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Numeracy in the Workplace - Winning with Numbers
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Numeracy in the Workplace - Winning with Numbers

Gaining confidence in working with numbers & empower your decision making with a strong foundation in numeracy
Created byDMSA Training
Last updated 5/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Working with numbers and distinguishing the different types of numbers
  • Working with fractions and appreciation the importance of equivalent fractions, as well as the four rules of fractions
  • Working with decimals including converting fractions into decimals and rounding numbers
  • Percentages and expressing one quantity as a percentage of another
  • Ratios and proportions including converting local to foreign currencies
  • Variables and equations and how these relate to graphs

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Course content

1 section • 9 lectures • 1h 19m total length

  • Introduction0:56
  • Working with Numbers9:58
  • Working with Fractions13:03
  • Working with Decimals10:43
  • Working with Percentages15:03
  • Working with Ratio and Proportion11:38
  • Working with Variables and Equations15:55
  • Conclusion0:16
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Requirements

  • A basic understanding of numbers and maths is useful for this course.

Description

Numeracy in the Workplace – Gaining confidence in working with numbers

This course is designed to introduce you to important everyday numerical concepts. It is more important than ever to understand basic numeracy, and this course aims to take you through the basics one step at a time. In an economy where data has become the ‘new gold’, organisations need decision makers who can work with numbers. From negotiating in stores to making business decisions, be more confident than ever when working with numbers.

This is a pre-requisite for interpreting data to make better decisions to improve business performance. Numeracy in the Workplace has been developed for managers who want to become more effective at using and interpreting numeric data.

This course:

  • Refreshes fundamental maths principles

  • Will help you to use ratios and percentages to accurately describe reality

  • Takes you through variables and equations.

The course has six modules that cover:

  1. Working with numbers and distinguishing the different types of numbers

  1. Working with fractions and appreciation the importance of equivalent fractions, as well as the four rules of fractions

  1. Working with decimals including converting fractions into decimals and rounding numbers

  1. Percentages and expressing one quantity as a percentage of another

  1. Ratios and proportions including converting local to foreign currencies

  1. Variables and equations and how these relate to graphs


This course was developed by DMSA and is presented by Data Science leader Matthew Bernath.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for anyone that needs to work with or understand numbers. From budgeting a salary to making business decision, numeracy skills are crucial in today’s world.

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