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Public Sector Recruitment, Vetting and Onboarding for Government Positions

This course covers the full hiring cycle for government posts, from fair advertising and shortlisting to competency assessment, verification and structured onboarding. Participants learn to run defensible selection processes that withstand scrutiny, verify qualifications and security clearances, and settle new employees quickly. The programme reduces the risk of contested appointments and improves the quality of public sector hires.

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What you will be able to do

  • Draft job advertisements and criteria that promote fair competition.
  • Shortlist and score candidates using defensible, documented methods.
  • Conduct competency based interviews for government roles.
  • Verify qualifications, references and security clearances.
  • Manage appointment approvals within delegated authority.
  • Deliver structured onboarding that settles new employees quickly.

Course outline

  1. 01Fair and Compliant Recruitment
  2. 02Advertising and Shortlisting
  3. 03Competency Based Interviewing
  4. 04Qualification and Security Verification
  5. 05Appointment and Approval Processes
  6. 06Structured Onboarding
  7. 07Records and Audit Readiness

Who should attend

This course is intended for human resource practitioners, recruitment officers, panel members and line managers involved in hiring for public institutions.

Dates, venues and fees

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

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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