ORIENTATION

Effective networking is essential for day-to-day business or for those times when you are actively pursuing job opportunities. Networking and public relations is the most successful method of communicating your value to those around you.  Furthermore, good networking skills enable you to tap into those relationships you already have and increase the scope of your network.  The larger the scope the more people know you and offer you opportunities. This course is designed to give you practical teaching and hands-on tools that will get you networking once you complete this course.

This Media and Public Relations Course will teach the participants how to do the following:

• Network for success
• Manage “Meet and Greet” opportunities
• Dress for success
• Write effectively
• Set goals
• Manage media relations
• Plan issue and crisis communication
• Use social media
• Deliver effective employee communication

DURATION OF THE COURSE

The course could typically be completed within 1 - 3 days depending on the commitment and effort of the student. An online test assessment will be scheduled as soon as the student has communicated his/her readiness to the Online Tutor to take the examination. The pass rate for this course is 60%.

STUDY METHODOLOGY

Students access the prescribed Study Manual as well as the Online Test Assessment by clicking on the link in the left column of the Student Dashboard. Upon completion of the Online Test Assessment, the student will be activated for the next Course.

ONLINE TEST ASSESSMENT

The Online Test Assessment consist of a combination of multiple-choice, true-false as well as assignment-format questions.  

ACADEMIC PROGRESSION

Students who have successfully completed the Certificate in Human Resources Skills (L3Cert.Skill) may progress to the Diploma in Higher Education Access (L3Dip.HEA) in order to access the EduVisa UK Bachelor/Masters Degree Programme or alternatively continue to specialise in the subject matter by registering towards the Professional Diploma in Human Resources Management (L6PDip.Man) (SA) (IQF).

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

Use the  Pay Online Button  on the Course Portal to be directed to the secure Payment Gateway (PayPal, PayFast, FlyWire) to effect EFT, Debit/Credit Card and Bank/Cash Deposit payments in R, £, ¥, € or $.