Learn when to delegate effectively

This course is about one of the most fundamental decisions you ever make at work - whether to do a piece of work yourself or delegate it. Delegation is the key to empowerment.

This course explores the barriers to effective delegation, the benefits from delegating more, what should be delegated and what shouldn't. It also examines the choice of whom you should delegate to. As a result of this course you will want to delegate more.

Course Objectives

Participants will acquire the knowledge and skills to:

  • Identify the major barriers to effective delegation
  • State the benefits of delegation to yourself, members of your team and the organisation
  • Understand the parts of your job you should delegate and those you should do yourself
  • Identify more opportunities for delegation than you do at present
  • Make better informed decisions about who to delegate to
Who Will Benefit?

This course is for all who need the skills and knowledge to ensure they effectively manage themselves and others at work.

The content is suitable for the needs of supervisors, first line managers and project leaders. However, anyone in a management position will find invaluable tips and reminders from this course.

This course is especially suitable for those studying for Vocational Qualifications, as each course is matched to national standards of competence.

What to Expect

This course uses KnowledgePool's web-based training materials available on http://www.knowledgepool.com

Throughout the support period of 6 months students will have access to an online classroom featuring Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), assignments and student interactive chat. Qualified tutors are available via e-mail for any assistance during the course.

E-mail responses are guaranteed for the next working day.

Recommended System Requirements

The minimum system requirements to enable you to start using this course are as follows:

  • Any desktop PC running industry standard browsers (Internet Explorer 4.0 or later & Netscape Navigator 3.0 or later)
  • Monitor with a screen resolution set to 800 x 600 & 256 colours
  • Materials have been written in standard HTML (3.2) & JavaScript (1.1)

You will not require any 'plug ins' or special server side software

Course Contents

  • Why Delegate?
  • What You Should Delegate
  • Delegate to Who?

  • Delegation Case Study
  • Including: Check my Understanding Tests and Full Course Test
 
 
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