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The Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022 have been implemented on 16 January 2023. All the new Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022 will be addressed including practical examples. The new Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022 has completely done away with the compulsory B-BBEE requirements. The new Preferential Procurement Regulations 2022 only addresses which preferential point system (either 80/20 or 90/10 Preference Point System) must be used in evaluating tenders. These two Preference Points Systems are based on the value of the tender. ...

The purpose of this course is to equip delegates with the skills, knowledge, competencies, values and attitudes to grasp fundamental principles, processes and tools necessary to think critically about business opportunities and business management. Delegates will develop expertise in adopting a strategic approach to Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management. Furthermore, this short course will prepare delegates to start their own businesses. The course will develop students' expertise and abilities in the fields of Business Management and Entrepreneurship. ...

Management and leadership expertise is the single most important factor for the advancement and success of your management career. This course will ensure that you take your personal leadership style and competencies to new levels of success. The course is designed for managers who wish to find their own voice and deepen their management and leadership expertise. Good leadership ability coupled with solid management skills can have a significant impact on your workplace effectiveness and consequent career advancement. Without these core competencies under control, the workplace can be an extremely harsh environment. Leadership and management skills can be developed to assist managers in achieving their ultimate career goals and in being more effective and productive to their organization. ...

Transport and fleet managers are faced with unusually adverse conditions: higher fuel costs, consolidation, hidden fees, new security requirements, capacity constraints and higher-than-ever customer expectations that affect carrier selection, fulfilment accuracy and inventory management. ...

The rapidly increasing volumes of data is putting pressure on organizations to govern information effectively. Organizations are finding it more difficult to understand what data they have, if data is secure, what data is being retained and if valuable business intelligence is being ignored. To help control this growth and make it manageable longer term, information governance is essential. Successful information governance can help you decide where to focus on, so that you can add value to the organization. This involves aligning data and intelligence with your business’ strategic objectives. ...

This short course explains the difference between bookkeeping and accounting within a business context, different concepts and definitions in accounting, the duality concept, and the basic accounting equation. It further addresses Value-Added Tax (VAT) based transactions, different source documents relevant to accounting transactions, processing cash transactions using relevant subsidiary journals, processing credit and sundry transactions using applicable journals, and transferring accounting information from journals to related general ledger accounts ...

The aim of the course is to provide people who are not trained financial specialists yet are required to, or have an interest in, understanding and interpreting corporate financial information, with the necessary skills to do so. It is specially targeted at middle managers or aspiring middle managers from all non-financial spheres of the organization. ...

Communicating effectively is an invaluable business tool. Strong communication skills will help you get noticed and achieve professional success – and they will help ensure that you consistently secure the results you are aiming for. Communications is evolving rapidly in line with digitisation. The Business Communications Skills course has been designed to equip you with the tools to communicate effectively across the gamut of business channels – from interpersonal communication and communicating in meetings, through to effective use of digital channels. ...

Project management requires special knowledge and skills. Many projects are cancelled before they are completed. Many are completed late and cost well over their original estimates. And, of the rare few which are completed, on-time and within budget, many do not meet the needs of the project stakeholders ...