Training Schedule

Pastel Payroll Certified Administrator Training 

Complete your Pastel Payroll Administration Certification and become recognised and certified with 

the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers! Join over 2,500 other Payroll Professionals! 

Training 

Schedule 

April - June 

2011 

By completing our five 1-day payroll training courses within a 6 month period and obtaining your Payroll Administration Certification, you will have all the 

knowledge and skills you need to process your payroll effectively and efficiently in order for your business to get the optimal return from your payroll software. 

By obtaining this certification, you will be a specialist in your field and have a recognised certification with the ICB (Institute of Certified Bookkeepers) aligning 

you with a professional body, allowing you to use the designation CSPAIcb(SA) – Certified Senior Payroll Administrator upon successful registration with the 

ICB. 

Investment & Duration: 

Normally: R 7,495.00 Incl. VAT per delegate for the Full 

Certification. 

Special Offer: Book and pay for the Full 5 Level 

Qualification and only pay R 6,495.00 Incl. VAT per 

delegate. 

Duration: 5 days 

Softline Pastel Payroll’s 

training programmes are 

accredited by FASSET 

Entry Level Requirements: 

Grade 10 Literacy and 

Numeracy, Computer Literacy. 

Modules to be completed: 

1) Payroll Administration 

2) Basic Software Training 

3) Advanced Software Training 

4) Payroll Tax Training 

5) Problem Solving Training 

Pastel Payroll Administration [Module 1 of 5] 

Investment per Delegate: R1, 499.00 Incl. VAT 

Everything you need to know about effectively running a 

compliant payroll office! 

• The A to Z on effectively running the Payroll office. 

• The monthly Payroll cycle. 

• All you need to know about the Acts that govern Payroll. 

• Company policy and the responsibility of the Payroll 

administrator. 

• Processing terminations correctly. 

• Reconciling earnings and deductions. 

• Producing reports to assist in reconciling tax and 

performing your own payroll audit. 

• Step-by-step procedures on completing statutory forms 

and UIF Submissions. 

Duration: 1 Day 

Venue April May June 

Johannesburg 4,11 9,16 6,13 

Pretoria 4,11 9,16 6,13 

Cape Town 4,11 9,16 6,13 

Durban 4,11 9,16 6,13 

Richards Bay 11 - - 

Port Elizabeth 11 - - 

East London - 9 - 

Pietermaritzburg - - - 

Bloemfontein - 16 - 

Nelspruit - 16 - 

Kimberley - - - 

Pastel Payroll Basic Software (Level 1) Training [Module 2 of 5] 


A fundamental course for every Pastel Payroll user! 

• How to create your payroll company and ensuring that it is 

set up correctly the first time round. 

• How to create and link Cost Centers, Pay Points, Job 

Codes and Occupations. 

• How to create employees and maintaining employee data. 

• Setting up, adjusting and processing of leave and leave 

taken. 

• How to set up a payslip for an employee and ensuring that 

all the statutory transactions are entered. 

• Capturing overtime and other additional payment 

information. 

• Understanding and changing transactions to suit specific 

processing requirements. 

• Setting up and processing Electronic Bank Transfers 

(EFTs). 

• How to print the payslips. 

• Which reports to print at month end. 

• How to amend a payslip in the event that a mistake was 

made. 

• Making backups of your Payroll information. 

• Updating into a new pay period and closing off a month 

successfully. 




Pretoria 5,12 10,17 7,14 

Cape Town 5,12 10,17 7,14 

Durban 5,12 10,17 7,14 







Kimberley - - -

Pastel Payroll Advanced Software (Level 2) Training [Module 3 of 5] 


Ensure that you utilise Pastel Payroll to its full potential! 

• Easily import and export information. 

• Protect your Payroll information by setting up user access 

rights and passwords. 

• Create new Transaction Templates and formulae for 

powerful and complex incentive or allowance calculations. 

• How to set up new rates for specialized shift allowances 

and specific overtime requirements. 

• Utilising the Batch Transactions facility for multiple 

transaction input on a single screen i.e. commissions and 

overtime. 

• Printing reports for previous periods. 

• Learn how to use the powerful Multiple Transaction 

Manager to affect global transaction changes over multiple 

selections of employees. 




Pretoria 6,13 11,18 8,15 

Cape Town 6,13 11,18 8,15 

Durban 6,13 11,18 8,15 









Are you taxing your employees correctly 

• Legislative requirements made simple and explained in detail. 

• Fringe benefits and tax calculations made simple. 

• Understand the factors that influence the tax calculation. 

• Correctly applying directives. 

• How to tax temporary or part-time employees. 

• Calculating tax correctly, the simple way! 

• Correctly calculating tax on an annual bonus or irregular 

payments. 

• How to accommodate and calculate travel allowances. 

• Performing the SITE and PAYE split. 

Pastel Payroll Tax Training [Module 4 of 5] 




Pretoria 7,14 12,19 9,20 

Cape Town 7,14 12,19 9,20 

Durban 7,14 12,19 9,20 








Pastel Payroll Problem Solving [Module 5 of 5] 


Simple steps on how to become a payroll “do- it- yourself” 

expert! 

This comprehensive and practical workshop will provide you 

with extensive problem solving techniques in respect of: 

Payroll Tax 

- Identifying tax discrepancies. 

- Evaluating Payroll tax parameters. 

- Payroll tax tips for the “do- it- yourself” expert. 

Leave 

- How to make leave adjustments. 

- Loading year-to-date leave information. 

Payroll Reporting 

- How to utilise Payroll Reports for problem solving 

purposes. 

- Using the monthly analysis report for payroll auditing 

purposes. 

Backups 

- Common mistakes while making backups. 

- How to successfully restore a backup. 




Pretoria 8,15 13,20 10,21 

Cape Town 8,15 13,20 10,21 

Durban 8,15 13,20 10,21 







Kimberley - - -

Send your Booking Form to Pastel Payroll Training 

Fax: (011) 304 4271 Tel: (011) 304 4270 E-mail: training@pastelpayroll.co.za 

Company Name: 

Serial No / Account No: 

Delegate Name 1: Delegate Name 2: 

Tel No: Fax No: Cell No: 

E-mail Address: 

Course Name: 

Date Attending: 

Area: 

Food Requirements / Allergies: 

□ None 

□ Vegetarian 

□ Other: 

(Please note that we don’t cater for strictly Halaal and Kosher, please provide alternative (fish or vegetarian) 

Payment Option 1: Deposit/Transfer (Please attach proof of payment together with your booking form) 

Account Details: Pastel Payroll – a Division of Softline (Pty) Ltd, ABSA Sandton Business Centre, Branch Code: 331155, Acc No: 4063360120. 

Payment Option 2: 

To pay via Credit Card, please visit www.pastelpayroll.co.za and click on the 

“Pay Pastel Payroll Online” link at the top of the homepage in the red shape, as shown in the 

screen shot to the right: 

Important Notice 

Seats are allocated on a first-come-first-served basis All Booking Forms must be accompanied by a proof of payment Postponements must be 

faxed or emailed to the Training Department at least 5 working days prior to the course commencement date or full course fees will be payable 

Cancellations are only accepted upon written notification at least 10 working days prior to the course commencement date failing which a 20% 

cancellation fee will be levied Failure to cancel within 5 working days of the course commencement date will incur full course fees - Substitutions can, 

however, be made at any time Pastel Payroll reserves the right to cancel any course should there be an insufficient number of delegates booked for that 

course. 

I hereby agree to the above terms and conditions: 

Applicant’s signature: _____________________________ Date: ____________________________ 

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