Negotiate an agreement or deal in an authentic work situation US13948

This unit standard is intended as part of a qualification for managers of small businesses and junior managers of business units in larger organisations. The term business unit in this unit standard implies a small business, cost centre, section or department. The unit standard could be useful for any employee who is involved in situations where negotiation skills are required.

Junior managers include, but are not limited to team leaders, supervisors, first line managers and section heads. The positionor term is used to describe the first level of management in an organisation at which an employee has other employees reporting to him/her.

The qualifying learner is capable of:

• Explaining the need for negotiation skills in business.
• Explaining the steps in the negotiation process.
• Applying the steps in the negotiation process to an authentic situation.
• Explaining strategies that could be used in negotiation.