ERF Certificate in Recruitment Practice

The Employment & Recruitment Federation is now taking applications for the online ERF Certificate in Recruitment Practice Programme (ERF CertRP)

Unique to the Industry, this is the only dedicated Recruitment Practice Programme
in Ireland.

The programme is a must for those new to the profession or for those with experience who wish to validate and improve their knowledge. The programme is designed to instigate a uniform standard across the profession and will give the holders a competitive edge.

Agency clients will be secure in the knowledge that they are employing a qualified recruiter and successful graduates will be entitled to use the ERF CertRP title after their name.

The course consists of six Modules delivered through 4 half-day online workshops, 1 x full-day online workshop plus an assessment on day 6. The course modules are:

• The Recruitment Process
• Candidate Management
• Client Management
• Code of Conduct – ERF
• Legislation
• Selling & Sales

For further information or to book a place on this course phone: 01 816 1712 or email: janice@erfireland.com

 

DAYS 1 & 2: Recruitment Process, Candidate Management, Client Management & ERF Code of Conduct

Recruitment Process and Candidate/Client management is 2 x half-day online workshops with trainer Grainne Martin. There is nothing Grainne does not know in these areas and is one of the expert trainers in the recruitment profession. Grainne will also present on the ERF code of Conduct.

Fenero, the ERF''s Education Partner, will also deliver a session on Contracting and Contractors

 

DAY 3: Legislation

1 x full-day online workshops on employment legislation. Trainer for this workshop is Barrister Miriam Delahunt.

 

DAYS 4 & 5: Sales & Selling

This is a very comprehensive 2 x half-day online workshops and delivered by Olivia Galvin who is the Director of Coaching & Professional Development (Olivia Galvin Coaching).

 

DAY 6: Assessment 10am-12.30pm

The online assessment is two and a half hours from which the student must gain 70% or more to pass. The assessment is based on a maximum of 10 questions per Module other than code of conduct which will have no more than 3 questions. The Legislation module (which attributes to 40% of the marks) is based on a case study that will be presented on the day and additional questions will be asked on same.

 

Event Locations:

Online Training Webinars

Time:

9.00 am - 12.00 pm

Cost:

MEMBERS: €450pp

NON MEMBERS: €650pp

Prepayment is required before this course commences.

 

 
 
 
 
ERF CertRP Training Evaluation Form

Required by the Employment & Recruitment Federation

and must be completed by anyone taking the. course.

ERF CertRP Training Evaluation Form

 

 
ERF Education Partner - Fenero - Personal Tax & Accounting Contracting Solutions

Fenero are Multi-Award Winning Tax Experts in All Things Contracting. They provide expert solutions and market leading customer experience. The ERF are proud to have them as our Education Partner.

www.fenero.ie

Upcoming Course Dates

If your preferred course is sold out, please see extra courses below or contact info@erfireland.com for other availability.

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Module 1: 4th/5th Aug 2026

Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin

*Includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions 

Module 2: 11th Aug 2026

Legislation with Miriam Delahunt, BL.

Module 3: 18th/19th Aug 2026

Sales & Selling with Olivia Galvin 

Assessment: Wed 26th Aug 2026 (2.5 hours)

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Module 1: 8th/9th Sept 2026

Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin

*Includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions 

Module 2: 16th Sept 2026

Legislation with Miriam Delahunt, BL.

Module 3: 22nd/23rd Sept 2026

Sales & Selling with Olivia Galvin 

Assessment: Wed 30th Sept 2026 (2.5 hours)

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Module 1: 7th Oct 2026

Recruitment Process, Candidate Management
and Client Management, with Grainne Martin

*Includes a session on Contractors by Fenero ¦ Contractor Tax Solutions 

Module 2: 14th Oct 2026

Legislation with Miriam Delahunt, BL.

Module 3: 20th/21st Oct 2026

Sales & Selling with Olivia Galvin 

Assessment: Wed 28th Oct 2026 (2.5 hours)

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Course Trainers

Grainne Martin

Grainne Martin

Trinity BA, MII Mediation, QQI Professional Coaching Grainne is a specialist in all areas of recruitment, consultant, trainer, strategist and mentor. A qualified career and sales coach and advisor. With more than 30 years in the recruitment industry she is now MD at Lander Consultancy and has a unique team of trainers specialising in every aspect of recruitment: Onboarding, Sales and BD, Contracting , Executive Search, Performance Management and Leadership training. She also works with business owners who want to scale they business and achieve their goals.
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Miriam Delahunt BL

Miriam is a practising Barrister-at-Law who also has a PhD. Her main area is Criminal law but she has also practised in Employment and Landlord & Tenant law, as well as teaching in Criminal and Civil areas of law. She has published articles in the Bar Review and in January 2024, published a book on vulnerable witnesses and defendants.
Olivia Galvin

Olivia Galvin

Olivia is a  professional and personal development Coach, Mentor and Facilitator and the Director of Olivia Galvin Coaching - she has over 25 years' experience in the recruitment sector.

Testimonials

Sparktel 2021

Sparktel

I thoroughly enjoyed the ERF Cert in Recruitment Practice! It was very well-run, and I think every Recruiter should be required to sit the course to ensure they are working to best-practice. Even after 4 years in agency recruitment, I feel I have learned a lot from the course and would highly recommend. Ciara Lawless - Recruitment Specialist, Sparktel, February 2021
Metis Recruit 2021

Metis Recruit

I really enjoyed the course, and the lecturers were very informative and gave valuable advice. The content was practical and highly useful for me in my day-to-day job in the recruitment industry . I would recommend this course to people who are new to recruitment and those who are experienced recruiters. Laura Jackson - Recruitment Officer, Metis Recruit, February 2021
Osborne 2021

Osborne

A must have certification for every Recruiter essential, practical information and “how-to” approaches in global, multi-national, diverse recruitment sales / marketing & EU legislation. I would highly recommend this training. Yvette Simpson, Senior Recruitment Consultant, Osborne

Quality Assurance Committee

Brendan McGinty

Managing Partner of Stratis Consulting

Brendan is a leading expert in people strategy, employee relations, employment policy, change management and dispute resolution with 30 years of experience backed judgement. At Stratis, Brendan and his colleagues support organisations who want to lead improvements in critical areas of Strategic Employment Relations, People Strategy and Workplace Policy. He brings career experience, knowledge and insight to the full advantage of clients in leading people strategies and supporting senior leaders on any sensitive employment and people strategy issues. Brendan previously worked with the business organisation Ibec, where as a member of the leadership team he had a successful career as Director of Industrial Relations and Human Resource Services. He engages with trade unions, government, state agencies, with other stakeholders and has an excellent appreciation of National and European employment policy. He is Chairman of the Board of Skillnet Ireland, the national business support agency dedicated to workforce development. Brendan is passionate about workforce development issues and helping organisations and workers invest in skill development and to prepare for the ‘future of work’ issues ahead. He is also a member of the Governing Body of the National College of Ireland and previously served as a board member of the Labour Relations Commission (now the Workplace Relations Commission). Brendan is Strategic Policy Advisor to the ERF and is a member of the Public Affairs Committee of the World Employment Confederation on behalf of the Federation.

Siobhan Kinsella

MD, Strategic Placements Dublin & President, ERF Ireland

Siobhan is the President of the ERF as well as Managing Director of Strategic Placements, former MD of the Noel Group and founding Director of a couple more including Driving Force, Airport Staff, Total Talent and Evolut. She is a Commercial Leader and change agent with proven, consistent experience in success delivery who has demonstrated a history of excellence in winning and executing Private and Public Sector contracts. Empowered to develop and sign off strategy, acquisitions. Empowered to negotiate and execute commercial contracts; conceive, engineer and provide all resources necessary to execute the successful delivery of operations. Highly skilled and experienced in Corporate Governance, having held multiple Chairman roles for over 10 years and having led Chambers Ireland Corporate Governance Task Force and Review Committee.

Lynne McCormack

General Manager, FRS Recruitment

Lynne began her recruitment career in 2005 in Scotland, specialising in the Oil and Gas sector and supporting both domestic and international markets. She later moved to Ireland, where she worked across a range of projects within the foreign direct investment landscape in Ireland. Lynne joined FRS Co-Op in 2015 and was appointed General Manager of FRS Recruitment in 2021. In her current role, she is responsible for the strategic growth and development of FRS Recruitment, maintaining a strong focus on quality-driven recruitment solutions for both clients and candidates. Since November 2023, Lynne has also served as a committee member of the Employment and Recruitment Federation (ERF), contributing to the advancement and best practice of the recruitment industry in Ireland.