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Competency Based HR Management and Talent Decisions

When recruitment, performance and promotion decisions rest on gut feel rather than defined competencies, organisations end up with inconsistent hiring, unfair appraisals and succession gaps that surface at the worst possible moment. This course teaches HR practitioners how to build and apply a competency framework consistently across the full employee lifecycle. Delegates construct a working competency model for a role in their own organisation and map it against current HR processes.

Course objectives

  • Build a competency framework aligned to organisational strategy and values
  • Differentiate technical, behavioural and leadership competencies appropriately by role level
  • Apply competency frameworks consistently in recruitment and selection
  • Use competencies to structure performance appraisal and development conversations
  • Integrate competency data into succession and career pathing decisions

Who should attend

  • HR managers and generalists
  • Talent management and succession planning specialists
  • Recruitment and selection specialists
  • Learning and development practitioners
  • Line managers involved in appraisal and promotion decisions

Course outline

  1. 01Why competency based management outperforms ad hoc decision making
  2. 02Building a competency framework aligned to strategy
  3. 03Applying competencies in recruitment and selection
  4. 04Competency based performance appraisal design
  5. 05Linking competencies to career pathing and succession planning
  6. 06Maintaining and updating the framework over time

Scheduled sessions

Scheduled sessions for Competency Based HR Management and Talent Decisions
DatesVenueFormatPriceRegister
7 to 9 November 2026Lagos, NigeriaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
8 to 10 November 2026London, United KingdomClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
30 November to 2 December 2026Cape Town, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
11 to 13 January 2027Pretoria, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
25 to 27 June 2027Cape Town, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now
21 to 23 July 2027Johannesburg, South AfricaClassroomR11,995 per delegateRegister Now