Getting Acquainted with Technical Report Writing and Presentation Skills ONLINE COURSE

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This two-day course provides the necessary knowledge and skill to produce and present professional technical reports that can be understood by both technical and non-technical readers.​

Attend this course and learn about:

  • The Shannon-Weaver model of communication
  • Critical Questioning, DISC profiling, Power/Control Continuum of Communication
  • The difference between technical reports and other types of business reports
  • Importance of purpose statement in technical reports
  • Strategies to customise reports for your audience
  • Eight -step process of planning, drafting, editing and presenting a report
  • Evaluating written text using Flesch Reading Score and
    Flesch-Kincaid Grade level
  • Gunning Fog Index Formula
  • Presentation skills including principles of persuasion

The course is aimed at (but not limited to):

  • Registered and unregistered engineers, technologists and technicians requiring assistance with technical report writing
  • Personnel working in engineering management or support positions, particularly those required to submit technical reports
  • Government and municipal officials supporting engineering projects
  • Engineering practitioners aspiring to register with ECSA and/or SACPCMP

CPD

This course is accredited with ECSA (Engineering Council of South Africa) and carries two CPD credits.

Please note the following requirements for online courses:

  • Delegates are responsible to ensure that they have sufficient data to cover the full duration of the online course.
  • According to the ECSA requirements for online training, a compulsory online assessment must be completed.
  • The pass mark for the test is 75%.

COST (incl. VAT)

  • SAICE members: R6 785.00 face-to-face / R5 428.00 Online (via Zoom)
  • Non-members:             R8 142.00 face-to-face / R6 509.00 Online (via Zoom)

Register ONLINE:

via the SAICE website: https://store.saice.org.za/training-courses 

OR request a manual registration form for the course from Lizelle@saicepdp.org 

 


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Date/sVenuePresenter 
02 June 2025 to 03 June 2025
08:00 to 16:30
ONLINE, via Zoom Ms Susan Williams
28 August 2025 to 29 August 2025
08:00 to 16:30
ONLINE, via Zoom Ms Susan Williams
16 October 2025 to 17 October 2025
08:00 to 16:30
ONLINE, via Zoom Ms Susan Williams

Contact Us

Lizelle du Preez
Tel: 011 476 4100 / 072 356 5230
lizelle@saicepdp.org