# Report Writing and Minute-Taking

> Write clear, well-structured reports and accurate minutes that people read and act on.

- **Provider:** Afriskora Training Solutions
- **Category:** Office Administration & Personal Effectiveness
- **Duration:** 3 days
- **Formats:** classroom (cities across Africa), live virtual (Zoom/Teams), in-house for teams
- **Certificate:** Afriskora Certificate of Completion, verifiable online
- **Booking:** request dates and a quote; invoice and EFT payment
- **Web page:** https://afriskora.co.za/courses/office-administration/report-writing-minute-taking
- **Request dates:** https://afriskora.co.za/request-training?course=report-writing-minute-taking

## Overview

This course teaches participants to plan and structure reports, write clearly and concisely, present data, write executive summaries, and take and write up accurate minutes and resolutions.

## Who should attend

- Officers who write reports
- Committee secretaries
- Administrators and assistants
- Managers reporting to boards

## Learning outcomes

- Plan and structure reports logically
- Write clearly and concisely
- Present data in tables and charts
- Write strong executive summaries
- Take and produce accurate minutes

## Course outline

### Module 1: Planning reports

- Purpose and readers
- Report structures
- Gathering information
- Outlining

### Module 2: Writing well

- Plain language
- Executive summaries
- Presenting data
- Editing and proofreading

### Module 3: Minutes

- Types of minutes
- Note-taking techniques
- Resolutions and actions
- Practice