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Strategic Human Resource Management

Move the HR function from administration to influence. Workforce planning, capability building and people analytics get connected back to business strategy, and you rehearse arguing for people investment in the language executives and boards actually respond to, which is rarely the language of HR.

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What you will be able to do

  • Translate a business strategy into a workforce plan with defined capability requirements.
  • Model demand and supply of skills to expose future gaps before they become crises.
  • Design an HR operating model that balances shared services, business partnering and expertise.
  • Build a people scorecard using metrics that predict rather than merely describe.
  • Align learning and development investment with the intent of the Skills Development Act 97 of 1998.
  • Present a business case for people investment to an executive committee.

Course outline

  1. 01From personnel administration to strategic partner
  2. 02Reading business strategy for people implications
  3. 03Workforce planning and capability gap analysis
  4. 04HR operating models and service design
  5. 05People analytics and the HR scorecard
  6. 06Culture, engagement and organisational design
  7. 07Building and presenting the people business case

Who should attend

HR managers and directors, HR business partners, organisational development specialists, talent and learning managers, and line executives who carry people accountability alongside operational targets.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 Sep to 2 Oct 2026Dubai5US$1,800Closed
5 to 9 Oct 2026Johannesburg5R18,000Register
12 to 16 Oct 2026Cape Town5R18,000Register
19 to 23 Oct 2026Durban5R18,000Register
26 to 30 Oct 2026Pretoria5R18,000Register
2 to 6 Nov 2026Nairobi5US$1,800Register
9 to 13 Nov 2026Dar es Salaam5US$1,800Register
16 to 20 Nov 2026Lusaka5US$1,800Register
23 to 27 Nov 2026Harare5US$1,800Register
30 Nov to 4 Dec 2026Accra5US$1,800Register
7 to 11 Dec 2026Lagos5US$1,800Register

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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