such a policy should encompass and convey. Not surprisingly, given the emergent nature of social media, no South African Government department actually have a formalized set of policies to guide their own efforts, as well as for others to draw on or learn from. As a result GCIS has taken a lead in developing these guidelines for uniformity in the use of social media tools in government as a whole
Resource Mobilisation for non profits
Duration: 2 day Program
As fundraisers, we often come across the term ‘resource mobilization.’ Although technical in sense, it merely means mobilizing resources. Now resources can include many different things, not just money, for your organization. Apart from money, you can also raise support from volunteers; you can also receive material donations for your NGO; or you can get in-kind contribution from your own community. So, in order to put all these sources of support into one kitty (including cash donations), we refer to them collectively as ‘resource mobilization.
SMME Entrepreneurship Training program
Duration: 2 day Flagship
This unique 3 Day Mzanzi Entrepreneurship SMME Business Training program is for young people in South Africa building businesses. The focus of the training materials and sessions is on the skills to build a healthy business. Business owners will face dilemmas, multi-dimensional dilemmas, which will impact their businesses. Some of these are particular to young entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs need to plan for impacts on their business. They need to be aware of the impact of their decisions on their well being, medical health and the health of their family. Their business, their family, and their personal well being form a triangle. All corners of the triangle must be in healthy balance. Business owners, especially young people, need to learn how to keep their business consistently open and reliably operating, for their well being and their business viability.
Financial Management for non- financial
Duration: 2 day Program
The programme is specifically designed for non-financial middle and senior managers. Through completing the programme participants will be equipped with advanced knowledge and understanding of financial concepts such as capital budgeting, financial statement analysis, ratio analysis and cash flow analysis. Participants will also gain an improved understanding of the impact of operating decisions on the financial health of the business.
Business Modal Canvass BMC masterclass
Duration: 1 day Program
It’s referred to a strategic management tool to quickly and easily define and communicate a business idea or concept. It is a tool that allows you to get an understanding of your organisation and to go through the process of making connections between what your idea is and how to integrate it within the organisation. It looks at what kinds of customer decisions influence the use of your systems. It allows everyone to get a clear idea of what the business will likely be. The programme is key to individuals who desire to be in management of an organisation to play a critical role in facilitating new ideas to be implemented in the organisation.
Project management for non profits
Duration: 2 day Course
More and more employees are getting promoted from within to become project managers. The assumption is that established employees are good project managers since they fully understand a company’s products and how best to meet the quality and quantity requirements set forth by upper management. However, product knowledge is not enough. In this course, those of you who are not professional project managers will learn the fundamentals of project management. You will learn how to incorporate established project management processes into the organization, making the most of your skills and experience and allowing employers to develop management and leadership skills from within.
Tools and technology platforms for NPO’s
Duration: 2 day Course
One fundamental component in today’s business environment is information technology (IT). This important feature of business management can include both computerized data systems and communication functions. Order entry, information storage and retrieval, interdepartmental connectivity, and customer relationship features are the key requirements of this business function. Sharing data across separate disciplines is fundamental to success; so is automating time-consuming or repetitive activities. Managers must control and streamline the flow of information throughout an organization.
Knowledge management KM4 Non profits
Duration: 2 day Course
The main goal of knowledge management is to improve an organization’s efficiency and save knowledge within the company. It consists of a cycle of creating, sharing, structuring and auditing knowledge, in order to maximize the effectiveness of an organization’s collective knowledge. In making sure that all employees have access to the overall expertise held within the organization, a smarter workforce is built who are more able to make quick, informed decisions that benefit the company. Therefore knowledge management is for individuals who are keen to improve their skills in decision making within an organisation.