Course Description
Effective workforce planning enables organisations to ensure that the right people, with the right skills, are available at the right time to achieve strategic objectives. In the public sector context, workforce planning supports improved service delivery, efficient resource utilisation, succession management, and organisational sustainability. This programme provides participants with the knowledge and tools required to adopt a structured workforce planning approach, align human resource requirements with organisational strategies, and develop strategies for managing current and future workforce needs.
Course Objectives
The objectives of the course are to enable participants to:
- • understand the strategic importance of workforce planning in achieving organisational objectives.
- • link organisational strategy with human resource planning and workforce requirements.
- • apply a structured approach to workforce planning.
- • analyse current workforce capacity and identify future skills and resource requirements.
- • develop strategies for optimal utilisation of human resources.
- • understand workforce demand and supply analysis.
- • identify workforce gaps and develop appropriate solutions.
- • support organisational continuity through succession planning and workforce preparedness.
- • improve productivity through effective workforce management and workflow techniques.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will be able to:
- • explain the relationship between organisational strategy and workforce planning.
- • understand the key stages involved in workforce planning.
- • conduct basic workforce analysis and identify resource gaps.
- • develop strategies to address current and future workforce requirements.
- • apply succession planning approaches to support organisational continuity.
- • align workforce priorities with organisational goals.
- • improve workforce productivity through better planning and resource management.
Topics covered:
- • Strategic Context of Human Resource Management
- • Workforce Planning and Organisational Strategy
- • Environmental Scanning and Workforce Analysis
- • Human Resource Demand and Supply Planning
- • Workforce Optimisation and Productivity Management
- • Succession Management and Organisational Continuity