Description

Includes: Digital Course Material, 4 hours of One-on-One Live Zoom Training with a Programme Facilitator (can be split into 2 x 2 hour sessions)

Target Audience: Employees who are required to write reports in their function

Learning Outcomes:

• Why reports are expected to conform to structural, punctuation and formatting conventions.
• Explain the importance of identifying your readers and their needs.
• Identify how much detail your readers need and will understand.
• Provide information to diverse groups of readers with different needs.
• Create a who-needs-what table to organise your writing and to generate an outline.
• Structure and present your report professionally.
• Write an executive summary that conveys all the essential information and encourages readers to read the rest of your report.
• Write a background section that provides the necessary context for your readers.
• Write effective conclusions and recommendations.
• Use bulleted and numbered lists effectively.
• Correctly and consistently use essential punctuation, capitalisation and abbreviation. (For a more detailed coverage of these topics
• Editing and Proofreading

Learning and Assessment Methodology:

• Pre-reading material
• Self Assessments
• Group discussions
• Case Studies
• Simulations
• Roleplays
• Action planning sheet
• Learning Diary