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Time Management
Details
Attend our 3-day accredited time management course that covers task list creation, prioritization techniques, diary usage, and systematic implementation processes. You will gain immediate and long-term benefits by learning practical strategies for organizing and scheduling tasks, avoiding time wasters, and proactively handling unforeseen circumstances. By breaking down responsibilities and delegating effectively, you will foster a more productive work environment and reduce stress. Moreover, these skills will translate directly into better decision-making, streamlined workflows, and greater accountability—key ingredients for personal growth, professional success, and sustainable team performance.
This course is aligned to meet the outcomes of unit standard 242811 - prioritise time and work for self and team at NQF level 4 for 5 credits. This unit standard is a core in our Further Education and Training Certificate: Generic Management Qualification at NQF level 4. This course will enable you to manage time and prioritise tasks in a work environment, and it is intended for junior managers or supervisors in an organisation.
This course is a 3-day accredited time management course. It will teach you how to create task lists, assign and manage tasks and manage a diary. Learners will complete formative and summative assessments in class and submit a Portfolio of Evidence.
After the course, you will be able to:
- Create, implement, and maintain a personal and team task list
- Use and maintain a diary
- Prioritize personal and team tasks
- Implement and maintain a task list
Delivery Methods
| Delivery Method | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom | 3 days | Get a Quote | |
| Live Virtual Training | 3 days | Get a Quote | |
| RPL Assessment | 1 days | Get a Quote |
Discounts Available
Brochure:
Audience
The intended audience is anyone in a work environment who has areas of responsibility in a department and who needs to schedule and plan tasks.
This course will suit a person needing an accredited time management course and who would like to build up credits towards a full qualification on the NQF.
Pre-Requisites
Learners should be competent in Communication and Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 3 (Grade 11). Proof of this would need to be provided upon enrolment.
Course Outline / Curriculum
Topic 1: Creating a Task List
- Defining key terms
- Purpose of a task list
- Drawing up task lists
- Planning & Scheduling tasks
- Formatting Task lists
- Unforeseen circumstances
- Avoiding Time wasters
- Recording info on the task list
- Flagging tasks
Topic 2: Prioritizing Personal and Team tasks
- Best practice for Prioritizing Tasks
- Prioritizing and avoiding Procrastination
- Recording info systematically in a diary
- Recording events
- Managing resources eg emails etc
Topic 3: Use and Maintain a Diary
- Purpose of a Diary / Appointment Book / Calendar App
- Recording info in a diary or calendar app / Planner
- Action Items according to entries
Topic 4: Implement and Maintain personal and team task lists
- Assigning tasks to the team
- Primary & secondary functions
- Informing Stakeholders
- Amending Task Lists
- Adding new tasks and re-prioritizing outstanding work
- Monitoring team job descriptions
- Reporting completed tasks and checking off the task list
Schedule Dates and Booking
There are currently no scheduled dates.
Please note that this course needs a minimum of 6 delegates to schedule a course. You can choose to be added to the waiting list by clicking the button below, and we will contact you when we have enough delegates interested. Should we not get enough delegates, we will refund or credit your paid booking.
Should you need this course urgently, the following options are available:
- Pay for 6 delegates (whether you have them or not) and we will schedule the course as soon as possible.
- If you have fewer delegates and cannot pay for 6, we can negotiate a shortened course where some of the time will be spent in blended learning - watching videos and doing tutorials and exercises with some contact time with the trainer. We would want to discuss what your core needs are so that we cover those aspects. You need to have paid for 3 delegates at least.