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Employment Equity and Workplace Transformation

Turn transformation from a reporting obligation into a workforce strategy. Three focused days on the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, from conducting an honest workplace analysis to setting credible numerical goals and running a consultative forum that genuinely functions.

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What you will be able to do

  • Interpret the core obligations placed on designated employers by the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998.
  • Conduct a workplace analysis that surfaces real barriers rather than restating headcount.
  • Establish and run an employment equity consultative forum with meaningful representation.
  • Set numerical goals and targets that are defensible and linked to talent pipelines.
  • Design affirmative measures covering recruitment, development, promotion and retention.
  • Prepare accurate reporting and monitor progress against the plan throughout the year.

Course outline

  1. 01Legislative foundation and employer obligations
  2. 02Conducting the workplace and barrier analysis
  3. 03Building the employment equity forum
  4. 04Drafting the employment equity plan
  5. 05Setting numerical goals and talent pipelines
  6. 06Reasonable accommodation and disability inclusion
  7. 07Reporting, record keeping and monitoring
  8. 08Embedding transformation in daily management

Who should attend

HR managers, transformation and equity officers, employment equity forum members and chairpersons, recruitment specialists, and executives accountable for transformation targets.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
5 to 7 Oct 2026Johannesburg3R13,000Register
6 to 8 Oct 2026Cape Town3R13,000Register
7 to 9 Oct 2026Durban3R13,000Register
12 to 14 Oct 2026Pretoria3R13,000Register
13 to 15 Oct 2026Windhoek3US$1,500Register
14 to 16 Oct 2026Gaborone3US$1,500Register
19 to 21 Oct 2026Maseru3US$1,500Register
20 to 22 Oct 2026Mbabane3US$1,500Register
21 to 23 Oct 2026Lusaka3US$1,500Register
26 to 28 Oct 2026Harare3US$1,500Register
27 to 29 Oct 2026Lilongwe3US$1,500Register
28 to 30 Oct 2026Blantyre3US$1,500Register
2 to 4 Nov 2026Mozambique3US$1,500Register
3 to 5 Nov 2026Nairobi3US$1,500Register
4 to 6 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam3US$1,500Register
9 to 11 Nov 2026Kigali3US$1,500Register
10 to 12 Nov 2026Kampala3US$1,500Register
11 to 13 Nov 2026Accra3US$1,500Register
16 to 18 Nov 2026Lagos3US$1,500Register
17 to 19 Nov 2026Cairo3US$1,500Register
18 to 20 Nov 2026Mauritius3US$1,500Register
23 to 25 Nov 2026Dubai3US$1,500Register
24 to 26 Nov 2026Online3US$900Register

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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