About this course This course is on how online meetings can be effective. It shows how you can plan, manage and follow up on online meetings to ensure that they achieve their objectives. We use meetings to share information and … Continue reading EOM01 Effective Online Meetings
Most of us have experienced meetings that work well. We are all in the same room, the organiser is well prepared, there is a clear agenda and meeting follows this and achieves its objectives. The benefits of these meetings are … Continue reading Effective Online Meetings
The World Health Organisation and Centre for Communicable Disease have developed good guidelines on Coronavirus (COVID-19) and what to do to avoid spreading it. As Lockdowns end, it is important to draw on these to prepare and manage workplaces for … Continue reading How do I manage my workplace – during COVID-19?
About this course This course is about using the Sustainable Building Assessment Tool to assess and improve the sustainability performance of residential buildings, such as houses and apartments, and their immediate neighbourhoods. The Sustainable Building Assessment Tool supports an integrated … Continue reading SBA01 Sustainable Building Assessment Tool (SBAT)
Many schools do not have effective school finance systems. This means that Schools Management Teams (SMTs) do not have accurate up-to-date financial information and are therefore not able to manage finances effectively. It also means that School Governing Bodies (SGBs) … Continue reading Five principles of effective school finance systems
In many schools, financial systems do not work well and the following problems are experienced: Schools do not know whether the income they have received to date is above or below what has been budgeted for. Schools do not know … Continue reading Effective school financial tracking for SMTs and SGBs
Effective budgeting and financial systems are essential for schools. Accurate budgets for income and expenditure need to established based on actual and projected costs. Effective systems then need to be in place to ensure that actual income and expenses align … Continue reading The School Finance Tracker
Outlined below are 8 principles that you can use to guide in you in developing effective reports: Purpose: The purpose of the report and the key issues and questions it addresses are set out concisely. Methodology: The methodology followed in … Continue reading Eight principles of effective reports
Effective reports have many benefits that can be used to justify the time and cost these take to develop. Some of these benefits are outlined below. Data is gathered and analysed to provide clear findings which can be used for … Continue reading Five benefits of effective reports
If roles and responsibilities at meetings are not clear a lot of time may be wasted. Where there is designated chairperson, minute-taker and identified people to present on particular subjects, meetings are likely to lack structure, minutes and take place … Continue reading Roles and responsibilities at meetings