Supervision VBS104

Develop your supervision skills! This is a very sound foundation course in the theory and practice of supervision, relevant to those working as supervisors, and those wanting to move into a supervisory role. Learn to recruit and train new staff, plan work, motivate staff, solve problems systematically, implement disciplinary procedures, maintain a safe workplace, use worker participation as a supervisory tool, and more. Course Materials

Upon enrolment, you will receive all of the materials that are essential to complete the course. Course materials vary depending upon the subject and the study mode, but they may include subject guides, printed notes, textbooks, videos and practical equipment. In certain circumstances you may be required to do extra research - in which case your tutor is able to advise you where necessary.

Course Structure There are 10 lessons as follows:

1. Introduction - Organisational structures & responsibilities.
2. Understanding the work place - Government and private personnel departments, unions.
3. Communications and human relations.
4. Motivating employees.
5. Organising the work place.
6. Problem solving techniques.
7. Discipline, complaints and grievances.
8. Interviewing, recruitment, training.
9. Work place safety.
10. Dealing with management/worker participation/ report writing/ staff meetings.

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school\'s tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

SUMMARY OF COMPETENCIES DEVELOPED On successful completion of the course you should be able to do the following:

• Explain and create an organisational chart.
• Describe the five basic kinds of Unions.
• Report on what you expect to achieve by practicing good human relations.
• Define objectives, goals, tasks to be achieved.
• Describe what steps should be taken before re organising a section or department?
• Draw up a work area for an office, factory etc.
• Show step by step how you would work through the problem solving technique systematically, in order to determine a good way of dealing with this problem.
• Write a diplomatic letter to a union in response to a complaint.
• Draw up a suitable advertisement for a position of a Salesperson
• Explain the methods most frequently used to train new employees.

The key to success of any company or organisation is good management and the key to good management is the Supervisor. Good supervision is, in fact, the single most important factor in the success of any advanced economy.

a) Technical skills,
b) Human skills,
c) Conceptual skills.

What are the responsibilities of a supervisor? He or she must be able to:

• communicate with employees,
• give directions,
• dictate letters,
• set production goals and check performances,
• give interviews,
• communicate with other supervisors,
• write reports and read them,
• check mail,
• attend meetings,
• make decisions about new projects,
• decide on promotions and demotions.

This course develops your capacity to be a better supervisor in any situation.

As it develops these supervisory skills it does more though. Much of what you learn here can be applied in any situation throughout life, at a work level, or even in your social life or personal relationships.

This course has been developed and improved over more than 25 years and is an excellent choice of study.

LEARN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS -The problem solving technique is a well established and systematic approach to solving problems. This aspect of our supervision course is an essential tool not only for supervisors, but also managers and businessmen of any type. If you get nothing more than this from this course; you are likely to sooner or later find this an indispensible tool.