Available courses

The Department of Human Resources at the Nelson Mandela University would like to thank CRS for contributing towards the skills development of our Human Resource Management students by providing CRS training for the past number of years.

Technical training content provided by CRS HR and Payroll Solutions.


OVERVIEW

The creditors’ module is one of the interfaces used by the CRS system.

The purpose of the course is to assist users on how to maintain and report on creditor transactions in the application.

Course Objectives

By completing the course, learners should be able to:

  1. Set up Creditor Parameters
  2. Maintain Creditors
  3. Configure Standard Creditor Setup
  4. Configure Generic Creditors Setup using EDB’s
  5. Perform Creditor Enquiries
  6. Report on Creditors
  7. Configure a PDF writer


OVERVIEW

The purpose of the course is to assist users with the systematic process of planning the allocation of financial resources in the CRS application to meet organisational budgetary objectives, specifically pertaining to the budgeting of payrolls.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Understand the Budget Year and Level

2) Understand how to Maintain a Budget

3) Understand the Processing of Budget Runs

4) Generate Budget output Reports

OVERVIEW

The purpose of the course is to provide users with a basic and concise outline on how to create SQL Reports.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Convert Reports to SQL Query

2) Understand the Report Script

3) Acclimate with SQL Standards & SQL Hints

OVERVIEW

The purpose of the course is to assist users on how to create and design their own customised reports, and to explore all the main features and functionalities that can be utilised in the process of creating custom reports.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Create and Maintain Reports

2) Modify Reports

3) Execute Reports

4) Understand Security and Housekeeping in Report Writer

5) Understand Field Codes

OVERVIEW

The course will assist clients with a RSA Payroll on how to navigate the Year End Procedure and Summary submission process.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Understand the General Submission Prerequisites

2) Understand the Final Submission Prerequisites

3) Acclimate with the Transfer to year-end process

4) Process the Year End submission to SARS from CRS (Balancing of the Year End)

5) Process the Test File from the System

6) Process the Live File from the System

7) Understanding Year-End Info: Table YEInfo

8) Comprehend the Following Year Update

9) Understand the Year end Menu

CRS Advanced Training:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of the CRS Advanced Training course is to assist HR system administrators configure the parameter setup of the CRS Training module, to ensure that the workings of the module conform to client specific training policies and processes. The course will also assist HR system administrators with managing security control and access via the training intervention group security functionality, how to setup new training interventions and how to setup the training calendar. The course will also assist HR practitioners with the parameter setup definitions required in the application for the Workplace Skills Plan and Annual Training Report.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Enable and manage Training Group Security

2)     Setup Training Parameters

3)     Setup new Training Interventions

4)     Setup the Training Calendar

5)     Create Definitions Required for the WSP

CRS Advanced Recruitment:

OVERVIEW

The goal of the course is to aide recruiters on how to setup the CRS Recruitment module to ensure it works in accordance with organisational specific recruitment policies and procedures.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Setup Recruitment Control

2)     Create Recruitment Statuses

3)     Create Dates in Process

4)     Setup the various recruitment related Cost Types

5)     Define Targeted Selection and its associated questions

6)     Create Question Rating Codes and their weightings

7)     Create the various Test Codes and link them to their relevant assessment type

8)     Create Task Codes

9)     Define the various Leaving Reason Codes

10)   Specify the organisation’s various recruitment Method Codes

11)   List the company’s internal/external recruitment contact persons and/or HR Consultants

12)   Define NQF Levels

13)  Setup the various Standard Reference Questions

OVERVIEW

The requisite setup of compensation parameters is of paramount importance to ensure the optimal management of employee salary structures.

Objectives

 On completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Define Compensation Control indicators

2) Setup Compensation Accumulators

3) Setup Tables and Table Details

4)  Define Compensation Error Messages

5) Create Constants

6) Setup Compensation Sub Modules 

7) Define Accumulator Properties

8) Setup the Screen Painter

9) Set and understand Compensation Calculation Selection, Formulation and Range Conditions

OVERVIEW:

The end goal of the course is to enable users in setting up loan parameters congruent with company policy

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Create Loan Codes

2) Setup the requisite Remuneration related parameters required in the Loans Module

3) Share Loan Parameters across prefixes

OVERVIEW

The aim of the course is to assist users in understanding the setup process of the Equity Module, to ensure that the Module outputs the statutory EEA 2 and EEA 4 accurately for clients.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Setup Occupational Levels

2) Setup Equity Earnings Accumulators

3) Setup Equity Control

4) Configure the required Sub System Definition Parameters

5) Setup Equity Structure

OVERVIEW

The aim of the course is to assist users in understanding the parameter setup configuration of the Leave Module, with the end goal of ensuring that the module works in accordance with leave policy.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Define the various Day Types

2) Create Public Holidays

3) Setup a Leave Calendar and its associated Cycle Parameters

4) Link various Leave Control indicators

5) Create Leave Transactions and setup its working parameters

6) Setup Transaction Details and understand how they affect created Leave Transactions

7) Understand the leave sharing parameters functionality

OVERVIEW

The goal of the course is to assist users in understanding the parameter elements and prerequisites involved in setting up a payroll operation.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Select a relevant Payment Cycle

2) Create a Payrun Calendar

3) Create Table Descriptions

4) Create Remuneration related Accumulators

5) Setup Accumulator Clear Groups

6) Create Special Payrun Jobs

7) Create Transfer Total Descriptions

8) Create Suppress Indicator Descriptions

9) Understand Earning and Deduction codes

10) Create Earning and Deduction codes

11) Copy and Print Earning and Deduction Codes

12) Create E/D Code Groups

13) Create SARS Codes and link them to CRS E/D Codes and CRS Statutory Accumulators

14) Setup GLI Groups

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to elaborate and expand upon the basic functionality of the CRS Security Module, covering the other facets of the module to provide the system administrator with a comprehensive and holistic understanding of managing security in the CRS application.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

1) Setup Operation Security and understand its interrelationship with User Group security setup.

2) Understand the various alternative methods of creating User IDs

3) Understand the different ways of changing passwords

4) Understand how to execute the Reset User Logon functionality

5) Understand how to implement and specify the allowed System Idle Time and Legacy DIY Timeout.

6) Understand the Freeze System functionality and its implications.

7) Execute the User Password Validation functionality

8) Setup Module Security

9) Generate Advanced Security Reports

CRS Recruitment:

OVERVIEW

This course will assist recruiters in how to administer the entire recruitment process within the CRS application, from storing data pertaining to the requisition and applicant pool, through to the appointment of successful candidates.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Create a Recruitment Request

2)     Create an Interview Guide

3)     Create and maintain applicant information

4)     Create applications and link applicants to applications

5)     Shortlist candidates

6)     Appoint successful candidates to positions

7)     Create checklists and follow-up interviews for newly recruited employees

8)     Capture exit interviews for departing employees

CRS Training:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of the course is to assist HR practitioners, specialists and administrators understand and appreciate the key terminologies used both in practice and on the CRS application. The course will also assist HR professionals on how to create and maintain planned and completed training records, capture employees’ educational history and extract training reports for information and audit purposes, such as comparing the training budget with actual training expenditure for the year. The course also assists clients in creating statutory reports which they can extract from the application as a basis of preparation for the reports that are submitted to their SETAs.

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Capture Individual Development Plans for individual and batch employees

2)     Capture training bookings for individual and batch employees

3)     Capture training completed records for individual and batch employees

4)     Import training records

5)     Add certificates and costs to training records

6)     Capture employee educational history and work experience

7)     Create a Workplace Skills Plan/Annual Training Report

8)     Generate standard and custom training reports

CRS Employee Relations (Disciplinary Procedures)

OVERVIEW

The purpose of the course is to demonstrate how to setup disciplinary procedures on the application, from internal disciplinary procedures and appeals, to external CCMA, labour court and labour appeal court mechanisms, and how to report on disciplinary cases.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, users will be able to:

1)     Setup Allegation Categories and types

2)     Setup Disciplinary Action types

3)     Setup case Representatives and Chairpersons

4)     Capture Disciplinary Records and outcomes

5)     Capture External Dispute cases and outcomes

6)     Generate reports on Disciplinaries

CRS Employee Relations (Grievances and Industrial Action)

OVERVIEW

This course demonstrates how to setup client grievance policies on the application, and how to capture grievance records for storage and reporting purposes, from internal grievance procedures to external CCMA, labour court and labour appeal court referrals. The course also assists users in capturing industrial action taken by employees and the details of shop stewards alongside the unions they represent.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, users will be able to:

1)     Setup grievance codes

2)     Setup industrial action types and union codes

3)     Capture internal grievance procedures and hearings

4)     Capture external grievance records

5)     Record industrial action records

6)     Generate reports on grievances and industrial action

CRS Equity

OVERVIEW

The end goal of the course is to assist clients in adhering to the prescripts of Section 20, 21 and 27 of the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, which pertain to preparing and implementing an employment equity plan, and submitting the employment equity and income differentials reports, respectively.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Understand where the different elements of the equity reports are derived from in the application

2)     Conduct employment equity enquiry analysis reports

3)     Understand the Equity View and Equity Fixes

4)     Update and query employee movements

5)     Create Equity Plans

6)     Capture qualitative and quantitative (equity targets) data

7)     Conduct an Employment Equity Checklist

8)     Print the EEA 2 and EEA 4 reports

CRS Health

OVERVIEW

This course will assist users in setting up their company wellness and health related policies on the application and recording wellness practices.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Understand ICD - 10 Codes

2)     Capture employee disability and medical examination records

3)     Report on employee wellness

CRS Safety

OVERVIEW

The purpose of the course is to assist safety practitioners and administrators on how to capture and report on safety incidents that occur in the workplace.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Capture safety incidents

2)     Record the investigation details and remedial actions taken to mitigate safety incidents from re-occurring

3)     Generate standard and custom safety incident reports for trend analysis and audit tracking purposes.

CRS Performance Management:

OVERVIEW

This course assists users in creating performance methodologies using a balanced scorecard framework in line with client policies on performance management. The purpose of the course is to define a company’s key performance areas and/or key performance indicators and allocate them to the relevant positions.

Course objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1)     Setup performance definitions

2)     Define performance review design parameters

3)     Define and setup performance codes

4)     Setup performance codes on positions

5)     Setup the job profile

6)     Create a job profile on positions

7)     Generate standard and custom performance reports

CRS Employee Master:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to explain accurate Employee Master processing.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

1) Create a new employee

2) Terminate an employee

3) Perform Batch Employee Processing

4) Utilize various other functions

5) Generate reports

CRS Payroll Operations:

OVERVIEW

The end goal of the course is to understand the importance of capturing and maintaining accurate employee records and payroll processes.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Process payroll changes and payruns

2) Perform batch payroll input

3) Utilize various other functions

4) Generate Reports

CRS Leave:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this training course is to enable learners to control and manage all aspects of leave within the organisation. 

Course Objectives

After having completed the course, learners will be able to:

1) Control access to leave transactions

2) Update and enquire on employee's leave

3) Report on leave

4) Perform Batch Leave Processing

CRS Loans:

OVERVIEW

This training course will enable learners to manage loans granted to employees as per company policy.

Course Objectives

1) Successfully update and query employee loans

2) Perform batch loans transactions

3) Report on loan activities

4) Perform certain housekeeping tasks

CRS Compensation Management:

OVERVIEW

Managing and reporting on employee salary structures are of vital importance to every organisation.

Course Objectives

On completion of the course, learners will be able to:

1) Update and query employee compensation records.

2) Process employee compensation records.

3) Report on employee compensation details

CRS System Securities:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to explain the major facets of the CRS Security Module, which pertains to Menu Security, Employee Security and User Roles. 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

1) Create User Groups and Menu Rights

2) Setup Employee Org/Job Level Security

3) Create User Roles

4) Create User ID's

CRS System Setup:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to explain the main facets pertaining to CRS System Setup

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

1) Set up System Prefix Control Variables

2) Set up Company Maintenance

3) Set up Electronic File Transfer Information

4) Set up Company Statutory Information

5) Set up System Descriptions

CRS Org and Job Setup:

OVERVIEW

The purpose of this course is to explain the concepts, terminology and setup of the CRS Org and Job Module. 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, learners will be able to:

1) Create Org and Job Columns

2) Link Values to Primary Org ang Job Codes

3) Interpret and Allocate Org/Job Reserved Columns

4) Create and Modify Org/Job Change Reasons

5) Set up Org/Job Defaults

6) Understand Organisation Structure Maintenance and Verification

7) Set up Organisation Structure Positions

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