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Talent Management and Career Pathing Frameworks

Build the frameworks that identify, grow and keep your best people before competitors poach them. Delegates learn to define talent segments, build career paths and design development plans that give employees a visible future inside the organisation. The programme addresses the African reality of scarce critical skills, rapid promotion expectations and the pull of international employers.

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What you will be able to do

  • Define talent segments and critical roles across the organisation.
  • Design career paths and lattices that show realistic progression.
  • Build individual development plans linked to career goals.
  • Facilitate talent review and calibration discussions with managers.
  • Link talent management to retention of scarce and critical skills.
  • Measure the health of the talent pipeline over time.

Course outline

  1. 01Talent management principles and frameworks
  2. 02Identifying critical roles and talent segments
  3. 03Designing career paths and progression maps
  4. 04Individual development planning
  5. 05Talent reviews and calibration sessions
  6. 06Retention of scarce and critical skills
  7. 07Measuring talent pipeline health
  8. 08Embedding talent management in the business

Who should attend

HR managers, talent and organisational development practitioners, HR business partners and line managers responsible for developing and retaining talent.

Dates, venues and fees

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

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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