Business, Commerce and Management Studies Generic Management

Evaluate Practices Against Best Practice Standards Training

SAQA US 252024 | NQF 5 | Credits 4 | Duration 1 Day
From $691 per delegate

Description

This course equips learners with the skills to critically evaluate current organisational practices against established best practice standards. Participants will learn to identify gaps, assess compliance, and recommend improvements to enhance operational effectiveness and quality.

Learning Outcomes

  • Analyse current practices against best practice standards to identify discrepancies and areas for improvement.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of existing practices using appropriate evaluation tools and techniques.
  • Apply relevant best practice frameworks to assess compliance and performance.
  • Recommend evidence-based improvements to align practices with best practice standards.
  • Demonstrate the ability to communicate evaluation findings and recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Design a plan for implementing best practice improvements in the workplace.

Target Audience

This course is designed for managers, team leaders, quality assurance officers, and professionals responsible for monitoring and improving organisational processes and performance.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Day 1: Fundamentals of Best Practice Evaluation

Objectives:
• Understand the concept of best practice standards in a professional context
• Identify sources and types of best practice standards relevant to own work area
• Apply a systematic process to evaluate current practices against selected standards
• Document findings and recommend improvements based on evaluation results

Topics:
• Definition and importance of best practice standards
• Types of standards: industry, organisational, legislative, and international
• Steps in evaluating practices: planning, data collection, comparison, analysis
• Tools for evaluation: checklists, audits, benchmarking, gap analysis
• Identifying performance gaps and root causes
• Reporting evaluation outcomes and making recommendations
• Ethical considerations and confidentiality in evaluation
• Case study: evaluating a sample practice against a standard

Practicals

No practicals for this training.

This course is made up of exercises and case studies delivered alongside the theory — no separate practical sessions are required to complete it.

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course and a final summative test at the end.

Daily Exercises — 30%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 30% to the final total.

Final Test — 70%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 70% to the overall mark.

Final Total
Component Out of Weight
Daily Average (multiple choice) 100% 30%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice) 100% 70%
Final Total 100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Daily Average 30% + Final Test 70%).

How it works
  • Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
  • Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
  • You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
  • If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.
Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates Discount
5 3% off
10 6% off
15 9% off
20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.

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20 12% off
25 15% off
30 18% off
50 30% off
75 35% off
100 40% off

3% off per 5 delegates, up to 40% for 100+

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