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The Southern Cross Connection provides advice and services to Registered Training Organisations who wish to either undergo registration and accreditation to offer Nationally Accredited Programs or to extend their scope of registration to other courses and industries.
We assist our clients to update to Australian Quality Training Framework standards and conduct annual internal audits of their systems to reassure CEOs that the standards are being maintained.
Coming Soon: The Southern Cross Connection will be offering some of their accredited programs online through this website. Information Seminars will be conducted in most capital cities around Australia prior to launch. Contact us if you wish to express interest in attending these sessions. Short Courses for Professional Development purposes will also be offered online.
The Southern Cross Connection conducts feasibility studies in Australia and overseas. We have experience in conducting research into the commercial and educational viability of a project, including statistical, demographic, economic and political structure of the target area, primary research in the field, feasibility reports and follow up.
The Southern Cross Connection can analyse an organisation's services or products, operations, strategies, and financial needs and develop appropriate strategies to include in its business plan. We can assist clients with all aspects of business planning.
Strategic Planning is fundamental in identifying what the business does and plans to do in the future, then determining ways to achieve the desired result. Strategic planning seeks out the opportunities available to a business, selects the most appropriate, sets objectives and identifies what is needed, when it is needed and how the objectives will be achieved.
The Southern Cross Connection works with clients to identify opportunities, strengths and weaknesses, to evaluate options and to develop a business strategy to meet new and emerging challenges.
There is no point having an excellent product if you cannot find a market for it! Market planning assists the organisation to decide on strategies which will help the company or business to attain their overall strategic objectives.
The Southern Cross Connection works with its clients to develop a strategy which focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the organisation in order to identify its market niche.
Financial planning is the essence of success. Comprehensive forward planning and cash flow budgeting are an essential part of business strategy.
The Southern Cross Connection works with clients to develop a master budget or profit plan to allow them to predict future capital requirements.
Human resource strategies are an important outcome of strategic planning. They include numbers and types of staff, training plans and performance systems for current operations as well as planned activities or technology. They also cover industrial relations issues such as negotiations for work structures, pay, conditions and other matters.
The Southern Cross Connection works with clients to identify the issues and develop a coherent plan which they can manage from their own resources.
Occupational skills analysis comprises a detailed evaluation of the organisation. The process can also provide an audit of existing skill levels in the business and an indication of what is required for any proposed change in operations or technology.
Occupational skills analysis as undertaken by The Southern Cross Connection is a highly participative process which provides clear insights into the standards existing in the organisation. It can identify areas where improvements need to be made.
The outcomes of the occupational skills analysis a are particularly useful for:
- workforce planning
- career and succession planning
- performance appraisal and management
- design of work groups and individual jobs
- identification of multi-skilling opportunities
- development of career structures
- development and agreement of competency standards
- design of competency based training
- assessment of prior learning
The Southern Cross Connection conducts occupational skills analyses for all of these purposes. The process provides a particularly useful information base for a developing or changing organisation. It can be done by The Southern Cross Connection staff, or the client's own staff can be trained to undertake much of the work.
New staff, changing needs, structures, job design, management arrangements are among the many reasons training may be required in a business. The Southern Cross Connection identifies training needs arising from performance problems, the introduction of new products or services or from organisational change. We analyse those needs and where appropriate, design competency based training to meet them. Accreditation of training programs and registration as a training provider is also undertaken where required.
Small Business is acknowledged as a vital and significant sector of the Australian economy. Small business performance is recognised worldwide as the key to the achievement of general national economic goals.
This course is offered to people who may wish to commence their own small business or who wish to upgrade their knowledge and skills for conducting an established small business enterprise. The course is designed for individual study. The emphasis is on the learner's own small business enterprise, either actual or intended. The course is self-paced.
The units:
Research Business Opportunities
This unit covers the investigation and research required to ascertain the opportunities available and the feasibility of a business opportunity/ies.
Establish Business & Legal Requirements
The unit involves identifying and complying with business legal and administrative requirements.
Undertake Financial Planning
This unit involves the development of a financial plan to support business viability.
Promote The Business
This unit covers the development and implementation of marketing strategies and the monitoring and improvement of market performance.
Undertake Business Planning
This unit covers the research and development of an integrated business plan for achieving business goals and objectives.
Monitor and Manage Business Operations
This unit is concerned with the operation of the business and with implementing the business plan. The strategies involve monitoring, managing and reviewing operational procedures.
Manage Finances
This unit involves the implementation, monitoring and review of strategies for the ongoing management of finance. It also includes day-to-day financial management of the business.
Develop Teams and Individuals
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to determine individual and team development needs and facilitate the development of the work group.
Monitor A Safe Workplace
This unit is concerned with Occupational Health and Safety responsibilities to implement and monitor the organisation's OHS policies, procedures and programs in the relevant work area to meet legislative requirements.
Promote Innovation and Change
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to promote the use and implementation of innovative work practices to effect change.
Fee for the Program: $200 per unit or $1,900 for the complete Cert IV. |
