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Talent Management and Career Pathing Frameworks

Build the frameworks that identify, grow and keep your best people before competitors poach them. Delegates learn to define talent segments, build career paths and design development plans that give employees a visible future inside the organisation. The programme addresses the African reality of scarce critical skills, rapid promotion expectations and the pull of international employers.

What you will be able to do

  • Define talent segments and critical roles across the organisation.
  • Design career paths and lattices that show realistic progression.
  • Build individual development plans linked to career goals.
  • Facilitate talent review and calibration discussions with managers.
  • Link talent management to retention of scarce and critical skills.
  • Measure the health of the talent pipeline over time.

Course outline

  1. 01Talent management principles and frameworks
  2. 02Identifying critical roles and talent segments
  3. 03Designing career paths and progression maps
  4. 04Individual development planning
  5. 05Talent reviews and calibration sessions
  6. 06Retention of scarce and critical skills
  7. 07Measuring talent pipeline health
  8. 08Embedding talent management in the business

Who should attend

HR managers, talent and organisational development practitioners, HR business partners and line managers responsible for developing and retaining talent.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendar
17 to 19 Aug 2026Nairobi3US$1,500
24 to 26 Aug 2026Durban3R13,000
31 Aug to 2 Sep 2026Johannesburg3R13,000
14 to 16 Sep 2026Mauritius3US$1,500
21 to 23 Sep 2026Dubai3US$1,500
28 to 30 Sep 2026Lagos3US$1,500
5 to 7 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500
12 to 14 Oct 2026Kampala3US$1,500
19 to 21 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500
26 to 28 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000
2 to 4 Nov 2026Cape Town3R13,000
16 to 18 Nov 2026Online3US$900
23 to 25 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500
30 Nov to 2 Dec 2026Cairo3US$1,500
7 to 9 Dec 2026Accra3US$1,500
14 to 16 Dec 2026Lusaka3US$1,500
21 to 23 Dec 2026Kigali3US$1,500

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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