Rhens consulting & training
Your People Management, B-BBEE, IR & Accredited Training Partner
We are the training consultant you have been looking for. From training, to recruitment and HR projects, you have come to the right place.
Quality Training Courses Selected Based On Relevance Now & Future Skills Needs
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Who We Are
Charlene Sheraton
Corporate Support – Human Resources
Charlene is an accomplished HR and Corporate Support Executive with over 30 years of experience, including senior roles in both public and private sectors. She has led large teams and multimillion-rand portfolios, driving transformation, restructuring, and organisational development.
Her expertise spans HR strategy, labour relations, talent management, compliance, and corporate services including IT and facilities. She has represented employers at the CCMA and Bargaining Councils for over 15 years and is completing her Chartered HR Professional certification.
Charlene is known for leading impactful change in complex, regulated, and unionised environments.
Ryan Jacobs
Social Entrepreneur and Digital Marketing Specialist
Ryan Jacobs is a Cape Town-based social entrepreneur who turns big ideas into scalable digital solutions. As Director of New Oaks Developments, he engineers high-impact websites, SEO strategies and email campaigns that help small businesses compete online. Passionate about skills upliftment, he also heads New Oaks College, platforms delivering job-ready certificates at accessible prices while sponsoring courses for under-resourced teens.
Ryan’s unique blend of creative marketing, tech know-how and community focus equips brands and learners alike to thrive in the digital economy. When he isn’t building businesses, he mentors youth and partners with local nonprofits to multiply opportunity across South Africa
Kimberley Jaramba
Registered Psychometrist – Talent Acquisition
Kimberley is a passionate recruitment specialist with over 8 years of experience in talent acquisition, psychometric assessments, and HR. She has led hiring initiatives for organisations like Golden Arrow and the City of Cape Town, placing top talent across technical, administrative, and specialist roles.
With expertise in behavioural interviewing and psychometric testing, Kimberley brings a strategic and people-centred approach to hiring. She is skilled in building strong talent pipelines, developing inclusive recruitment strategies, and aligning hiring practices with organisational goals.
Cindy Lee Knowles
Sustainable Living Lead Scientist & Facilitation
Cindy is a dynamic social entrepreneur and project leader with a strong background in environmental health, herbal science, and community development. She has designed and facilitated numerous training programmes focused on food security, renewable energy, water saving, and sustainable entrepreneurship.
With experience spanning scientific research, business innovation, and grassroots mobilisation, Cindy has developed her own product ranges, written training manuals, and led empowerment initiatives across Cape Town. She has worked closely with government, NGOs, and community leaders to promote skills development, health education, and green economic growth.
About Us
What Makes Us Different
Rhens Consultancy is a 100% black female owned and managed Cape Town-based consultancy specialising in People Management (PM), Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE), Industrial Relations (IR) and Training. We are registered SETA skills development training provider (SDP).
RHENS is an innovative, empowered and results driven HR Consultancy for client focused solutions and related services to enable our clients to focus on their core business. As a philosophy Rhens believes that we are a client’s insourced capability that helps to achieve mission critical objectives. As a strategy, we partner with associates to ensure that we bring the best mix of skills at the disposal of the Client.
We provide comprehensive employment solutions tailored to your business needs—whether on an outsourced basis, for short-term projects, or as ad hoc consulting services.
We are committed to driving efficiency and effectiveness across all facets of HR and B-BBEE management by delivering practical, results-driven strategies.
With extensive experience, refined methodologies, and a passion for people, we consistently deliver value-added outcomes. Our enduring client relationships are a testament to our professionalism and results.
Value Statement
- We owe it to our clients to provide excellent service given our management and technical skills, knowledge, experience, expertise, time and partnerships.
- We commit to a service of the highest quality intended to produce results that exceed the requirements and expectations of our clients.
- We strive to provide customer satisfaction driven by ethical conduct and integrity.
Quality
Our Services
People Management:
• Strategic HR Planning and Organisational Structuring
• HR Policies, Procedures, strategies & frameworks
• Employment Contracts
• Recruitment and Onboarding
• Headhunting (C- levels included)
• Organisational redesign, Reengineering, Business Optimisation processes
• Job Design, Profiling & Evaluation
• Performance Management Systems
• Compensatory practices & Benchmarking
• Talent Management & Retention Strategies
• Transformation and change management
• Career and Succession Planning
• Coaching & Mentoring by qualifed coaches
• Occupational Health & Employee Wellness programmes
• Skills audits
• Climate Surveys & Exit Interviews
• General HR Project Management & Administration
Employment Equity (EE) Compliance
• Management Briefing & EE Roadmap Development
• Appointment of a Senior EE Manager & EEA1 Form Collection
• Workplace EE Communication & Poster Compliance
• Employment Equity Forum Establishment & Facilitation
• EE Training for Forum Members and Management
• HR Policy Analysis & Gap Identification
• EE Plan Development & Online Reporting
• Compliance Audits Preparation & Support
• Continuous Monitoring and File Maintenance
Failure to comply with EE regulations can result in severe penalties—our services ensure your business avoids this risk while earning B-BBEE scorecard points
Skills Development Facilitation
• SETA Registration
• Skills Audits & Training Needs Analysis
• Annual Workplace Skills Plan (WSP) & Annual Training Report (ATR)
• Training Planning & Provider Coordination
• Learnership & Internship Programme Management
• Discretionary/PIVOTAL Grant Applications
• Bursary & Intern Placement Support
• Customised Training Programme Design
Industrial Relations & Labour Law Compliance
• Membership in an Employers’ Organisation
• Access to a Dedicated IR Specialist
• Telephone & Email Advisory Support
• Drafting of charge sheets for formal and informal disciplinary action
• Disciplinary & Forensic investigations
• Chairing of Disciplinary & Incapacity Hearings
• CCMA/Bargaining Council Representation
Training & Development
a) are a registered SETA accredited skills development training provider;
b) design and facilite accredited and other skills programmes;
c) facilitate training to large and small businesses in any sector
d) have our own online self-paced learning capabilities on our training portal for credit and non-credit bearing training initiatiives either online or face to face.
Our services often pay for themselves by unlocking funding opportunities
In-House Training Solutions
• Disciplinary & Poor Performance Management
• Absenteeism Handling
• Supervisory & Leadership Development
• The Employment Equity Act
• The Skills Development Act
• Employee Rights & the BCEA
• B-BBEE Awareness
• Job Design & Performance Management Implementation
Specialised Offerings:
• CCMA Representation
• B-BBEE Advisory & Reporting
• Employment Equity Planning
• Organisational design & review
• Compensatory practices
• HR compliance & Auditing
• Extensive Labour Legislation expertise
• HR Policies & Employment Contracts
• Labour Law Training & Court Representation
• Skills Development Reporting
• Transformation and change management expertise
• Qualified Coaches & mentors
• Payroll Services
Our Training
If you are looking for face-to-face training or our live webinar sessions, then do visit our Training page for more information.
More than training
We remain relevant with the support of our team of highly trained subject matter and industry specialists including, in no particular order:
- SETA accredited assessors and moderators, facilitators
- Recruitment and headhunting specialists
- Sales and marketing specialists
- Change Management and OD specialists
- Socio – Political – Economic analysists and contributors
- Health and Safety Trained Medical Specialists
- Medical Technology Suppliers and Medical Distributor specialists
our clients
Testimonials
Address
PO Box 50863, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape
Phone
079 651 8174
info@rhensconsulting.co.za