Who should Attend ?

This skills programme is designed for the public sector and is aimed at:
• individuals who are involved, or will be involved, in the budgeting process;
• practitioners in a range of government departments and public sector institutions at national and provincial level;
• decision makers and advisors as well as senior managers and operational managers required to implement budgeting and financial management systems; and
• department and organisation managers.

What are the benefits ?

The benefits of this skills programme include:
• the ability to effectively apply government budgeting procedures and techniques;
• understanding of the detailed government budget cycle;
• exposure to the different National Treasury guidelines for budgeting;
• insight into the different budget formats and costing methodologies applied in government; and
• the ability to apply the SCoA for the classification of budget information.

Duration

Four day contact session combined with practical workplace experience.

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Aligned Unit Standards

UnitID	Title	NQF Level	Credits
120302	Prepare budgets for a specific sector	6	15

Scheduled Venues and Dates

Region	Dates
Gauteng	15 Feb 21-18 Feb 21 03 May 21-06 May 21 10 Aug 21-13 Aug 21 22 Nov 21-25 Nov 21 01 Feb 22-04 Feb 22 11 Apr 22-14 Apr 22 04 Jul 22-07 Jul 22 21 Nov 22-24 Nov 22
Online	15 Feb 21-18 Feb 21 03 May 21-06 May 21 10 Aug 21-13 Aug 21 22 Nov 21-25 Nov 21

Entry Requirements

The credit calculation in the relevant unit standard is based on the assumption that learners are competent in:
•communication (NQF level 5).
It is recommended that learners are competent in:
• accountancy (NQF level 4); and
• economics (NQF level 4).