Main Description:
This short course will help you understand how to manage a business with employees working at home. It covers important considerations for working at home to ensure that your business remains profitable whilst your staff are working at home.
Working remotely has been part of some people’s jobs for years, but it is also something which has evolved quickly in recent times. The recent covid-19 pandemic forced many businesses to insist on large swathes of their workforce spending a considerable amount of their working hours conducting work from home.
For some this transition was relatively straightforward, but for others it posed a significant challenge. Many workforces were not set up to cope with the difficulties of working remotely, employees may not have had suitable working environments at home, or they lacked the equipment needed.
Course Structure:
1. NATURE & SCOPE OF REMOTE WORK
- Introduction
- Nature of remote work
- Scope of remote workplaces for different goods and service business structures
- Timeframe? Is it a short term decision or long term?
- Review what you have been learning
2. BENEFITS & CHALLENGES OF DOING BUSINESS REMOTELY
- Introduction
- Productivity
- Impact of remote work on businesses
- Impact of remote work on employees
- Impact of remote work on the environment
- How different sectors can engage with remote learning
- Review what you have been learning
3. TECHNOLOGIES FOR REMOTE BUSINESSES
- Introduction
- Hardware technologies
- Software technologies
- Review what you have been learning
4. COMMUNICATING REMOTELY
- Introduction
- Face-to-face communication vs. Remote communication
- Creating a positive share culture in the workplace
- How to effectively use different types of remote communication
- Review what you have been learning
5. MANAGING & SUPPORTING STAFF REMOTELY
- Introduction
- Managing staff remotely
- Recruitment & training
- Supporting staff
- Review what you have been learning
6. REMOTE DELIVERY OF GOODS & SERVICES
- Introduction
- Examples of goods businesses suited to remote work
- Managing delivery of goods remotely
- Services
- Examples of service businesses suited to remote work
- Review what you have been learning
7. ONLINE EVENTS
- Introduction
- Review what you have been learning
- Final assessment
How Does a Warnborough Online Course Work?
You can start this short course at any time you like. Once you have enrolled, you can download the study guide to your PC, tablet or other device.
There are self-assessment tests at the end of each unit so you can check if you understood the lesson. You can attempt these as many times as you like, and the results will be displayed once you have completed. You must be connected to the Internet for these tests to work.
At the end of the course, you can attempt the final assessment. If you achieve at least 60%, you will be able to download a certificate of completion with your name on it. If you do not achieve a 60% pass rate, you can contact us to re-sit your exam.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
