Beginners Certificate Course
Discipleship and Leadership Teachings. In this course, you will go through spirituality and reliving your faith.

For Beginners
5 Modules / 27 Chapters / 3-6 hours
Certificate

With the means of communication ever-expanding, you can learn to leverage the tools of the new landscape with how to influence people in the digital age. This course is the best course of it’s kind and has been rebooted to tame the complexities of modern times.

Modules: 5

- Bury your boomerangs
- Affirm what's good
- Connect with core desires
- How to lead change without resistance or resentment
- Course Assessment
- Certificate of completion

Course outcome:

After taking this course, you will be able to:

- Communicate with diplomacy and tact
- Find nuance and value in online mediums
- Make people like you
- Build and capitalize on a solid network
- Become a more persuasive speaker
- Project your message widely and clearly
- Be a more effective leader
- Convey a mastery of the web 2.0
- Increase your ability to get things done
- Optimize the power of digital tools

For Beginners

4 Modules / 3-4 hours
Certificate

As the global language of business and communication, it’s easy to understand why so many people want to learn and improve their skills in English. With our range of online courses, you can improve your English communication skills without delay. Whether English is your native or second language, we offer a wide range of English language courses you can take online with our self-paced learning system.

As a native speaker, you can benefit by improving your workplace communication skills for career development. As a non-native speaker, these courses can help you improve your English reading, writing and speaking skills. Boost your English skills and maximize your potential and confidence with one of our flexible, self-study online courses.

This online English course for beginners will help you learn the most popular language globally and includes pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Over 1.5 billion people speak English, and it is the official language for 67 countries. This entry-level course contains modules on the alphabet, everyday verbs, and helpful vocabulary. By the end of this course, you will be able to talk about your job, greet new people, and introduce yourself.

Modules: 4

• The alphabet pronunciation
• Grammar: verb
• Vocabulary: Greetings and introductions
• Course assessment

Course Outcome:

After taking this course, you will be able to:

• Say the alphabet
• Recognize vowels and consonants
• Understand common and proper nouns
• Understand articles a/an
• Recognize singular and plural nouns
• Identify subject pronouns
• Use verb “be”
• Use common greetings
• Introduce yourself
• Have a short conversation
• Use vocabulary for jobs and feelings

For Beginners

4 Modules / 35 Topics / 3-5 Hours
Certificate

This course was designed by GrowHouse. It was intentionally created for the everyday stress at work. When you choose to enroll in this course, you will have a better understanding of how you can manage everyday feelings around others as well as in a management role, know how to control yourself, and read co-workers' body language to better understand their very feelings at that moment.

Stress is a normal psychological and physical reaction to the ever-increasing demands of life. Learning to identify and manage your stress can help you to cope with life's daily challenges.

Learning Outcomes

Having completed this course, you will be able to:

• List different types of anxiety, stress, emotions and how to handle them.-Compare anxiety and normal nervousness and distinguish if your co-worker is suffering from it
• Distinguish verbal and non-verbal communication. Read and control body language, better your verbal communication with co-workers, and control the outcome of stressful situations
• Describe emotional intelligence. Handle how you react to co-workers by the Intelligence of your emotions
• Outline stress-reducing techniques

Advanced

5 Modules / 16 topics / 5-8 hours
Certificate

Successfully complete this online course on ACLS to receive your Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate. This course takes you through the stages of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS), enabling you to recall vital information in stressful situations when every moment counts. Complete this course and gain your certificate of completion. The course takes you through each stage of ACLS, from approaching an individual in trouble to post-cardiac arrest care. These are lifesaving skills that will always be in demand.

The principles of advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and the initial assessment of someone in need of help are the crux of the online course. You will learn about basic life support (BLS), from the chain of survival to the guideline changes, and both mouth-to-mask ventilation. You will progress to learn about advanced life support, including the physiology and anatomy of the heart, airway adjuncts and the ACLS survey.

The material then takes you through the principles of early defibrillation and the steps of using an automated external defibrillator (AED). You will learn about systems of care and explore a number of cases in which ACLS should be used, including respiratory arrest, ventricular fibrillation, bradycardia and tachycardia. Finally, you will learn a number of practical ACLS skills to advance your training.

These crucial skills are especially relevant to those working in fields like nursing, and caregiving for the elderly and vulnerable.

Modules 5:

1. ACLS Introduction and Basic Life Support

• ACLS introduction and Basic Life Support – Learning Outcomes
• Introduction to ACLS
• ACLS Basic Life Support
• ACLS introduction and Basic Life Support – Lesson Summary

2. Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Early Defibrillation

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Early Defibrillation – Learning Outcomes
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Principles of Early Defibrillation
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Early Defibrillation – Lesson Summary

3. Systems of Care and ACLS Cases

• Systems of Care and ACLS Cases – Learning Outcomes
• Systems of Care
• ACLS Cases
• Systems of Care and ACLS Cases – Lesson Summary

4. ACLS Skills Training

• ACLS Skills Training – Learning Outcomes
• ACLS Skills Training
• ACLS Skills Training – Lesson Summary

5. Course Assessment

Course Outcome:

On successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Summarize the intended use of advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
• Explain how to determine if an individual is conscious or unconscious
• Detail the steps in the chain of survival
• Explain the anatomy and physiology of the heart
• List equipment used in airway management
• Summarize the principles of early defibrillation
• List the symptoms of bradycardia and tachycardia
• Explain how to care for acute coronary syndrome
• Explain the process for performing one-person basic life support (BLS) on an adult
• Summarize the steps taken to perform successful airway management
• List the proper steps for using an automated external defibrillator

To successfully complete this course and receive your certificate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in this assessment. Your Growhouse certificate is ideal for sharing with potential employers by including it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications. It is an indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results and also an incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

For Beginners

4 Modules / 1.5 – 3 Hours
Certificate

Gain an understanding of the teacher learning process and improve abilities to create and deliver effective lessons.

Growhouse’s online Introduction Learning Process for Teachers and Trainers course will teach you how to fulfil your instructional role effectively by using teaching methods that are grounded in the learning process of education. You will look into a framework for planning, creating, and delivering effective lessons and assessing a student's learning, as well as Piaget's theory of cognitive development and Bloom's Taxonomy of Learning.

Learning is defined as relatively permanent changes in behaviour, skills, knowledge or attitudes resulting from identifiable psychological or social experiences. This course will first introduce you to the two main learning theories which are behaviourism and constructivism. Behaviourism is a perspective on the learning process that focuses on changes in individual’s observable behaviours or the changes in what people say or do. This course will also discuss the key concepts associated with operant conditions including extinction, generalisation, discrimination, schedules of reinforcement and cues.

Constructivism is a perspective on learning that focuses on how students actively construct knowledge out of experiences. This course will discuss the theoretical differences between social constructivism and psychological constructivism. You will learn the different strategies for helping students to develop their thinking including how they think about learning and development. You will also study theories of learning strategies according to Piaget, as well as Bloom’s Taxonomy of Learning.

This teachers learning process course will also discuss the contributions to the study of learning processes made by John Dewey (who is an educational philosopher), Lev Vygotsky (a Russian psychologist), Jerome Seymore Bruner (an American psychologist), and Jean Piaget (a Swiss psychologist). Upon completion of this course, you will have a much better understanding of the theories on behaviourism and constructivism and will have greatly enhanced your teaching abilities.

Module 1: Introduction to the Learning Process
- The learning process – learning outcomes
- The learning process
- Teacher’s perspective on learning
- The learning process – lesson summary

Module 2: Behaviourism
- Behaviourism – learning outcome
- Introduction to behaviourism
- Operant conditioning
- Operant conditioning and student’s learning
- Further key concepts about operant conditioning
- Behaviourism – lesson summary

Module 3: Constructivism
- Constructivism – learning outcome
- Introduction to constructivism
- Psychological constructivism
- Social constructivism
- Theoretical differences between psychological and social constructivism
- Implications of constructivism forteaching
- Constructivism – lesson summary

Module 4: Course Assessment

Course Outcome

Having completed this course you will be able to:

• Describe the process of learning in terms of educational learning theory- Differentiate between the two major learning theories: Behaviourism and Constructivism
• Compare and contrast the two subtypes of constructivism: Psychological Constructivism and Social Constructivism
• Identify various psychologists, philosophers, and researchers associated with educational learning theory
• Provide everyday examples of operant conditioning and strategies for constructivist style teaching

To successfully complete this certificate course and become a graduate at Growhouse, you need to achieve 80% or higher in this course assessment. Once you have completed this certificate course, you will receive access to download your certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement with everyone. Your Growhouse certificate is ideal for sharing with potential employers – including your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications, an indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results, an incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

Part 2

For Beginners
4 Modules / 3.5-4 Hours

The Complete Beginners Guide

This course was designed by GrowHouse for individuals who would like to pursue their hobby or to expand their photography skills to become professional photographers.

Photography isn't the only way to capture the world, but it certainly is one of the most effective. Look no further than the nearest social media feed, news station, magazine article, or book cover to see it - Photographs have power. If you want to harness that power and learn how to take the best possible photos, welcome to "Digital Photography Basics: The Complete Beginner's Guide." This comprehensive course explains the fundamental concepts you should know about photography from start to finish.

The following are the course materials that you will be learning:

Module 1: Understanding your digital camera + assessment

Module 2: Your cameras Manual Settings + assessment

Module 3: Composition and Techniques + assessment

Module 4: Editing Images (Tips & Tricks) - with Photoshop video examples and free editing program recommendations

Digital Photography Part 2 Certificate

Part 1

For Beginners
5 Modules, 2-3 hours

This course was created by Skill Training 247 for the purpose of understanding the history and the settings of your digital camera.

Photography is the art of capturing light with a camera, usually via a digital sensor or film, to create an image. With the right camera equipment, you can even photograph wavelengths of light invisible to the human eye, including UV, infrared, and radio. We've come a long way since then.

Modules: 5
Module 1: Introduction to Photography
Module 2: Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO and their Relationship
Module 3: Exposure & Metering
Module 4: Light, Lighting, and Color
Module 5: Practical Tips
Certificate of completion

Course Outcome:

After taking this course, you will be able to:

• Eliminate camera shake 
• Achieve effects with shutter speed
• Understand Aperture and examples thereof
• Measure exposure
• Understand bracketing
• Understand ISO
• Know how to put the above together
• Understand exposure and metering
• Know different lighting and the quality thereof
• understand colors and the history thereof

For Beginners

12 Topics / 1.5-3 Hours
Certificate

This course teaches you the basics of organization, resource and time management and communication. We explain how to manage office resources and time more effectively to improve everyone’s performance. We then show you how to improve your verbal and non-verbal communication skills to influence others and empower yourself. This course offers training that can make you a successful and effective administrative assistant or office manager.

Would you like to manage your time productively? Do you strive to be organized and want more responsibility in the workplace? This course helps you to reach these goals and teaches you everything you need to know to become a more efficient administrative assistant. We begin with an overview of practical skills to help you refine your organizational skills. We show you how to get the most out of voicemail, email and interoffice mail before explaining how to optimize your office space and work environment. The course demonstrates how to create a workflow pattern diagram to become more efficient in the workplace.

Time management is crucial to becoming great at your job and we provide proven techniques to help you to squeeze more productivity out of each hour. We examine the work breakdown structure document, a key tool to help you open communication between your colleagues and keep it flowing. Learning to prioritize your work will help you focus and keep you on track to meet your deadlines. We then explain how to handle particular tasks that require more precise organizing and execution and outline the basics of handling any special tasks that you may encounter. The course delves into verbal and non-verbal communication skills to illustrate their importance in different situations.

The course lays out steps you can take to empower yourself. Administrative support professionals are often expected to act independently, make decisions and resolve issues with little or no direction. Learning to operate without oversight is thus necessary but knowing when to be assertive or when to work as part of a team is equally important as it keeps the lines of communication flowing. Working well with your manager and having a positive relationship will lead to more responsibility and therefor more independence. This course is valuable to almost all working people but particularly suits those in administration. Every office needs organized administrators to maintain productivity and this course trains you to become an effective support professional on your way to becoming an office manager.

Topic 1: Getting Started
- Getting Started
- Quiz

Topic 2: Organizing Part 1
- Organizing Part 1
- Quiz

Topic 3: Organizing Part 2
- Organizing Part 2
- Quiz

Topic 4: Time Management
- Time Management
- Quiz

Topic 5: Time Priority
- Time Priority
- Quiz

Topic 6: Special Tasks
- Special Tasks
- Quiz

Topic 7: Verbal Communication Skills
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Quiz

Topic 8: Non-verbal Communication Skills
- Non-verbal Communication Skills
- Quiz

Topic 9: Empowerment
- Empowerment
- Quiz

Topic 10: Team of Two
- Team of Two
- Quiz

Topic 11: Take care of Yourself
- Take Care of Yourself
- Quiz

Topic 12: Course Final Assessment

Certificate of Completion

Course Outcome:

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

- Describe the importance and practice of good organizational skills
- Explain the process of maintaining effective time management
- Recognize how to provide excellent customer service
- Outline how to quickly prioritize and execute tasks
- Demonstrate how to deal with specialized tasks
- Appreciate the importance of verbal communication skills

To successfully complete this online certificate course by Growhouse and become one of our graduates, you need to achieve 80% or higher in this course Final Assessment. Once you have completed this certificate course, you have will have access to your certificate which is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your Growhouse certificate is ideal for sharing with potential employers, include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications. It is an indication of your commitment to continuously learn and upskill yourself and an incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

For Beginners

3 Modules / 8 Topics / 3-5 Hours
Certificate

The guiding principles, and inner workings of Blockchain Technology and Bitcoin.

In this online course by Growhouse, you will learn about the fundamental concepts of Blockchain and Bitcoin. You will learn about the factors that necessitate the use of Blockchain; such as its decentralization and distribution, as well as the inner workings of Blockchain technology. You will also learn about the importance of the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, and the elements needed for its use, such as wallets, exchanges, mining, pools, and much more.

This short online course covers the concepts of the use of Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology. It begins with a detailed introduction to Blockchain technology; explaining its most important features – decentralization and distribution. It then goes on to explain some of the workings of the technology, and relevant elements like Hashes, Blocks, Merkle Trees, and Ledgers. The first half of the course contains a brief history of Blockchain, an overview of its advantages, and an introduction to cryptography and cryptocurrency.

The second half of the course begins with a detailed explanation of Bitcoin and a comparison with regular/fiat currencies. This is followed by an outline of the advantages and disadvantages of the currency, as well as an explanation of the mining/creation process. It goes on to explain how to use Bitcoin, the factors that determine its price, and services like wallets and exchanges, that facilitate its use. The course concludes by distinguishing between Bitcoin and Bitcoin cash, explaining the limitations of the verification system, and steps proposed to remedy those problems.

Bitcoin, similar cryptocurrencies, and Blockchain have become increasingly popular, as their advantages over fiat currencies have become increasingly popular. This course goes into detail to explain the inner workings, guiding principles, and the factors that have contributed to the creation and increasing adoption of the technology, and the resulting currencies. It also explains how to get started with the use of Bitcoin, and other currencies. Why wait, get your crypto knowledge right now.

3 Modules:

Module 1: Introduction to Blockchain Technology

• Learning Outcome
• Blockchain Technology
• Blockchain Structure and Features
• History of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
• Lesson Summary

Module 2: Bitcoin Cryptocurrency

• Learning Outcome
• Introduction to Bitcoin
• Wallets and Exchanges
• Uses and Applications of Bitcoin
• Lesson Summary

Module 3: Course Assessment

Certificate

Course Outcome:

After taking this course, you will be able to:

• Define what is Blockchain
• Distinguish between the concepts of Decentralisation and Distribution
• Explain the structure of a Block in Blockchain
• Outline the purpose of Hashes and Ledgers
• Discuss the advantages of using Blockchain over other databases
• Explain the concepts of Cryptography
• Outline the advantages of using Bitcoin, over Fiat currency
• Describe the process of creating new Bitcoins
• Differentiate between Bitcoin wallets and exchanges
• Outline the factors that could affect the price of Bitcoin
• Differentiate between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash
• Differentiate between Hard and Soft Forks

To successfully complete this Certificate course and become a Growhouse graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in your assessment. Once you have successfully completed the course, you will have access to your course certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement. Your Growhouse Certificate is ideal for sharing with potential employers, include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications, it is an indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results. It is also an incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

For Beginners

4 Modules / 15 Topics / 4-5 Hours
Certificate

Marketing as a discipline involves all the actions that a company or individual takes to attract customers and maintain relationships with them. This online course by Growhouse examines its facets and the diverse factors influencing an organizations interdepartmental marketing activities. We explain how marketing can identify the needs of prospective customers and how to distinguish between marketing mix factors and the wider forces driving them. We illustrate how organizations build strong customer relationships and create value through marketing. We unpack the reasons why managers use marketing dashboards to assess growth and potential areas of expansion. We help you recognize the purpose of an organizations environmental scanning to see how marketing activities can be affected by social changes pertaining to demography, culture, economics, and technology.

After completing module 1 which is solely based on marketing, you will have the option to continue the course with specific South African products. First we move to Module 2 which is optional. Our health 4 all module is purely based on our medical product. Three different options within our health products are to be discussed. This is our best seller which will help you as a new agent get off your feet fast. We move on to another optional module, which have our Funeral Assist at Module 3, this product is one of our main products and are good option for first time agents. Last we have Module 4 which will teach you a new product on the South Arfrican market for road repairs. This will give you a full insight on understanding our branded product and give you the opportunity to become a self-made agent for the road repairs market.

4 Modules:

Module 1: Fundamentals of Becoming an Agent

-          Learning Outcomes
-          Marketing Mix Factors and Customer Needs
-          How Customers Relationships are Built
-          Marketing and Organizational Strategies
-          Strategic Marketing Process
-          Market Environmental Scanning
-          Ethical Behaviour and Social Responsibility in Marketing
-          Module 1 Final Assessment
-          Certificate of completion

Module 2: Optional – Health 4 All

-          Lesson Summary
-          Primary Care
-          Hospital Care
-          Module 2 Final Assessment
-          Certificate of Completion

Module 3: Optional - Funeral Assist

-          Lesson summary
-          Funeral Assist
-          Electronic Coupons
-          Funeral Assist
-          Legal Assist
-          Lifestyle Products
-          Smart Wallet
-          Smart Talk
-          Module 3 Final Assessment
-          Certificate of Completion

Module 4: Optional – Road Repairs

-          Learning Outcome
-          Fundamentals of Road repairs product
-          Module 4 Final Assessment
-          Certificate of Completion

Course Outcome:

Once this course is successfully completed, you should be able to:

-          Discuss how organizations build strong customer relationships and customer value through marketing
-          Explain ‘marketing’ and the diverse factors driving its activities
-          Unpack how marketing can be utilized to discover and satisfy consumer needs
-          Identify the three kinds of marketing organizations and their strategies
-          Outline the planning phase of the strategic marketing process
-          Discuss the major psychological influences of marketing on consumer behaviour
-          Marketing products specific to South Africa
-          Health 4 All Medical Insurance
-          Funeral Assist
-          Road Repairs
-          In-life benefits such as Legal Assistance, Coupons, Myworld etc

To successfully complete this Certificate course and become a Growhouse Graduate, you need to achieve 100% on all the course assessments. Once you have completed this course, you will have access to your certificate. This is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your certificate is ideal for sharing with potential employers by including it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications, it is an indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results and an incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

For Beginners

12 Modules / 33 Topics / 1.5–3 Hours
Certificate

This online executive assistant skills course will teach you effective time management and several of the other administrative soft skills required to become an efficient and effective executive assistant. In this course you will learn about the tools of the trade such as email protocol, computer skills, and communication skills. You will also learn how to schedule and manage meetings, and handle special tasks.

This course, Executive Assistant, will provide you with an understanding of the skills required to be an effective executive assistant. You will learn about working with your manager to understand and achieve productivity goals. You will be able to explain how to effectively manage your time and resources to be an effective executive assistant. You will also learn about key administrative soft skills necessary for working as an executive assistant.

This course then explains how to be best manage meetings in regards to scheduling and communicating. You will learn about tools of the trade such as email protocol, computer skills, software skills, and communication skills. You will also learn about phone and voicemail etiquette to best represent yourself and your manager when interacting with others over the phone.

This course then wraps up by discussing the process of being an effective gatekeeper. You will learn how to filter calls and emails for your manager to be most effective while also learning guidelines for handling confidential information. By taking this course you will learn the skills of an effective executive assistant.

Module 1: Getting started
Module 2: Working with your Manager
Module 3: Administrative Soft Skills
Module 4: Effective Time Management
Module 5: Meeting Management
Module 6: Tools for the Trade (1)
Module 7: Tools for the Trade (2)
Module 8: Being an Effective Gatekeeper
Module 9: Organizational Skills
Module 10: Confidentiality Guidelines
Module 11: Special Tasks
Module 12: Course Assessment

Course Outcome:

Having completed this course, you will be able to:

• Identify and discuss different types of administrative soft skills
• Describe how to effectively manage your time in the workplace
• Recognize how to use appropriate email, phone and voicemail etiquette
• Discuss how to be an effective gatekeeper
• Outline the importance of organizational skills

For Beginners

2 Modules/ 11 Topics – 1.5-3 Hours
Certificate

This online course from Growhouse is specifically designed for beginners in email marketing. With the trend of eCommerce spreading worldwide, it is evident that people need to understand and learn more about the various aspects of eCommerce. One such aspect of this is email marketing, which is now heavily incorporated into the current practices of eCommerce. By keeping these important facts in mind, you will be studying information about email marketing that one needs to understand as a beginner. This course starts with a brief introduction to email marketing, then proceeds to explain different email marketing categories, their advantages, disadvantages, and some of the best online email marketing services. When it comes to the layout of this course, it is designed in such a way that the topics are linked and follow on from one another, for the convenience of the learner. This course is designed and structured in a simple way for easy learning. It consists of one module that comprises four main topics that are easy to read and follow. This will facilitate the learner experience and make it easy for you to understand the basic concepts of email marketing.

The comprehensive course is offered by Growhouse for you to become successful. While preparing for this course, straightforward language has been used, which will allow the readers to learn the essential aspects of email marketing without any difficulty. This Growhouse online course also enlists the four simple steps to create effective and interesting autoresponders. Additionally, this course discusses the different ways in which you can improve email opening rates. This course will help you to learn the vital progress of email segmentation, moreover, this course also defines how autoresponders can be deployed for automated email marketing practices.

The topics in this course cover all the essential topics of email marketing, i.e. the basics of starting email marketing, different types of emails used in email marketing, best email marketing services, A/B testing, and the process of email segmentation. In addition to this, the method of using autoresponders in email marketing is fully explored throughout the course. The learner will also learn to improve their email opening rates. Moreover, a short assessment is given at the end of every topic, which will help learners reinforce their knowledge. The course also contains a summary at the end by which the participants can review all the important information they have gained.

Course Outcome:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

-          Describe various aspects of email marketing
-          Compare different categories of email marketing based upon their advantages and disadvantages
-          Explain the importance of email marketing for businesses
-          Analyze and evaluate lead magnet and its role in email enhancement
-          Outline the process of creating a highly converting email form
-          Identify various types of online email marketing service providers
-          Define email autoresponders
-          Discuss the reasons of using email autoresponder
-          Identify the steps of creating an effective email autoresponder
-          Outline the process of improving email rates
-          Compute various strategies while starting with email marketing
-          Identify the process of email segmentation

To successfully complete this Certificate course and become a Growhouse graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Your Growhouse certificate is:

Ideal for sharing with potential employers – include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.
An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results.
an incentive to you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

For Beginners

2 Modules / 6 Topics / 1.5–3 Hours
Certificate

This online course by Growhouse covers the Human Resources Fundamentals and will teach you about the most important functions, responsibilities, and objectives of HR professionals. Human resources are a key component in successful organizations and businesses. If you are considering a career in Human Resources and do not know where to start, then this course is for you. This course will prepare you for a highly respected career in human resources.

The Human Resources Fundamentals course begins by reviewing the factors that influence the workplace and strategies for motivating employees. It will then cover the duties of an HR manager in implementing these strategies. It will teach you the most important considerations of the employment cycle, including employee training, recognition, and rewards. Then describes in detail the important responsibilities of HR staff such as job analysis, recruitment, selection, contracts, and termination of employment.

Progressing through the course, you will study the different human resources management styles and how to deal with potential conflicts between management and employees. Change is constant in HR, so the course explains why HR staff must be aware of continual changes in areas of technology, legislation, and workplace employment conditions. This will get you ready to embrace any positive change that affects HR practices when you are a full-time HR professional.

If you want to work as a staff member or a manager in the HR department, you are on a rewarding career path. This course will help you to learn more about the responsibilities as well as the qualities of effective human resources personnel. It will kick off your career journey and help you to ‘talk the talk’ of an informed HR professional. Why wait, get started now.

 2 Modules:

• Module 1: Human Resources Fundamentals
• Learning Outcome
• Human Resources Management
• The employment cycle
• Employee relations
• Managing changes to Human Resources Management
• Lesson Summary
• Module 2: Course Assessment

Course Outcome:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the factors that influence the workplace, the role of the human resource manager, and the strategies for motivating employees.
• Describe the employment cycle, including recognition, rewards, planning, job analysis, training, recruitment, selection, contracts, termination, and more.
• Describe employee relations, the different management styles, key performance indicators, and potential conflicts between management and employees.
• Explain how to manage important changes such as technology, legislation, and workplace employment conditions.

To successfully complete this Certificate course and become a Growhouse graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in this course assessment. Once you have completed the course, you will gain access to your certificate on the course page. This is a great way to share your achievement with the world. Your course certificate is:

• Ideal for sharing with potential employers, include it in your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications.
• An indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results
• An incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

For Beginners

2 Modules / 6 Topics / 1.5-3 Hours
Certificate

The online Operations Management and Strategy course begins by giving an overview of operations management in both manufacturing and service organizations. You will learn about the different strategies which you can apply to your own company and will study capacity planning, facilities location planning, aggregation planning, and scheduling. This can help you ensure that your company’s products or services are always available and reach your customers promptly. The course will then explain the relationship between operations, productivity, and competitiveness.

You will then study the nine key characteristics of an operations manager and the critical decisions managers must make when managing operations in an organisation. You will learn how they help in the development of plans or tactics that could give their company a competitive edge over its competitors. The course will also cover inventory management techniques that can help you control and oversee your company’s inventory and the amount of product for sale.

Every successful operations manager needs to be able to handle the day-to-day running of their business smoothly. This operations management strategy course will familiarize you with production administration, manufacturing, and the rendering of services in order to make you much more capable of becoming that successful manager.

Modules:

Module 1: Fundamentals of Operations Management

• Learning Outcome
• Operations Management
• Operations Management Strategies
• Applying Operations Management
• Lesson Summary

Module 2: Course Assessment
Certificate

Course Outcome:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Define operations management
• Discuss the relationship between operations, productivity, and competitiveness
• Identify the characteristics of an operations manager
• List the nine key strategy areas
• Explain the role of quality management in operations
• Explain inventory management techniques

To successfully complete this certificate course and become a GrowHouse graduate, you need to achieve 80% or higher in each course assessment. Once you have completed the course, you will have the opportunity to access your certificate, which is a great way to share your achievement. Your Growhouse certificate is:

Ideal for sharing with potential employers, including it on your CV, professional social media profiles and job applications. It is an indication of your commitment to continuously learn, upskill and achieve high results. It is an incentive for you to continue empowering yourself through lifelong learning.

Programme Overview

Beginner Learner Programme 1
3 Modules / 13 Topics / Minimum 180 hours
Certificate of Completion & Part 1 to a South African National Certificate in Generic Management

Learn the first part about Generic Management

This online Leadership course, hosted by Growhouse, is your beginner part to Generic Management which contains 8 parts to complete the full Learner Programme for your National Certification. 

Welcome to this learning programme that will lead you to a greater understanding of:

• analysing leadership and related theories in a work context
• building teams to achieve goals and objectives
• empowering team members through recognising strengths, encouraging participation in decision making and delegating tasks.

As you work your way through the learning programme you will gain competence against the following Unit Standard:

Programme LP 1: Leadership

Unit Standards:
- SAQA ID 120300: Analyse leadership and related theories in a work context; NQF Level 5, 8 Credits
- SAQA ID 252037: Build teams to achieve goals and objectives; NQF Level 5, 6 Credits
- SAQA ID 15224: Empower team members through recognising strengths, encouraging participation in decision making and delegating tasks; NQF Level 5, 4 Credits

This learning programme is intended for all persons who need to:

• Analyse leadership and related theories in a work context. This Unit Standard will be useful to learners who are working within the Public Sector, Local Government, commercial or community environment. It will enable learners to gain insight into the role of leadership within a work context, and thus providing them with the skills and knowledge to add value to one’s job. This Unit Standard will also provide value to public officials who are involved in integrated development planning or public sector management and administration specialists.

• Build teams to achieve goals and objectives. This Unit Standard is intended for managers in all economic sectors. These managers would typically be second-level managers such as heads of department, section heads or divisional heads, who may have more than one team reporting to them.

• Empower team members through recognising strengths, encouraging participation in decision making and delegating tasks. This is a Unit Standard intended for managers in all economic sectors. These managers would typically be second-level managers such as a [head] of department, section heads or divisional heads, and may have more than one team reporting to them.

Programme entry level requirements:

It is assumed that people learning towards this Unit Standard are already competent in:

• Communication at NQF Level 4
• Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 4
• Computer Literacy at NQF Level 4

Programme Outcomes:

This learning programme is outcomes-based which means we take the responsibility of learning away from the facilitator and place it in your hands.

Learning will begin in the workshop where you will identify the skills and knowledge you require in order to meet the specific outcomes and assessment criteria contained in the unit standard.

In this learning programme, we will be covering the following learning outcomes:

Module 1: Analyse leadership and related theories

• Explain the concept of leadership • Differentiate between leadership and management • Analyse leadership theories • Apply the different roles and qualities of leadership in a work context

Module 2: Build teams

• Demonstrate knowledge of and insight into the theory of teams and the importance of teams in workplace activities • Apply the theory of teams to team dynamics • Explain the process of building teams • Analyse the role of team leader in promoting team effectiveness • Evaluate the effectiveness of a team and propose ways to improve team effectiveness

Module 3: Empower team members

• Recognise team member performance • Encourage participation in decision-making • Delegate tasks • Review decisions and the progress with delegated tasks

This workshop is a completed theory course, to complete the course with your evidence handed in, you will need to send your evidence via email to the course provider, to receive the National Certificate and credits. To complete the full course, approach and email your mentor after completion of this course, hand in your final assignment (Portfolio of Evidence). You should take this learning opportunity to gather as much information as you can to use during your workplace learning and self-study.

The workshop will be followed by summative assessment tasks to be completed through self-study in your workplace. In some cases, you may be required to do research and complete the tasks in your own time.

Assessment

This online course provides the full information to complete your studies, however, the evidence must still be assessed by the mentor to finalize your competence.

It is important to note that the onus is on you, as the learner, to prove your competence. You therefore need to plan your time and ensure that your Portfolio of Evidence is kept up to date and handed in timeously, the email and telephone numbers of your mentor are provided in the course.

A Portfolio of Evidence is a collection of documents of work you have produced to prove your competence. You will compile your portfolio from activities, tools and checklists associated with the unit standard and relevant to the unit standard being assessed.

You will be given the following documents to assist you in creating a portfolio of evidence:

• Learner Guide: The Learner Guide is designed to serve as a guide for the duration of your learning programme and as the main source document for the transfer of learning. It contains information (knowledge and skills required) and application aids that will assist you in developing the knowledge and skills stipulated in the specific outcomes and assessment criteria. The learner guide also indicates the formative assessment class activities that you need to complete towards your Portfolio of Evidence.

• Learner Workbook: The learner Workbook contains all the class activities that you will be completing to show formative learning. These will be assessed as part of your portfolio of evidence as a formative assessment. You will be handing in the Learner Workbook as part of your Portfolio of Evidence.

• Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide: The Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide provides details about the assessment, such as the assessment preparation, plan and specific summative assessment activities that you need to complete in the workplace.

Both formative and summative assessment is used as part of this outcomes-based learning programme:

• Formative Assessment: In order to gain credits for this Unit Standard you will need to prove to an assessor that you are competent. The Class Activities throughout your Learner Workbook are designed not only to help you learn new skills, but also to prove that you have mastered competence. You will be required to develop a Portfolio of Evidence to hand to an assessor so that you can be assessed against the outcomes of this Unit Standard. Where you encounter a Class Activity icon, you must complete the formative assessment activity in the Learner Workbook. Comprehensive guidelines for the development of your Portfolio of Evidence may be found in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide for the particular learning programme that you are working with.

• Summative Assessment: The NQFs objective is to create independent and self-sufficient learners. This means that you will also be required to do independent research and assignments, such as Knowledge Questions, Practical Activity (completed in the workplace), Witness Testimony and Logbook. The assessment process is discussed in detail in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide. When you are ready, you will advise your mentor that you are ready for assessment. He or she will then sign off the required sections in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide and you will be able to submit your Portfolio of Evidence for assessment. The summative assessment activities placed in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide for your convenience. If any of your assessment is conducted using observation, role plays or verbal assessment, place a signed copy of the checklists, once completed by your mentor or line manager in your Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide, as indicated.

The Training Provider will assess your portfolio. If successful, you will receive the credit value of this learning programme. The entire assessment process is explained in the Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide and you are urged to read this guide as soon as possible as it explains the assessment process in detail and clarifies your rights and responsibilities to ensure that the assessment is fair, valid and reliable. If you are not successful, you will receive all the guidance needed to resubmit your Portfolio of Evidence within a specific time period, as per the Training Provider requirements.

Learner Support

Please remember that as the programme is outcomes-based this implies the following:

• You are responsible for your own learning – make sure you manage your study, practical, workplace and portfolio time responsibly.
• Learning activities are learner-driven – make sure you use the Learner Guide, Learner Workbook and Learner Portfolio of Evidence Guide in the manner intended, and are familiar with the Portfolio requirements.
• The Facilitator is there to reasonably assist you during contact, practical and workplace time of this programme – make sure that you have his/her contact details, you can find the contact details inside the course.

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Course Outcome

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-          Explain why trust is important in the workplace
-          Define what supervisors have an impact on
-          Distinguish between coaching and mentoring

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• Section 2 - Values & Beliefs
• Section 3 - What is Leadership
• Section 4 - Articles
• Section 5 - Closing
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Course outcome:

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Modules: 8

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Course Outcome:

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