Recruitment Essentials and Social Media Course Bundle (November 2026)

Two half-day online courses sold together by APSO: Recruitment Essentials and a Social and Digital Media Readiness course. The page says Recruitment Essentials is good preparation for the APSO Entrance Exam. The speaker named on the page is Roly Boardman, APSO's Ethics Chair.

What it covers

• Ethics, standards and professional conduct.
• The full recruitment process, interviewing and writing accurate job specs.
• Candidate skills: relationships, counteroffers, reference checks and modern sourcing.
• Client skills: building partnerships, negotiation, sales and using KPIs.
• A bonus module on the POPI Act.
• Using social and digital platforms for personal branding and finding talent.

Who should go

New and aspiring recruiters, consultants, researchers, administrators, talent acquisition staff, team leaders and APSO exam candidates.

Good to know

• It starts on 26 November 2026 at 9am and runs over two half days.
• It earns 14 CPD points per the page, with 28 for completing both courses.
• Pricing is per person and excludes VAT. APSO members pay R2,500 after signing in. Non-members pay R5,000.