12153 Use the Writing Process to Compose Texts Required in the Business Environment

What is this course about?

The purpose of the unit standard requires learners to follow a process in writing texts and reports required in business. It is intended to promote clear, unambiguous communication in plain language and to improve the quality of written reports and other texts that are specific to a business environment, require a particular format and may include specified legislated requirements. The unit standard enables learners to recognise and effectively use textual conventions and features specific to business texts.

The qualifying learner is capable of:
- using textual features and conventions specific to texts
- identifying the intended audience for the communication
- identifying the purpose of a text
- selecting the appropriate text type, format and layout for the purpose
- organising and structuring a technical text appropriately
- using appropriate grammar conventions
- drafting and editing a technical text
- recognising errors and checking for accuracy
- p

What is the key content covered?

NQF Level 4 - 5 Credits

This unit standard replaces:
This unit standard does not replace any other unit standard and is not replaced by any other unit standard.

Learning assumed to be in place and recognition of prior learning
There is open access to this unit standard. Learners should be competent in Communication at level 3.

Unit standard range
The typical scope of this unit standard is:
- Texts specific to a particular function in a business context include sector specific documents; written comparisons of products; reports on specifics of cover; historical reviews over a period of cover; claims reports; explanations of how changes in legislation will impact on the rules of the fund or pension benefit; financial needs analyses; financial plans; reports to investors; reports to statutory bodies; customised insurance policies; statistical reports; actuarial reports; promotional proposals and other texts used within the sector and field of learning.
- The audience may be inte

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Please note that this is a fundamental unit standard, and in accordance with Services SETA can therefore only be accredited if completed with an additional core or elective. Please contact us should you have any questions.

US ID	NQF Level	Credits	Description
119456	2	5	Write/present for a defined context
119457	3	5	Interpret and use information from texts
119459	4	5	Write/present/sign for a wide range of contexts
119463	2	5	Access and use information from texts
119465	3	5	Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts
119469	4	5	Read/view, analyse and respond to a variety of texts
119636	1	6	Write/Sign for a variety of different purposes (Historical)
119640	1	6	Read/view and respond to a range of text types (Historical)
119456	2	5	Write/present for a defined context
119457	3	5	Interpret and use information from texts
119459	4	5	Write/present/sign for a wide range of contexts
119463	2	5	Access and use information from texts
119465	3	5	Write/present/sign texts for a range of communicative contexts
119469	4	5	Read/view, analyse and respond to a variety of texts
119636	1	6	Write/Sign for a variety of different purposes (Historical)
119640	1	6	Read/view and respond to a range of text types (Historical)

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