Essentials of Supervisory Skills
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This unit standard explores the role of the team leader in ensuring that the team meets organisational or required standards. This unit standard is intended for junior managers of organisations. At the end of this learning programme, the learner will be able to
- Explain the role of a team leader
- Explain the purpose of a team
- Contract with a team to obtain commitment
- Monitor the achievement of team objectives
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Full Time: 1 Day (08:30 - 16:00)
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Course PrerequisitesIt is assumed that people learning towards this Unit Standard are already competent in:
- Communication and Mathematical Literacy at NQF Level 3
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CPD Credits
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Students are to be at the training venue by 08h00 in preparation for a 08h30 start time.
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Module 1: Explain the role of a team leader in an organisation
- Explain the role of a team leader in an organisation with reference to their job description
- Explain the responsibilities of a team leader within the context of a work environment
- Explain the concepts of authority, responsibility and accountability with reference to the team leader's own position in an organisation
- Explain the organising of workers in teams in terms of recognised theory and practice
Module 2: Explain the purpose of the team
- Explain the concept of a team according to accepted theory and practice
- Explain the purpose of the team to the team members according to organisational requirements
- Identify the role and expected outputs of each member of the team in relation to the purpose
Module 3: Contract with the team members to obtain commitment to achieve organisational standards
- Discuss tasks, performance plans, targets and standards and agree it according to organisational requirements
- Agree time allocations for achieving individual and team objectives through a process of consultation
Module 4: Implement, monitor and evaluate performance against team objectives and organisational standards
- Implement agreed plans according to Standard Operating Procedures
- Anticipate potential difficulties in achieving the plan through reflection and feedback
- Monitor team outputs against agreed targets and time allocations
- Identify variances to required outputs and take corrective action where necessary
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