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Talent Acquisition, Performance and Retention

The full talent lifecycle in five days: attract the right people, assess them without bias, onboard them properly, manage performance honestly and keep the ones you cannot afford to lose. Built for a South African market where scarce skills move quickly.

What you will be able to do

  • Define a role through outcomes and capability rather than a recycled job description.
  • Design a structured, evidence based interview that reduces bias and improves prediction.
  • Build an onboarding programme that shortens time to productivity measurably.
  • Set performance goals and conduct review conversations that people find useful.
  • Handle underperformance early through coaching before formal incapacity steps.
  • Diagnose turnover drivers and design retention interventions that address the real causes.

Course outline

  1. 01Employer brand and candidate attraction
  2. 02Role definition and success profiles
  3. 03Structured interviewing and assessment methods
  4. 04Selection decisions, offers and fair practice
  5. 05Onboarding and time to productivity
  6. 06Performance goal setting and review conversations
  7. 07Managing underperformance constructively
  8. 08Retention, succession and career pathways

Who should attend

Talent acquisition and recruitment specialists, HR business partners, performance and reward managers, learning and development practitioners, and line managers who hire and appraise their own teams.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 21 Aug 2026Durban5R18,000
24 to 28 Aug 2026Johannesburg5R18,000
7 to 11 Sep 2026Mauritius5US$1,800
14 to 18 Sep 2026Dubai5US$1,800
21 to 25 Sep 2026Lagos5US$1,800
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Harare5US$1,800
5 to 9 Oct 2026Kampala5US$1,800
12 to 16 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800
19 to 23 Oct 2026Pretoria5R18,000
26 to 30 Oct 2026Cape Town5R18,000
9 to 13 Nov 2026Online5US$900
16 to 20 Nov 2026Mozambique5US$1,800
23 to 27 Nov 2026Cairo5US$1,800
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Accra5US$1,800
7 to 11 Dec 2026Lusaka5US$1,800
14 to 18 Dec 2026Kigali5US$1,800
21 to 25 Dec 2026Nairobi5US$1,800

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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