Professional Report Writing

Target Market:

Supervisor, secretaries, managers and heads of departments as well as every person who needs to: Promote clear, unambiguous communication in plain language, Improve the quality of written reports andRecognise and effectively use textual conventions and features.

Purpose

This programme will empower participants to understanding and be able to implement the following:

  • Relating the purpose, content, form, frequency and recipients of a range of reports to the information needs of a selected business
  • Identifying information sources and organisational procedures for obtaining and distributing information relevant to a selected business function.
  • Compiling reports related to a selected business function, ensuring content and format are appropriate to information requirements and that reporting deadlines are met
  • Liaising with relevant parties and verifying that reported information is in accordance with requirements and purpose of the report.

Training Content

Module 1: Relate the purpose, content, form, frequency and recipients of a range of reports.
• The regular reports are identified for a selected organisation.
• The information needs of the organisation are linked to the purpose of each identified
report.
• A template is drawn up for each report including the mandatory content headings.
• A table is created listing each report, its purpose, the regular recipients and frequency of
distribution.

Module 2: Obtaining & distributing information
• A table is created listing each report and the information sources required for input to the
report.
•List each information source.
• Company procedures for obtaining information sources are identified.

Module 3: Compile reports
• Compile reports using current information.
• Use created templates to write the reports.
Information sources are used to provide the information.
• The reports are distributed in the required manner in time to meet the specified deadline.


Module 4: Liaise with relevant parties and verify reported information is in accordance with
requirements
• List each of the relevant recipients of the reports, a space for comments and an overall
rating of the report.
• Distribute the form to recipients and their comments evaluated.
• Possible amendments to reports are made.