22 Best Online Courses in South Africa

This course is intended for print designers desiring additional skills in editing ePUB files by accessing and tweaking the XHTML and CSS components of an ePUB file in order to have full control of the text flow, image display and general appearance of eBooks across a range of supported readers and mobile devices.

This course focuses on how to finish an EPUB document created in Adobe InDesign. While the latest version of InDesign is a great tool for creating EPUB e-books, there are still some aspects of EPUB creation that cannot be done in InDesign. To fine-tune an EPUB and make it look and work exactly as needed, it is necessary to edit that EPUB using the text-editing software. This course covers the skills needed to create a well crafted and valid EPUB e-book.... [-]

This course is intended only for experienced layout artists and print designers wishing to migrate Word and Indesign files to ePub / Mobi formats for distribution on mobile devices such as tablets or eReaders. Friends of Design – Academy of Digital Arts, will teach you the skills to be able to easily navigate and use the basic tools of this incredible program with absolute confidence. Among various other easy to use tools, we will show you how to create high quality and visually stunning documents that stand out from the crowd, insert various links and speed up your workflow using the sharing and collaborating capabilities of this popular program.

Adobe Illustrator is a powerful and versatile tool for creating illus­trations for Print and Web. By tapping into the power of this vector based program, you can create detailed and scalable art for almost any applica­tion. You will learn to work with important menus, tools, and palettes, explore selection tools, drawing tools, layers, the pen tool (a lesson unto itself) as well as learn transformations, distortions, type tools, and modifying paths and shapes. Master this challenging and rewarding vector program, giving yourself illustration wings.

In this course, you will build a solid foundation in Adobe Illustrator. You will start with a tour of important menus, tools, and palettes, then explore selection tools, drawing tools, layers, the pen tool (a lesson unto itself) as well as transformations/distortions, type tools, and modifying paths and shapes. You’ll never call Illustrator help again. Practical projects and exercises make this course a must! You will be amazed how quickly you will begin to master this challenging but rewarding vector program.... [-]

If you are an aspiring or working Print Designer, Adobe InDesign is an indispensable tool for layout and print industry related requirements. We will teach you from a basic level to intermediate how to use this fantastic program to perfect your layouts and projects with inDesigns powerful print and production ready engine.

Whether it’s a magazine spread, a poster, or even a Web page, nothing connects or communicates like an effective layout. Layout design, the art of what goes where on a page or editorial spread, is a creative challenge for any graphic or digital designer. Learn how to build strong foundations for your page design, explore creative applications for lines and shapes, and discover how to break the rules while maintaining the underlying structure of a page.... [-]

If you are an aspiring or working Print or Web Designer, Adobe Photoshop is an indispensable tool for image editing, compositing and finally outputting your finished work to a broad range of formats for both print and web. We will teach you from a basic level to intermediate how to use this fantastic program to perfect your images with non-destructive filters and powerful color-correction, cloning, and healing tools.

In this course, not only will you learn the Photoshop essentials, but some unique insights as to what you can achieve combining the various tools you learn. On its completion, you should feel comfortable using the software to edit and manipulate your own images as well as be able to create your own art.... [-]

The aim of Strategic & Change Management is to provide participants with the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to successfully plan, implement and manage their own strategies. It is important for every employee in an organization to understand why strategic management is seen as a vital element to an organization’s success.

The Strategic & Change Management program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.

The assessment of the SLP’s consist of quizzes, discussions, a final assignment, and an online test.

Online

Project & Program Management aims to provide participants with a practical approach to the management of all types of business projects based on generally accepted best practices and international standards.

The Project & Program Management program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.

The assessment of the SLP’s consist of quizzes, discussions, a final assignment, and an online test.

Online

2 weeks. This excludes the additional time that is given to complete the final assessment.

After the successful completion of the Project & Program Management program, the student will receive a certificate issued and endorsed by the UFS. Recognition to the Higher Certificate in Management Development is available through RPL.... [-]

People (human resources) are viewed by most experts as the most important asset of any organization. Managing the people within an organization is often the most challenging and complex task required of a manager. The objective of the short program is to teach the basic principles of human resource management — how an organization acquires, rewards, motivates, uses, and generally manages its people effectively.

The People Management program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.

The assessment of the SLP’s consist of quizzes, discussions, a final assignment, and an online test.... [-]

In essence, at its core, business is about providing a superior product or service. The operations function of the organization consists of all the activities that produce what the organization produces. It is the function that creates the value that its customers seek. This short program analyses the processes used to deliver products to the marketplace. Several “world class” firms have demonstrated that effective operational management can be a potent and competitive weapon. This short program addresses the key operations and logistical issues in service and manufacturing operations, which have strategic as well as tactical implications. Both quantitative and qualitative techniques and principles, used by leading organizations, are examined.... [-]

The primary objective of this short learning program is to learn how to analyze the marketing environment, to formulate marketing objectives and plans in order to sustain a competitive advantage in satisfying the targeted customers. Without any knowledge of what marketing management is, how important it is and how it must be applied in the business, it is unthinkable to assume that any business will be a success. Sound principles of marketing management are aimed at enabling the business to grow and survive.

The Marketing & Digital Marketing program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.... [-]

Leadership Development aims to equip the participant to be able to function effectively as a leader within the workplace. The short program focuses on the development of knowledge and skills regarding the context within which the leader needs to lead, the role and behavior of an effective leader, personal development of the leader, as well as leading a team to high performance. This short program also includes the management of diversity in the workplace by introducing a systems approach to the practical management of diversity at the team and individual levels.

The Leadership Development program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.... [-]

The aim of Labor Relations is to equip participants to be able to understand Labor Relations, and be able to prepare for a disciplinary hearing.

The Labor Relations program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.

The assessment of the SLP’s consist of quizzes, discussions, a final assignment, and an online test.

Online

2 weeks. This excludes the additional time that is given to complete the final assessment.

After the successful completion of the Labor Relations program, the student will receive a certificate issued and endorsed by the UFS. Recognition to the Higher Certificate in Management Development is available through RPL.... [-]

By the end of this program, participants will be able to use the knowledge gained to:

The Institutional Memory & Knowledge Management program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.... [-]

The objectives of General Management & Communication are to share the latest developments in:

The General Management & Communication program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.

The assessment of the SLP’s consist of quizzes, discussions, a final assignment, and an online test.

Online

1 week. This excludes the additional time that is given to complete the final assessment.

The aim of this short learning program is to equip participants with academic reading and writing skills, which is a minimum requirement for any academic short program taken. It offers participants an opportunity to acquire the academic literacy skills needed in order to successfully pursue tertiary studies.

The Foundation Skills program starts during the first week of each month. Applications close on the 15th of the previous month.

The assessment of the SLP’s consist of quizzes, discussions, a final assignment, and an online test.

Online

1 week. This excludes the additional time that is given to complete the final assessment.... [-]