Professional Commitment

When registering with the South African Board for People Practices, human resources professionals are required to sign a personal commitment, which should be displayed in an appropriate place in the work environment.


I declare that my commitment as a Human Resources professional registered with the South African Board for People Practices, is:

• To the people and the organisation I serve by striving for effective results, serving impartially, developing people and building relationships;
• To the profession by pursuing its enhancement with loyalty, performing my duties according to the best practice, in the public interest;
• To ethical standards, by maintaining the highest standard of ethical behaviour, discretion and non-discriminatory practice;
• To excellence, by striving in my professional work for my continual professional development and in keeping abreast of new knowledge and practice.