Available Courses
Production and Operations Management: Short Course Certificate
Production and Operations Management: Certificate Course
Production and Operations Management: Comprehensive Course
Be part of the behind the scenes with Production and Operations Courses. You can help produce and deliver goods from farm to table, or even warehouse to shelf. Production and operations managers have a huge responsibility when it comes to satisfying customers. They make sure that each product meets certain standards, and that everyone involved in the process stays happy.
Benefits of Studying Production and Operations Management
The best thing you could do for you and your career is to enrol for a course. By studying towards a qualification, you will open yourself up to many opportunities. The biggest advantage of them all? You will have knowledge to help you perform your daily duties.
Earn a Respectable Income
Not satisfied with your current salary? You will be happy to know that production and operations professionals earn a respectable income. According to Indeed, operations managers earn an average of R25 200 per month. Keep in mind that a lot of other factors such as experience, and cost to the company will influence your salary.
Improve Production and Customer Satisfaction
You will work in the service industry. Therefore, your ultimate goal is to produce excellent service and products. As a result, you will increase customer satisfaction. A large part of keeping them happy is to understand what they need or want. Enroling for a course would help you identify those needs, and equip you with the skills to do your job.
Gain Managerial Skills
Ultimately, you want a manager position. But not everyone is born with leadership skills. Those who naturally have it also need a bit of fine-tuning. A lot of other skills and personality traits goes into defining a great leader. And a great course will equip you to sharpen your skills to advance your career to a managerial position.
Enter an Exciting Industry
Love bustling work environments? Then you will love the chaos that comes with this industry. You may find yourself working in an office, but you will often have to work across other departments. That includes visiting the warehouse from time to time. Some operations managers are even stationed at factories and warehouses.
Our Production and Operations Courses
We offer Production and Operations Courses via distance learning. These courses consist of three levels. Start with a short course to test the waters and learn the basics, and work your way up towards becoming an expert. You can further your education and complete the certificate and comprehensive courses.
- Short Course: Production and Operations Management
- Certificate Course: Production and Operations Management
- Comprehensive Course: Production and Operations Management
Our Production and Operations Courses are all skills-based and aims to make you workplace ready. You will quickly master your coursework, and leave with knowledge that will make you desirable to recruiters.
Entry Requirements – Study Without Matric
The biggest myth is that if you don’t have a matric, you can’t study further or pursue a career. But you have options, even if you’ve never gone to high school. At Skills Academy we believe in giving everyone a second chance at going to college and pursuing their dreams. Did you know that you can study without matric with us? For Production and Operations Management Courses, you don’t need a grade 12 certificate to get started. All you need is a basic understanding of the English language. With us you will get:
- Quality education
- Industry-related skills
- Academic support
- Access to online study groups
Skills you can Learn With Production and Operations Management Courses
Curious to know what you can learn with this course? Well, you will gain industry specific knowledge and gain job-related skills. This will help prepare you for the exciting yet challenging role you will step into.
Excellent Communication Skills
Communication is key in every industry. But especially in this one. In order for operations to run smoothly and with little to no errors, you need to be excellent at communicating. You will have to learn how to communicate with your staff members, colleagues, clients and business partners.
Organisational Skills
Can you take control of chaos? If not, then a course will teach you how to get your hands dirty and keep things nice and organised. Once completed, you will learn to take control of every aspect of your life. This course, partnered with distance learning, will teach you the importance of time management and record keeping.
Business Literacy
It’s important to understand the industry you are going to work in. This course prepares you for different responsibilities, and gives you insight into the different elements that influence production and operations.
Where can I Study Production and Operations Management in South Africa?
You have a lot of different options studying in South Africa. But once you look at factors such as study options, course requirements, and location, your options become more and more limited.
Traditional Universities and Colleges
This is usually the first option students consider when they decide to further their education at college or university. These learning institutions are often located in areas such as Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg and Pretoria. By enrolling in college of university you will have to deal with:
- A limited number of seats
- Classroom learning
- Entry requirements, must have matric
- Keeping up with the pace with of the rest of the class
Distance Learning
Distance education and remote learning has become popular in recent years. This gives people who are currently working at a full time basis, or have other responsibilities, a chance to further their education. This is also a cheaper alternative to relocating to a college or university.
- Open Access entry requirements
- Flexible learning hours
- Access to online study groups
- Study from anywhere in South Africa.
What Qualifications do I need to Become an Operations Manager?
There is no specific qualification needed to pursue this career. Some places may require you to have a degree in engineering, diploma or industry specific certificate. Once you look at the job requirements on career portals, you will see that you need a few years of experience. The best way to get your foot in the door is by enrolling for a course.
Exciting Career Opportunities With Production and Operations Management
Your title can be many things. The Production and Operations Management Courses prepares you for an exciting career in the service and service delivery industry. Wondering what your title could be? Here are some of the jobs you can explore:
- Junior Operations Manager
- General Manager
- Production Manager
- Head of Operations
Can you Manage?
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Last Updated: September 15, 2020
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