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Learn the skills employers ask for.

Pick a skill and see the courses that teach it and the careers that use it. Free courses need only a NIBS Campus account.

  • Skills25across 3 clusters
  • Courses317 free
  • Careers12that use them
  • AccessStart freeRest in NIBS Plus
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Software and tools

The tools every office runs on. Learn them properly, then use them in real tasks.

10 skills

  • Microsoft Excel

    Organise, analyse and report workplace information in spreadsheets.

    Used in 9 career paths

  • Microsoft 365

    Run the everyday office: documents, email, calendars, files and meetings.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • CRM

    Manage customers, leads, enquiries and follow-ups in one system.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • Project tools

    Plan, track and report project work on boards, schedules and trackers.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • Accounting systems

    Capture transactions, reconcile accounts and produce financial reports in accounting software.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • AI productivity

    Use AI tools to draft, summarise, check and organise work, and verify what they produce.

  • Cybersecurity

    Protect information, accounts and devices, and recognise an attack when you see one.

  • Data

    Collect, clean, analyse and present data so people can decide.

    Used in 3 career paths

  • Digital marketing

    Reach customers through content, social media, email and campaigns, and measure what worked.

    Used in 1 career path

  • Payroll systems

    Process employee pay, statutory deductions and payslips in payroll software.

    Used in 1 career path

Business and administration

How work gets done: records, money, people, suppliers and the paperwork behind them.

14 skills

  • Bookkeeping

    Record transactions, reconcile accounts and maintain the books of a business.

    Used in 1 career path

  • Payroll administration

    Maintain employee records and run the payroll cycle correctly and confidentially.

    Used in 1 career path

  • Records and information management

    Keep documents and records so they can be found, trusted and retained.

    Used in 6 career paths

  • Business communication

    Write and speak clearly at work: email, reports, minutes and presentations.

    Used in 8 career paths

  • Customer service

    Handle enquiries, complaints and service standards so customers come back.

    Used in 3 career paths

  • Procurement and tender administration

    Quotations, suppliers, procurement files and tender submissions.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • Project administration

    Project documents, schedules, meetings, risks and status reports.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • HR administration

    Recruitment, onboarding, employee records and HR processes.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • Meetings and diary management

    Agendas, minutes, actions, calendars and travel for managers and teams.

    Used in 2 career paths

  • Quality management

    Quality processes, audits, records and continuous improvement.

    Used in 1 career path

  • Business analysis

    Map processes, gather requirements and support business improvement.

    Used in 3 career paths

  • Compliance and POPIA

    Apply the rules that govern information, contracts and business conduct.

    Used in 6 career paths

  • Entrepreneurship and small business

    Start, structure and run a small business, or advise one.

    Used in 1 career path

  • Property administration

    Tenants, leases, property records and portfolio administration.

    Used in 1 career path

Digital and technology

The digital habits employers now expect, from working online safely to using AI well.

1 skill

Three kinds of learning.

Short when you need one skill, longer when you want a career. All of it on one Skills Passport.

  1. 1 to 10 hours

    Skill Course

    One skill, one practical task.

    31 in the catalogue, 7 free

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  2. 8 to 12 weeks

    Role Pathway

    A whole job: the workflow, the tools and the Workplace Lab.

    13 in the catalogue

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  3. Formal route

    Qualification

    A registered occupational qualification, where accreditation is confirmed.

    Listed as each is confirmed

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