Overview
The Workplace Essential Skills programme is designed to provide learners with foundational skills necessary for effective workplace performance across various industries. This programme is particularly beneficial for those who have faced challenges in company environments, preparing them to excel in daily workplace tasks and responsibilities.
Programme Purpose
The Workplace Essential Skills programme aims to:
- Prepare Learners for Employment: Equip learners with the essential skills required to operate effectively as employees and complete daily tasks and activities in any workplace.
- Adapt to Modern Working Practices: Develop skills that enable employees to adapt to changing work environments and modern workplace practices.
- Enhance Core Skills: Provide a foundation for learning other skills and continuing professional development in the workplace.
Programme Details
- Skills Programme Title: Workplace Essential Skills
- Sub Title: Learners entering this skills programme will feed into all types of industries
- NQF Level: 4
- Duration: 25 Days
- Credits: 20
- Quality Assuring Body: Quality Council for Trades and Occupations (QCTO)
- Skills Programme ID Number: SP-111201
- Skills Programme Status: Approved
- Start Date: 11/12/2020
- End Date: 11/12/2025
- Last Date for Enrolment: 16/04/2026
- Last Date for Achievement: 16/04/2029
Skills Rationale
The Workplace Essential Skills programme focuses on:
- Developing Core Workplace Skills: Addressing skills needed for work, learning, and life to ensure learners can effectively contribute to any work environment.
- Supporting Apprentices and Job Seekers: Assisting individuals who have experienced difficulties in work settings, particularly in low-skilled occupations, by enhancing their employability.
- Facilitating Community Reskilling and Upliftment: Providing essential skills to address inequalities and support economic growth through community reskilling.
Content and Components
Knowledge Component
- TOPIC 1: The Workplace Environment and Responsibilities of an Employer and Employee (NQF Level 4, Credits 8)
- TOPIC 2: Employment
- TOPIC 3: The Organisation of Work
- TOPIC 4: Concepts Related to the Employee’s Performance of Work
- TOPIC 5: Employer Organisations
- TOPIC 6: External Environments in Which Organisations Operate
- TOPIC 7: Employer-Employee Relationships
- TOPIC 8: Workplace Health and Safety
- TOPIC 9: Understand and Apply Work Ethics, Norms, and Values
- TOPIC 10: Ethics at Work
- TOPIC 11: Communication
- TOPIC 12: Current Trends Influencing Work
Application Component
- TOPIC 1: The Workplace Environment and Responsibilities of an Employer and Employee
- TOPIC 2: Apply for a Career Opportunity
- TOPIC 3: Prepare and Undertake an Interview
- TOPIC 4: Analyse an Employment Contract
- TOPIC 5: Analyse a Workplace Policy and Guideline
- TOPIC 6: Apply and Accept an Internship at a Workplace Experience Provider
- TOPIC 7: Demonstrate Understanding of Occupational Health and Safety Legislation
- TOPIC 8: Induction at a Workplace Experience Provider, Covering General Workplace Policies, Procedures, and Standards
- TOPIC 9: Observe and Undertake General Tasks within the Workplace Experience Provider
- TOPIC 10: Understand and Apply Work Ethics, Norms, and Values
- TOPIC 11: Work as a Team Member
- TOPIC 12: Participate in and Contribute to Workplace Meetings
- TOPIC 13: Contribute to Maintaining a Safe and Productive Work Environment
Minimum Entry Requirements
Exit Level Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the Workplace Essential Skills programme, learners will be able to:
- EXIT LEVEL OUTCOME 1: Identify responsibilities within the workplace environment of an employer and employee.
- EXIT LEVEL OUTCOME 2: Understand and apply work ethics, norms, and values.
- EXIT LEVEL OUTCOME 3: Identify safety and legal provisions related to work and the responsibilities of both employers and employees.
- EXIT LEVEL OUTCOME 4: Perform tasks in various critical workplace competencies.
Conclusion
The Workplace Essential Skills (NQF Level 4) skills programme provides vital training for learners to excel in diverse industries by focusing on the core skills required for effective job performance. With an emphasis on workplace readiness, adaptability, and continuous learning, this programme supports both employed and unemployed individuals in enhancing their work capabilities and career prospects.
