Competency-Based Interviewing Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply the principles of competency-based interviewing to identify job-relevant competencies.
• Design behavioral and situational interview questions that elicit evidence of candidate competencies.
• Analyze candidate responses using structured evaluation criteria to reduce bias.
• Implement a competency-based interview framework aligned with organizational policies and labour legislation.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interview processes and recommend improvements.
• Demonstrate legal and ethical interviewing practices compliant with South African employment law.

Target Audience

This course is designed for hiring managers, HR professionals, recruiters, and team leaders involved in the interview and selection process within organizations.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment.

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practicals are essential for developing hands-on interviewing skills. Learners practice designing questions, conducting mock interviews, and scoring responses, receiving feedback to refine their technique.

Practical Activities

• Job Analysis and Competency Identification — Learners analyse a real job description, identify key competencies, and write behavioral indicators. (3h)
• Designing Interview Questions and Scoring Guide — Learners create a set of STAR-based questions and a scoring rubric for a target competency. (3h)
• Mock Interviews – Round 1 (Practice) — In pairs, learners conduct and participate in mock interviews, focusing on rapport building, questioning, and note-taking. (4h)
• Mock Interviews – Round 2 (Scored) — Learners conduct a second mock interview with real-time scoring using the guide, followed by group feedback. (4h)
• Consensus Decision-Making Exercise — Learners review recorded mock interviews, discuss scores, and reach consensus on candidate suitability. (2h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.