Red & Yellow
Online Short Course
Work Readiness
Prepare for workplace success with the practical skills, confidence, and professional mindset needed to thrive from day one.
This interactive course is designed to help students, graduates, and early-career professionals develop the essential workplace skills employers value most. You'll strengthen your communication, teamwork, productivity, problem-solving, and professional collaboration abilities while learning how to navigate modern work environments effectively.
In addition, you'll explore personal branding, professional networking, and career development strategies to help you build a strong professional presence both online and offline. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to contribute confidently, adapt to new challenges, and make a positive impact in your workplace.
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Course Curriculum
This module equips you to gracefully transition from student to working professional. Learn key work readiness skills, navigate workplace communication, analyse contracts, understand work ethics, dress for success, and develop a positive attitude to thrive in your new career.
The important bits
Key Info
- Course Duration: 8 Weeks
- Accreditation: R&Y Certificate of Completion
- Access: Online
- Start Date: 24 August 2026
- Cost: R9,900
What you'll learn
- Navigate the new world of work with an understanding of the role of the individual within a broader organisational context.
- Engage in interpersonal relationships in a mutually respectful and constructive manner.
- Schedule tasks and delegate work to others to enhance organisational efficiency.
- Deliver excellent client service to maintain positive relationships with external stakeholders.
- Craft professional messages in communicating with colleagues.
- Apply creative problem solving techniques and critical thinking skills to overcome challenges and make decisions.
- Develop personal brand and job application skills in relation to a scenario.
- Demonstrate a growth mindset by identifying and engaging with opportunities for continuous development.
Learn from top talent
Learn from industry experts and top lecturers.
Build new-age skills
Be equipped to tackle the new challenges that come with modern work.
Think outside the box
Red & Yellow are always striving to be trailblazers in the industry and that doesn’t change with your education. It will give you the tools to tackle problems in ways you’ve never thought to do.
Elevate your career
Be apart of Red & Yellows amazing alumni and be associated with a education model that was founded by world renowned advertising agency in Ogilvy.
Red & Yellow courses are made to future-proof your career
Our courses are designed to accelerate opportunities and give a boost to your CV. Top businesses across industries recognise Red & Yellow graduates as having the practical skills and the theoretical background to hit the ground running with confidence and creative flair.
Benefits:
Our courses are both current and relevant to the South African context.
Applicable, practical assignments:
- So that you can apply what you’re learning to your everyday work life, and your specific business challenges.
Discussion Forums and Chat sessions:
- Helping you develop your professional network.
- Hosted by your coach, lecturer, or subject specialist.
- Ideal opportunities to discuss the content and get answers to all your questions.
Personalized feedback:
- Tailored to your individual strengths, and opportunities for personal improvement.
A dedicated team:
- Acting as your “virtual” support crew whose only focus is to help get you over the finish line.
Included in your course:
- An industry-sought-after Certificate of Completion from Red & Yellow
- Original, relevant, and constantly updated content
- An interactive online learning experience that includes videos, live chat sessions, forum discussions, and more
- A team of course coordinators to assist you and Instructional Designers and subject matter experts to guide and teach
This course is perfect for:
- Young professionals who have just started their careers as a head start in building a successful, self-determined career.
Meet your team:
This course was created by, and benefits from, our full-time lecturers’ years of experience in the field – both in lecturing and in industry. They know how to nurture talent and bring out the best in students, resulting in many award-wins over the years.
Sheetal Makhan
Sheetal was the Programme Administrator for Red & Yellow's Advanced Diploma in Digital Marketing. She previously managed the school's Online Course Coordination Department. Passionate about customer delight, Sheetal always strives to exceed expectations.
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