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Work Readiness Course

Ready to shine from day one at your dream job? This power packed course gives you the tools to hit the ground running. Through interactive modules, you'll gain essential work skills, master communication, teamwork, and productivity. Plus, you'll develop a growth mindset to tackle challenges and build a strong online brand. This course will transform you into a confident and adaptable professional, ready to impress and launch your successful career.

“The tutors were a great help, they were really patient. The registration process was really easy, course content was easy to follow. I really appreciated the constructive feedback on all assignments/projects given. The tutors were also eager to help whenever we had problems or if we needed clarity.”

Noluyanda Nolu Roxwana

Navigate the workplace with expertise from day one

The 7-week Work Readiness course aims to equip young working professionals starting out in their careers and require the skills needed to navigate the workplace. You will master work readiness skills across six engaging and interactive modules and learn how to develop a growth mindset, conquer challenges with creative problem-solving and crafting a powerful online personal brand. At the end of the course, you will be ready to stand out from the crowd.

What you’ll learn

Navigate the new world of work with an understanding of the role of the individual within a broader organisational context.
Engage in interpersonal relationships in a mutually respectful and constructive manner.
Schedule tasks and delegate work to others to enhance organisational efficiency.
Deliver excellent client service to maintain positive relationships with external stakeholders.
Craft professional messages in communicating with colleagues.
Apply creative problem solving techniques and critical thinking skills to overcome challenges and make decisions.
Develop personal brand and job application skills in relation to a scenario.
Demonstrate a growth mindset by identifying and engaging with opportunities for continuous development.

Who should take this course:

Young professionals who have just started their careers as a head start in building a successful, self-determined career.

Learn from top talent

Learn from industry experts and top lecturers.

Build new-age skills

Be equipped to tackle the new challenges that come with modern work.

Think outside the box

Red & Yellow are always striving to be trailblazers in the industry and that doesn’t change with your education. It will give you the tools to tackle problems in ways you’ve never thought to do.

Elevate your career

Be apart of Red & Yellows amazing alumni and be associated with a education model that was founded by world renowned advertising agency in Ogilvy.

Red & Yellow courses are made to future-proof your career

Our courses are designed to accelerate opportunities and give a boost to your CV. Top businesses across industries recognise Red & Yellow graduates as having the practical skills and the theoretical background to hit the ground running with confidence and creative flair.

Included in your course:

An industry-sought-after Certificate of Completion from Red & Yellow
Original, relevant, and constantly updated content
An interactive online learning experience that includes videos, live chat sessions, forum discussions, and more
A team of course coordinators to assist you and Instructional Designers and subject matter experts to guide and teach

Benefits:

Our courses are both current and relevant to the South African context.

Applicable, practical assignments:

So that you can apply what you’re learning to your everyday work life, and your specific business challenges.

Discussion Forums and Chat sessions:

Helping you develop your professional network.
Hosted by your coach, lecturer, or subject specialist.
Ideal opportunities to discuss the content and get answers to all your questions.

Personalized feedback:

Tailored to your individual strengths, and opportunities for personal improvement.

A dedicated team:

Acting as your “virtual” support crew whose only focus is to help get you over the finish line.

Course curriculum:

Introduction to the world of work (1 Week)

Working with others (1 week)

Time management, organisation and productivity (1 week)

Service delivery and communication (1 week)

Adaptability and problem-solving (1 Week)

Professional development and personal branding (1 week)

Meet your team:

This course was created by, and benefits from, our full-time lecturers’ years of experience in the field – both in lecturing and in industry. They know how to nurture talent and bring out the best in students, resulting in many award-wins over the years.

Carmen Schaefer
Head of Academics

Carmen leads Academic department, lectures in design.
Holds BAFA, MA, and PGDip in education.
20 years in education
Academic Team leader at Red & Yellow
Carmen excels in nurturing student talent, guiding them to achieve awards, secure top jobs, or start successful businesses.
She takes pride in students’ successes, attributing them to the skills and knowledge acquired at Red & Yellow.
Authors the annual employability report

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About Red & Yellow

Creative thinking is the most important skill. Artificial Intelligence and robots are going to replace some of the jobs we know today.

Red & Yellow is the business school where talented people go to develop the career skills they need to thrive in this digital world.

R&Y unlocks creative thinking to build brilliant careers and organisations using Commercial Logic and Creative Magic.

We are vision-led and values-driven and we are developing the next generation of changemakers, creators and innovators.

We believe creative thinking is the most important skill of the future and it must be supported by uniquely human abilities such as leadership, adaptability and social intelligence.

We are a Creative School of Business that provides you with the commercial logic to grow successful organisations and more importantly the creative magic to set them apart.

We are teaching the great creators, inventors, leaders and entrepreneurs for the 21st Century.

We will be the most creative business school in the world.

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