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Talent Acquisition Training

SAQA US AATICD-0180 | NQF 5 | Credits 10 | Duration 5 Days
From $1,242 per delegate

Description

This course equips participants with the skills to design and implement effective talent acquisition strategies that attract, select, and onboard top talent. It covers the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning to employer branding, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and legal compliance.

Learning Outcomes

  • Analyse workforce needs and develop a strategic talent acquisition plan.
  • Design and implement effective sourcing strategies to attract diverse candidates.
  • Evaluate candidate suitability using structured interviews and assessment tools.
  • Apply employment equity and labour legislation throughout the recruitment process.
  • Implement onboarding programmes that support new hire integration and retention.
  • Demonstrate the use of recruitment metrics to improve hiring outcomes.

Target Audience

HR professionals, recruitment specialists, line managers, and anyone responsible for hiring decisions who seeks to enhance their talent sourcing and selection capabilities.

Prerequisites

A basic understanding of human resource functions is recommended but not required.

Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Talent Acquisition

Objectives:
• Understand the strategic role of talent acquisition in organisational success.
• Define key concepts: talent acquisition vs. recruitment, employer branding, candidate experience.
• Identify the legal and ethical framework governing talent acquisition in South Africa.
• Analyse the impact of labour legislation (EEA, BCEA, LRA) on recruitment practices.

Topics:
• Introduction to talent acquisition and its business impact
• Differences between talent acquisition and recruitment
• Employer value proposition and employer branding
• Overview of South African labour legislation relevant to hiring
• Ethical considerations in talent sourcing and selection
• The candidate journey and experience
• Stakeholder roles: HR, hiring managers, recruiters
• Current trends in talent acquisition

Day 2: Strategic Workforce Planning and Job Analysis

Objectives:
• Conduct workforce planning aligned with organisational strategy.
• Perform job analysis to create accurate job descriptions and person specifications.
• Develop competency frameworks for roles.
• Apply forecasting techniques to anticipate talent needs.

Topics:
• Strategic workforce planning models
• Demand and supply forecasting for talent
• Job analysis methods: observation, interviews, questionnaires
• Writing effective job descriptions and person specifications
• Competency-based profiling
• Role of job evaluation in talent acquisition
• Aligning talent plans with business goals
• Case study: workforce planning exercise

Day 3: Sourcing Strategies and Candidate Attraction

Objectives:
• Design multi-channel sourcing strategies to attract diverse talent.
• Utilise digital tools (ATS, LinkedIn, job boards) for effective sourcing.
• Develop inclusive recruitment campaigns that promote employment equity.
• Build talent pipelines for current and future vacancies.

Topics:
• Sourcing channels: direct, passive, social media, referrals
• Leveraging technology: applicant tracking systems, AI in sourcing
• Employer branding and recruitment marketing
• Diversity and inclusion in sourcing
• Building and managing talent pools
• Networking and headhunting techniques
• Measuring sourcing effectiveness
• Practical: create a sourcing plan for a sample role

Day 4: Selection Methods and Assessment

Objectives:
• Evaluate and select appropriate assessment tools for different roles.
• Conduct structured interviews and behavioural interviewing techniques.
• Apply psychometric assessments within legal and ethical guidelines.
• Make evidence-based hiring decisions using selection data.

Topics:
• Selection criteria and decision-making models
• Structured vs. unstructured interviews
• Behavioural and situational interview techniques
• Psychometric assessments: cognitive, personality, skills tests
• Assessment centre exercises
• Reference checking and background verification
• Bias reduction in selection
• Legal compliance: psychometric testing regulations in SA

Day 5: Onboarding, Metrics, and Strategic Integration

Objectives:
• Design effective onboarding programmes to improve retention.
• Define and track key talent acquisition metrics (time-to-hire, quality of hire, cost-per-hire).
• Use data to continuously improve talent acquisition processes.
• Integrate talent acquisition with broader HR and business strategies.

Topics:
• Onboarding best practices and impact on retention
• Talent acquisition metrics and analytics
• Reporting and dashboards for stakeholders
• Continuous improvement: candidate feedback, process audits
• Talent acquisition technology ecosystem
• Strategic alignment with learning and development, succession planning
• Future of talent acquisition: remote hiring, gig economy
• Final assessment and course wrap-up

Practicals

16 hours of practicals To be conducted online or on-campus or in-house
Overview

Hands-on practicals reinforce theory through real-world exercises in sourcing, interviewing, and assessment. Learners apply tools and techniques in simulated scenarios to build competence.

Practical Activities
  • Sourcing and Screening Simulation — Learners use a mock ATS and job boards to source candidates for a given role, then screen CVs against a person specification. (4h)
  • Structured Interview Role-Play — Learners conduct structured behavioural interviews with trained role-players, then evaluate responses using a rating guide. (4h)
  • Psychometric Assessment Interpretation — Learners complete sample psychometric tests and interpret results from anonymised candidate profiles, discussing fit for a role. (4h)
  • Onboarding Plan Development — Teams design a 90-day onboarding plan for a new hire, including induction, training, and check-in milestones. (4h)

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

Certificate of Completion

Awarded to delegates who achieve an overall mark of 50% or higher on the Final Total (Practicals 30% + Daily Average 20% + Final Test 50%).

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
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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.

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