MANAGING WORKFORCE PLANNING

Units of Competency
Manage Workforce Planning BSBHRM504A

The managing workforce planning course is a unit of competency for the Diploma of Human Resources Management. The course is designed for human resources manager and staff as well as executives concerned with planning the level and skills needed for the effective current and future operation of the organisation. Workforce planning is a strategy and associated set of procedures by which on organisation’s staffing needs are identified allowing organisations to implement specific action plans to address those needs.

This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to complete and implement a plan for workforce strategies to achieve organisational goals. Group discussion and organisation differences will be utilised in this process.Issues that will be covered include aligning the number, skills and development of the workforce with business plans and the ability to analyse the relevant labour markets. It will also involve designing recruitment and succession plans to ensure a competent and diverse workforce.

Learn about:

• organisation structure
• supply and demand
• analysing systems workforce
• staff availability
• policy and procedures
• staffing objectives and strategies
• aligning recruitment, training and development
• preparing staff plan
• staff retention
• succession planning
• staff feedback
• initiatives supporting staff plans
• workforce trends
• consultation
• needs of the organisation
• new sources of labour
• downsizing

Content

Topic 1. Determining future workforce needs and assessing labour supply and demand 

• Review business plans
• Assess organisation growth and labour needs
• Undertake workforce analysis
• Assess workforce analysis
• Review organisation structure
• Research and forecast human resources supply
• Workforce planning and budgeting

Topic 2. Developing workforce plans, objectives and strategies 

• Objectives and strategies for workforce development
• Address high staff turnover
• Source skilled labour
• Communicate with stakeholders
• Agreement of established targets
• Contingency planning

Topic 3. Implementing action plans and initiatives to achieve workforce planning objectives 

• Recruitment training, redeployment and redundancies
• Organizational change
• Succession planning
• Employer of choice

Topic 4. Monitoring and evaluating workforce plans 

• Review workforce planning
• Labour market and supply trends
• Monitoring labour trends
• Conduct surveys
• Review government policy

Award

A Certificate of Attendance will be issued at the completion of the course. A Nationally Accredited Statement of Attainment will be issued to those who successfully complete the workplace based project as part of Diploma of Human Resources Management.

Duration of Course

Two days 9.00am - 4.30pm

Course Fee (GST Free)

Fee Member AUD $570
Fee Non Member AUD $670

Course Venue

AFEI
Level 2, 97-99 Bathurst St
Sydney   NSW   2000

Other Details

Fee includes assessment for accreditation, morning & afternoon tea, light lunch and course materials.

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