Training Course on Report Writing Skills

The training in Report writing is a course that equips individuals with skills that helps them to develop quality reports. The course has been developed to assist trainees to grasp the essential components of various types of reports and their formats. Trainees are shown how to plan, write and edit reports for use as executive decision-making tools, including validation in order to present credible reports for management evaluation.

Duration: 5 days

Targeted Audience

The course will target delegate, managers, and education staff whose roles involve producing reports for their institutions. This will help them gain skills on how to write appropriate reports concerning the progress of a workshop or the operations of their institutions.

Course Objectives

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

i. Compile reports that have appropriate content and format

ii. Determining the focus of the report which involves deciding on correct content

iii. Select appropriate format and structure on writing a good report

iv. Organize and structure a technical text appropriately

v. Present the same information in a report in different ways

Course Content

Module I: Preparing the Report

a. Defining the purpose

b. Setting the Objectives

c. Investigate the topic

d. Thinking about the reader

Module II: Report Sections

a. Title or title page

b. Contents

c. Executive Summary

d. Introduction

e. Discussions/Body/Investigation

f. Summary & Conclusions

g. Recommendations

Module III: Layout

a. Numbering Sections and figures

b. Diagrams, graphs and tables

c. Headings

Module IV: Proof-reading

a. Originality & Plagiarism

b. Business English

c. Punctuation

d. Grammar

Module V: Presenting the Report

a. How to talk through the report

b. Use persuasive language

c. Get buy-in to the ideas you are presenting

Methodology

The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.