Human ResourcesLearnership and Graduate Programme Management
Structured entry programmes are funded, reported on and audited, and they routinely produce administrative compliance alongside participants who learned very little and left within a year. This course covers running ones that work. Delegates work through programme design starting from the roles the organisation will actually need, participant selection that predicts completion rather than only academic result, and the workplace component including host placement, mentoring and the supervisor capability it depends on. Assessment and moderation requirements are covered. Funding, grant claims and the reporting cycle follow. Retention and conversion into permanent roles are addressed, since that is the point. The course closes on measuring programme outcomes honestly.
Course objectives
- Design a programme around roles the organisation will need
- Select participants on predictors of completion, not only results
- Structure workplace placement, mentoring and supervisor support
- Meet assessment and moderation requirements
- Manage funding, grant claims and the reporting cycle
- Convert participants into permanent roles and retain them
- Measure programme outcomes honestly rather than by completion count
Who should attend
- Learning and development practitioners
- Skills development facilitators and coordinators
- Graduate and learnership programme managers
- Line managers hosting participants
- Human resources staff managing statutory reporting
Course outline
- 01Compliance without capability
- 02Programme design from workforce need
- 03Participant selection and predictors of completion
- 04Workplace placement and host readiness
- 05Mentoring and supervisor capability
- 06Assessment and moderation
- 07Funding, claims and reporting
- 08Conversion, retention and honest measurement
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 to 6 November 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 2 to 4 December 2026 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 16 December 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 30 December 2026 to 1 January 2027 | Windhoek, Namibia | Classroom | R14,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 17 to 19 February 2027 | Lagos, Nigeria | Classroom | USD 995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 24 to 26 March 2027 | Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |