Business & Management
Time and Priority Management
Assessment type
Training only (attendance)
Minimum duration
30 Minutes
Course delivery
E-learning
Description
The Time and Priority Management eLearning course provides learners with an understanding of practical approaches to managing their time, workload and competing priorities effectively.
The course explores how planning, prioritisation and organisation can help individuals make effective use of their working time. Learners will consider how to identify priorities, plan tasks, manage interruptions and competing demands and develop working habits that support productivity and the achievement of workplace objectives.
Who Should Attend?
- Employees at all levels.
- Managers and supervisors.
- Team leaders.
- Employees managing multiple tasks or competing priorities.
- Employees working independently or remotely.
- Employees looking to improve their organisation and productivity.
- Anyone looking to develop their time and priority management skills.
What You Will Learn
- Understanding the importance of effective time management.
- Recognising the relationship between time, priorities and workplace objectives.
- Identifying how working time is currently used.
- Recognising common causes of poor time management.
- Identifying activities that may reduce productivity.
- Establishing clear workplace priorities.
- Distinguishing between urgent and important tasks.
- Understanding how priorities may change over time.
- Setting clear and achievable objectives.
- Planning work according to priorities and deadlines.
- Breaking larger activities into manageable tasks.
- Developing effective daily and longer-term work plans.
- Estimating the time required to complete tasks.
- Allocating sufficient time for important activities.
- Using calendars, task lists and other planning tools effectively.
- Organising workloads to support efficient working.
- Managing multiple tasks and competing demands.
- Recognising when priorities need to be reviewed.
- Responding appropriately to unexpected tasks or changing circumstances.
- Managing workplace interruptions and distractions.
- Maintaining focus on priority activities.
- Recognising the potential impact of unnecessary multitasking.
- Managing email, messages and meetings effectively.
- Understanding when tasks may be delegated appropriately.
- Communicating workload concerns and conflicting priorities.
- Negotiating deadlines where appropriate.
- Avoiding unnecessary procrastination.
- Recognising personal working habits and patterns.
- Maintaining appropriate boundaries when managing workload.
- Reviewing progress against planned activities.
- Adjusting plans when circumstances change.
- Identifying opportunities to improve personal productivity.
- Developing sustainable time and priority management practices.
Course Delivery
This course is delivered as self-directed eLearning through the ELMO learning platform.
Learners can work through the course at their own pace and can move backwards and forwards through the learning content as required. The course does not need to be completed in one sitting, allowing learners to leave and return to their training where necessary.
Interactive activities may be included throughout the course to reinforce key learning points.
Assessment
Knowledge and understanding are checked through online assessment activities. Depending on the course content, these may include multiple-choice questions, matching exercises, drag-and-drop activities and image-based questions.
A minimum score of 70% is required to successfully complete the course.
Certification
Upon successful completion of the course and assessment requirements, learners will receive a UK Rural Skills (UKRS) Accredited Certificate of Training.
Course Duration
The course is self-directed and learners can progress through the content at their own pace. Completion time may therefore vary depending on the individual learner.
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