Objectives

The primary objective is to enhance organisational data handling and reporting capabilities through a structured Microsoft Excel training programme. The initiative incorporates a pre-assessment phase followed by targeted instruction across all proficiency levels to ensure measurable skill development and improved workplace productivity.

Scope

• Training Tiers: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Excel for Finance Professionals.
• Delivery Mode: On-site sessions at the Denel Dynamics Irene Campus or approved off-site alternatives.
• Participant Capacity: Up to 16 delegates per cohort.
• Duration: Aligned with the accepted Skills Programme timeframe.
• Learning Materials: Printed or electronic training manuals.
• Scheduling: Sessions delivered individually per level over a prescribed period.

Technical Requirements

• Service provider must be registered with a recognised regulatory training body and hold MICT or equivalent accreditation.
• Curriculum must be structured to comply with formal Skills Programme standards, mapping to specific unit standards or leading to accredited qualifications.
• Official certificates must be awarded to candidates upon successful course completion.
• Provider must demonstrate a minimum of five years’ experience delivering corporate Microsoft Excel training.
• Facilitators must submit verified qualifications and comprehensive CVs proving competency across all specified Excel levels.
• Quotations must itemise: cost per delegate per level, travel expenses (on-site) or full off-site fees, certification and manual charges (if billed separately), quote validity period, and a detailed course outline.
• Submission package must include: company profile, valid BEE certificate or affidavit, SARS tax compliance documentation, full CSD registration report, and a signed POPIA declaration.

Skills Requirements

Facilitators must possess advanced instructional and technical expertise in Microsoft Excel, with the ability to adapt teaching methodologies to varying learner proficiencies. The training must equip participants with practical competencies in data organisation, complex formula application, pivot table analysis, data visualisation, and finance-specific modelling. Instructional design should facilitate progressive skill acquisition, ensuring delegates achieve functional mastery aligned with corporate reporting and analytical demands.

Explanation of Key Terms

• MICT Accreditation: Certification from the Media, Information and Communication Technologies Sector Education and Training Authority (SETA), confirming that the training provider meets national industry standards for curriculum quality, assessment integrity, and facilitator competence.
• Skills Programme & Unit Standards: A South African National Qualifications Framework (NQF) structure where training is broken into discrete, assessable competency units. Completion leads to formally accredited certificates rather than informal attendance records.
• CSD Registration: Mandatory enrolment in the Central Supplier Database, the South African government’s official procurement registry used to verify supplier legitimacy and payment readiness.
• BEE Documentation: Proof of compliance with Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment legislation, which influences procurement scoring and supplier evaluation in South African public and parastatal entities.
• POPIA Declaration: A legal commitment to adhere to the Protection of Personal Information Act, ensuring participant data collected during training administration is handled securely, lawfully, and transparently.