Business Lifestyle Skills

Syllabus

Study Skills

• Approaches to learning
• Organising yourself for study
• Reading skills
• Getting to know your textbooks
• Note-taking skills
• Preparing assignments

Business Communication

• Communication: Some Theories and Models
• Barriers to Communication
• Formal and Informal Communication

Effective Business Writing

• Introduction to Effective Business Writing
• Writing Letters, Memos and Faxes
• Writing Effective Reports

Presentation and Social Interaction Skills

• Oral Presentations
• Business Meetings
• Self Presentation for Job Selection
• Organisational Culture and Recruitment

Marketing

• Introduction to Marketing
• Markets and Customers
• The Marketing Mix

Simple Book Keeping

• The Need for Financial Control
• Accounts
• Control
• Book-Keeping and Reconciliation
• Cash Book
• Petty Cash Book
• Sales Ledger
• Purchase Ledger
• Wages Book
• Debtors and Creditors

Business Planning

• Drawing up a Business Plan
• Implementing the Business Plan

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This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 105 hrs.