Building a Talent Management Culture

About this programme:

The programme focuses on the building blocks an organisation needs to put in place in order to build a sustainable Talent Management system, aligned to the achievement of the organisation’s objectives. Delegates will gain an understanding of the essential role of Talent Management in their organisation, and leave with a practical plan for what they need to do to either enhance, or implement from scratch, a customised Talent Management system.

How you will benefit. You will learn to:

  • Develop an employment brand in order to attract the best talent to the organisation
  • Promote the organisation as a preferred employer
  • Produce superior recruiting outcomes
  • Identify and implement an integrated marketing and communication strategy to build brand awareness

Key focus areas:

Understanding Talent Management, its importance and potential impact

Talent attraction;

  • the talent context
  • marketing an employee value proposition
  • what talent to search for in an organisation

Talent selection;

  • systems and media for enhancing and accelerating recruitment outcomes
  • the use of psychometric and competency based assessments
  • linking high potential employees with mission critical roles

Talent development;

  • ensuring that a talent pipeline is in place
  • making use of accelerated development programmes
  • supporting talent in transition

Talent engagement;

  • drivers of engagement
  • the role of leadership
  • the role of organisational culture and values

Talent retention;

  • the role of ‘stretch’ work in retaining talent
  • performance measurement and management systems
  • competitive and creative reward systems

Take-home action plan;

  • conducting a self-assessment of my organisation
  • identifying potential obstacles and solutions
  • ‘My Plan’ to drive Talent Management in my organisation

Who should attend:

  • HR, learning & development and organisation development professionals across all sectors
  • Line managers responsible for driving the people agenda in contributing to the strategic objectives of their organisation

Entrance requirements:

Matric or relevant work experience

Duration:

Two days

* This programme is only available for a full cohort of a minimum of 20 delegates

Start Date Programme Fee
Available on Request The programme fee will be determined based on the requirements
Course by:

UKZN Extended Learning