PDI Scholarships

CBM Training, a SA leader in the supply of short duration training courses, runs an annual Management Trainee Scholarship program, valued at more than R34, 000 is now open for applications.

CBM Training's Management Trainee Scholarship consists of a suite of managerial development training courses and is offered to one PDI candidate per year.

The application criteria for the scholarship are:

• That the applicant be from a Previously Disadvantaged group.
• That they have been in full time employment with their current company for a minimum of one year.

The scholarship will consist of 6 short duration training courses - each 1-2 days in length - that will run during the course of 2011 and will empower the successful student with the necessary practical business and managerial skills to ensure their advancement in their chosen profession.

These courses in the scholarship have been carefully selected to provide maximum benefit to the candidate and will be completely free of charge. The courses are:

1. Professional Business Writing Skills (2-days)
2. Practical Confidence and Assertiveness Skills (2-Day)
3. The Orientation to Management Program (3-Days)
4. Finance, Accounts and Budgets for Non-Financial Managers (2-Day)
5. Powerful, Flexible and winning Negotiation Techniques (2-Day)
6. Managing with Intent with Ian Mann (1-Day)

Full details of the course contents of these courses can be found under the sections above.

This CBM Training scholarship will cover the course costs, lunches on the day, full course documentation and certificates of attendance. The candidate will be responsible for their own travel to the course venue and arranging leave with their company.

Closing date for applications is 30th September 2011, and the short listed candidates will be contacted for further information before the final scholarship is announced on the 30th October 2011.

For any other questions about this scholarship, please phone Dawn Botha on 011-454-5505

The CBM Training secretarial scholarship consists of a suite of 6 secretarial development training courses, valued at over R19,900. This scholarship will be awarded annually to one successful candidate.

The application criteria for this scholarship are as follows:

• The applicant must be from a Previously Disadvantaged Group.
• The applicant must currently be working as a Secretary, PA, Receptionist or Administrative Assistant.
• The applicant must have been in full time employment with their organisation for a minimum of 1 year.

The scholarship will consist of 6 short duration training courses - each 1-2 days in length - that will run during the course of 2011 and will empower the successful student with the necessary practical business and secretarial skills to ensure their advancement in their chosen profession.

Each of the selected scholarship courses has been carefully selected to provide maximum benefit to the scholar and will be completely free of charge. The Suite of Secretarial Development Courses are:

1. Key Skills for Highly Effective Secretaries and PAs.
2. Business Writing for Secretaries and PAs.
3. Finance Accounts and Budgets for Administrative Assistants, Secretaries and PAs.
4. A Secretary's Guide to Meetings and Minute Taking.
5. A Secretary's Guide to Preparing Powerful Presentations with MS PowerPoint.
6. The Effective Executive Secretary / PA.

Full details of the course contents of these courses can be found under the course tabs above.

The CBM Training Secretarial Scholarship will cover the course costs, lunches on all days, parking, course documentation and Certificates of Completion. The successful candidate will be responsible for their own travel to the course venue and for arranging leave to attend the courses from their organisation.

Closing date for applications is 30th September 2011, and the short listed candidates will be contacted for further information before the final scholarship is announced on the 30th October 2011.

For any other questions about this scholarship, please phone Dawn Botha on 011-454-5505