Sneak Peek
Explore Working Remotely From Implementation to Making it Sustainable
Course Code: SGB11
Course Duration: 20 hours (minimum, self-paced study, commonly 2 to 8 weeks, less or longer as you need)
The Working Remotely short course is a great introduction to remote work. The interest and need for remote work have expanded rapidly in recent years due to events such as the Covid-19 pandemic. With more workers in situations where working remotely is a necessity, both employers and employees are having to adapt to new working processes and dynamics.
This course will teach you:
- The benefits and challenges of implementing remote work
- Technology that facilitates remote working
- How remote work fits with different business structures
If you are interested in:
- How to manage and support those working remotely
- Effective remote delivery of goods or services
- Resources to enhance remote working
Then this course will answer these questions for you.
This self-guided course lets you work at your own pace, without deadlines or cut off periods. It also includes optional activities that are designed to enhance the learning experience and can be easily adapted to your specific area of interest.
All the work you do will be towards the end goal of assisting you in making working remotely successful for you.
Course Content - What do you learn?
This course has seven lessons. Each lesson has a corresponding online self-assessment test.
Lesson 1 - Nature & Scope of Remote Work
- Introduction
- Nature of remote work
- Scope of remote workplaces for different goods and service business structures
- Timeframe? Is it a short term decision or long term?
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 2 - Benefits & Challenges of Doing Business Remotely
- Introduction
- Productivity
- Impact of remote work on businesses
- Impact of remote work on employees
- Impact of remote work on the environment
- How different sectors can engage with remote learning
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 3 - Technologies for Remote Businesses
- Introduction
- Hardware technologies
- Software technologies
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 4 - Communicating Remotely
- Introduction
- Face-to-face communication vs. Remote communication
- Creating a positive share culture in the workplace
- How to effectively use different types of remote communication
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 5 - Managing & Supporting Staff Remotely
- Introduction
- Managing staff remotely
- Recruitment & training
- Supporting staff
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 6 - Remote Delivery of Goods & Services
- Introduction
- Examples of goods businesses suited to remote work
- Managing delivery of goods remotely
- Services
- Examples of service businesses suited to remote work
- Review what you have been learning
Lesson 7 - Online Events
- Introduction
- Review what you have been learning
- Final assessment
How Does This Course Work?
Fully online, 20-hour self-paced course!
Enrol any time and start straight away.
Automated self-assessment tests.
Optional, practical suggested tasks throughout.
Certificate of Completion (you must pass the final assessment to be awarded the certificate).
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