Overview
As government agencies aim to work more efficiently and effectively, they’ll need to approach new ways of managing human capital, sometimes with fewer resources. So how can agencies ensure they have the most qualified workforce to accomplish their mission? While there are many factors to consider, as an HR policy manager, supervisor, or senior specialist, you are uniquely qualified to help agencies by supporting strategic workforce planning.

How You Will Benefit
This course will introduce you to key concepts to implement workforce planning and reshaping initiatives from the perspective of being a key contributor in an agency-wide effort. Through a combination of instructor-led and on-the-job training, you’ll discover the art and science of strategic workforce planning, including:

• Learning to analyzing trends to better forecast work requirements.
• Using data and forecasts to develop workforce plans.
• Completing a series of practical activities to better understand workforce reshaping initiatives.

Who Should Attend
HR policy managers, supervisors, and senior specialists

Additional Information
This course is a blend of online instructor-led training (2 days) and 4 weeks of on-the-job training.

We recommend you take our Workforce Planning Basic course before attending.

General HR Competencies Emphasized
Client Engagement/Change Management, Creative Thinking, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Information Management, Integrity/ Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence, Oral Communication, Organizational Awareness, Planning and Evaluating, Problem Solving, Reading, Reasoning, Teamwork, Technical Competence, Workforce Planning, Writing