Overview
Workforce planning is the foundation for managing an organization’s human capital and furthers an agency’s ability to hire qualified individuals to pursue its mission. Workforce planning is the systematic process for identifying and addressing the gaps between the workforce of today and the human capital needs of tomorrow. This course will introduce HR specialists to the basics of workforce planning and how it affects staffing and recruiting activities. This course covers the following federal HR topics:
  • How workforce planning is used in the Federal workplace and how it affects staffing activities
  • Workforce planning data and analytics
  • Workforce reshaping
  • Developing staffing plans
  • Developing recruiting strategies based on workforce planning


How You Will Benefit
As a federal HR specialist, your expertise in workforce planning can enable your agency to directly align workforce requirements with strategic plans and goals. In this self-paced online course, you learn your role in helping your agency leadership identify the human capital required to meet organizational goals. Mastering the skills and strategies in workforce planning will help advance your career, setting you apart as a trusted HR advisor in your organization.

Who Should Attend
  • Mid- to senior-level HR specialists
  • Senior managers/executives seeking a federal HR staffing overview

Additional Information
This online course is approximately 3.5 hours long.

HR Competencies Emphasized
  • Staffing
    • Agency Staffing Policies and Procedures, Classification and Selection, Recruitment/Placement, Strategic Recruitment, Technical Documentation, Workforce Reshaping
  • General
    • Attention to Detail, Creative Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Information Management, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence, Oral Communication, Reading, Reasoning, Teamwork, Technical Competence, Writing


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | July 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024

Location: Online
Cost: $264
Class ID: 27020

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September 30, 2024  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | April 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024

Location: Online
Cost: $264
Class ID: 27019

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2024  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | January 1, 2024 – March 31, 2024

Location: Online
Cost: $264
Class ID: 27018

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by March 31, 2024  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023

Location: Online
Cost: $240
Class ID: 26904
**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by December 31, 2023  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | July 1 – September 30, 2023

Location: Online**

Cost: $240

Class ID: 26582

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September 30, 2023 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | April 1 – June 30, 2023

Location: Online**

Cost: $240

Class ID: 26520

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2023 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | January 1 - March 31, 2023

Location: Online**

Cost: $240

Class ID: 26510

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by March 31, 2023 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics |October 1-December 31, 2022

Location: Online

Cost: $240

Class ID: 26404

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by December 31, 2022  otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  **


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | July 1 - September 30, 2022

Location: Online**  
Cost: $240 
Class ID: 26195

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September 30, 2022 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.   



SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | April 1-June 30, 2022

Location: Online**  
Cost: $240 
Class ID: 26194

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2022 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.   



SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | January 1-March 31, 2022

Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 26012

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by March 31, 2022 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | October 1-December 31, 2021

Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 25896

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by December 31, 2021 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  

SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | July 1-September 30, 2021

Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 25709

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by September 30, 2021 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  

SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | April 1-June 30, 2021

Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 25622

**In order to receive credit for this asynchronous course you will need to complete the course by June 30, 2021 otherwise you will be marked incomplete.  

SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | January 1- March 31, 2021

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 25545

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY APRIL 30, 2021 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | October 1-December 31, 2020


Facility: Online
Location: Online**
Cost: $240
Class ID: 25293

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY JANUARY 31, 2021 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.

SS230: Workforce Planning Basics | July 1-September 30, 2020

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 25183

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY OCTOBER 31, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.



SS230: Workforce Planning Basics |April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 25051

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY JULY 31, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.




SS230: Workforce Planning Basics |January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 24941

 **IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY APRIL 30, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.


SS230: Workforce Planning Basics |October 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019

Facility: FHRI 
Location: Online** 
Cost: $240
Class ID: 24750

**IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE COURSE BY JANUARY 31, 2020 OTHERWISE YOU WILL BE MARKED INCOMPLETE.

SS230: Workforce Planning Basics - October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019

This course is closed for registrations.  

Facility:      FHRI
Location:      Online
Cost:      $240
Class ID:      24286



SS230: Workforce Planning Basics


Facility:      FHRI
Location:      Online
Cost:      $240
Class ID:      23620