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The aims of the module are for participants to acquire the skills, knowledge, attributes
and professional practices that will enable them to recognise the financial implications
of operational performance, and facilitate operations managementthrough the use of
relevant operational budgets to achieve effective financial performance.
On successful completion ofthis module participants will be able to develop budgets,
institute related monitoring and control methods, and recommend actions to achieve
budgets.
NGMS113 Managing Finance - Setting and
Achieving Budgets (Natural
Resource Management)
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to provide competency based training in the development
of relevant operational budgets, their monitoring and analysis, and the identification and
recommendation of relevant and effective operational actions to achieve the budgets.
The aims ofthe module are for participants to acquire the skills, knowledge, attributes
and professional practices that will enable them to recognise the financial implications
of operational performance, and facilitate operations managementthrough the use of
relevant operational budgets to achieve effective financial performance.
NGMS114 Managing Finance - Performance
20 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to provide competency based training in the analysis and
interpretation, identification and recommendation of relevant and effective operational
and financial performance reports.
The aim of the module is for participants to acquire skills, knowledge, attributes and
professional practices that will enable them to recognise the financial implications of
operational performance, and manage operations through the use of relevant
performance reports to achieve effective financial performance.
On successful completion ofthis module, participants will be able to:
Analyse and interpret operational performance reports to recommend relevant
action.
Examine the relevance and effectiveness of operational performance reports to
recommend improved reports and reporting systems.
NGMS115 Managing Finance - Cost and
Efficiency
20 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to provide competency based training in the identification
and application ofthe fundamentals offinancial management in the operations of
organisations, with the emphasis on optimising financial performance through reducing
costs while improving efficiency.
The aim ofthe module is to enable participants to successfully acquire and develop the
complementary knowledge, skills and attributes and professional practices associated
with effective decision making in the financial management of operations.
These competencies should promote and encourage the continual examiniation of
operations by participants in cost benifitterms, with the objective of reducing costs and
performance to improve efficiency.
NGMS116 Managing Finance - Operating
and Capital Expenditure
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to provide competency based training in the identification
and application ofthe fundamentals of financial management in the operation of
organisations, with the emphasis on maximising financial returns to expenditure, and
investment in operating and capital assets.
The aim ofthis module is to enable participants to successfully acquire and develop the
complementary knowledge, skills and professional practices associated with effective
decision making, in respectto investment in both operating and capital assets to
maximise financial returns.
These competencies should encourage participants to regularly review expenditure on
operating and capital assets in cost benefit terms, with the objective of ensuring that
financial returns will be maximised in the short and long term.
On successful completion of this module the participants will be able to:
Develop and justify proposals for expenditure on operating resources.
Develop and justify proposals for capital expenditure.
NGMS117 Managing Group Problem
Solving and Decision Making
40 nominal Hours· Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to provide competency-based training to develop
facilitation skills in group problem solving and decision making processes to achieve
objectives. It enables participants to establish group goals and objectives, manage the
group and facilitate group problem solving and decision making processes to achieve
goals and objectives.
On successful completion ofthis module, participants will be able to facilitate group
problem solving and decision making to achieve objectives.
NGMS118 Managing People - Training and
Development
40 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: Nil
Aims & Objectives
The purpose ofthis module is to provide competency based training in the identification
oftraining needs and management oftraining in the workplace. The aims ofthe module
are for participants to acquire the skills, knowledge, attributes and professional
practices that will enable them to identify training needs at the organisational level, and
also enable them to effectively manage the training function and improve workplace
competencies within their area of responsibility.
The module is not designed forthe functional specialist in human resources or training
but forthose with line responsibility for staff and their development. On successful
completion of this module participants will be able to:
Identify the need for training in their workplace.
Plan and promote training programs and organise resources.
Delivertraining opportunities and evaluate training and trainees.
NGMS201
Entrepreneuring and Innovating
40 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: NGMSI 02, NGMS103, NGMS104, NGMSI DB,
NGMS109, NGMS113, NGMS114, NGMS117, VBK255, VBH064
Aims & Objectives
The aim of this module is to introduce learners to both the theoretical and practical
aspects of creating environments thatfoster and encourage responsive, intrapreneurial,
entrepreneurial and innovative cultures in an eCommerce context.
Content
Nature of entre-intrapreneurship.
Entrepreneurial environments.
Creativity and innovation.
Creativity versus chaos.
Entrepreneurial opportunities.
Stages of evolution in a business.
Types of entrepreneurs.
Creativity and idea generation.
Leading and visioning in an eCommerce environment.
NGMS202 Forecasting Futures
40 nominal Hours. Prerequisite: NGMS1D1, NGMS1D6, NGMS107. NGMS1DB,
NGMSl17, NGMS203
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