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Workshop in Business Writing Skills

Qualification code: 76198
Duration: 6 months
Language medium: English

Target group:

Students with little or no teaching experience, with matriculation (Grade 12 or Senior Certificate)

Admission requirements:

Senior Certificate or equivalent NQF level 4 qualification or equivalent experience

Course leader details:

Mr. Douglas Mokoena
Lecturer (School of Arts)
Department of English Studies
Tel: 012 429 3679
E-mail: mokoeds@unisa.ac.za

Programme administrator:

Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp

Purpose statement:

The Short Course has been designed to assist employees and
organisations to improve the quality of work-related writing in English.
It addresses writing skills and different formats of communication
for different purposes. It is specifically aimed at developing and
improving business writing skills in English. Writing is an important
aspect of business and employees at various levels require guidance
in writing effective documents. Our focus is on the appropriate use of
language in business documents

Modules:

SCBW018 - Business Writing Skills

Syllabus/Content: Clients can select from the following four options: Business Writing Introduction Meeting and Minutes Taking Report Writing Telephone Techniques