Workforce Planning and Skills Assessment Training is designed to help HR professionals and organizational leaders align their workforce with both current demands and future goals. This course offers practical methods to evaluate workforce capacity, uncover skills gaps and build strategies that support sustainable performance.

Participants will gain hands-on experience in forecasting talent needs, designing responsive workforce plans and aligning people strategies with business priorities.

The training is available in virtual and in-person formats. A certificate is issued upon completion.

Course Objectives

By the end of this Workforce Planning Skills Assessment Training Course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the link between employee wellness and organizational productivity
• Understand the fundamentals of strategic workforce planning
• Analyze current and future workforce needs based on organizational goals
•  Identify and measure skills gaps across roles and departments
• Develop practical approaches to close skills gaps through reskilling and recruitment
• Align workforce planning with succession, performance, and talent strategies
• Utilize data and digital tools for effective workforce analytics and forecasting

Target Audience

• HR Managers and Workforce Planners
• Learning and Development Professionals
• Organizational Development Consultants
• Departmental Heads and Team Leaders
• Policy Makers and HR Analysts in the public sector, NGOs, and private organizations

Training Duration

Classroom: 5 Days

Online: 7 Days

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Strategic Workforce Planning

• Defining workforce planning and its strategic importance
• Key drivers of workforce change: technology, demographics, business transformation
• Aligning workforce plans with strategic business objectives
• Workforce planning cycle and principles
• Roles and responsibilities in the planning process

Module 2: Analyzing Current Workforce Supply

• Workforce inventory and skills profiling
• Mapping roles, competencies, and employee demographics
• Assessing employee performance and potential
• Workforce segmentation and scenario planning
• Understanding internal talent pipelines

Module 3: Forecasting Future Talent Needs

• Demand forecasting based on strategic plans and market trends
• Identifying critical roles and emerging skills
• Using data and analytics to predict workforce demand
• Scenario modeling and workforce projections
• External labor market considerations

Module 4: Conducting Skills Gap Assessment

• What is a skills gap and why it matters
• Step-by-step process for conducting a skills gap analysis
• Tools and frameworks for competency mapping
• Gathering and analyzing data (surveys, interviews, performance reviews)
• Prioritizing critical gaps and assessing business impact

Module 5: Bridging the Skills Gap

• Talent acquisition and recruitment strategies
• Designing learning and development interventions
• Reskilling, upskilling, and internal mobility programs
• Succession planning and knowledge transfer
• Partnering with education/training providers for talent development

Module 6: Monitoring, Evaluation & Digital Tools

• Key performance indicators (KPIs) for workforce planning
• Building workforce dashboards and reports
• Leveraging HR technology and analytics tools (e.g., Power BI, HRIS)
• Communicating workforce plans to stakeholders
• Ensuring agility and adaptability in workforce planning

Delivery Method

This program is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group work and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will be awarded a certificate of course completion

Course Booking

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