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Federal Workforce Planning Training Course for Leaders

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./day, 2 Days  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./day, 2 Days

Workforce planning uses data to ensure a business's workforce aligns with its needs, goals, and long-term plans. In this 2-day interactive course, you will learn how to identify and address gaps between your current and future Federal workforce needs. The course will teach you to align workforce requirements with your agency's goals, develop a comprehensive view of existing gaps, and implement the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Workforce Planning Model. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to make informed decisions that support the achievement of strategic workforce objectives.

Learning Objectives »

  • Understand workforce planning and its benefits.
  • Identify and work through workforce planning models.
  • Apply processes for effective workforce planning.
  • Explore strategic workforce planning.
  • Examine several workforce planning templates.
  • Understand talent management.
  • Preview the next steps of succession planning.

Course Agenda

Workforce Planning Fundamentals

  1. Defining Workforce Planning
  2. Key Aspects
  3. Examples
  4. Why Workforce Planning Matters
  5. Benefits (When Done Right!)
  6. 4C Model of HRM
  7. Essential Considerations

Workforce Planning Models

  1. What are Workforce Planning Models?
  2. Why are Models Valuable?
  3. Optimization Models
  4. Flow Models
  5. Deterministic Models
  6. Equilibrium Models

Effective Workforce Planning

  1. Strategize
  2. Supply Analysis
  3. Demand Analysis
  4. Gap Analysis
  5. Implementation
  6. Monitoring Process
  7. Best Practices for Workforce Planning

Strategic Workforce Planning

  1. Workforce vs. Strategic Workforce
  2. Build, Buy, Borrow Framework
  3. Strategic Strategy Gap Analysis

Workforce Planning Templates

  1. Strategic Workforce Planning Template
  2. Workforce Development Plan Template
  3. Workforce Gap Analysis Template
  4. Workforce Transition Plan Template
  5. Workforce Labor Forecasting Template
  6. Workforce Individual Analysis Template
  7. Customer Service Workforce Template
  8. Introducing Templates to Your Team

Talent Management

  1. Behind Every Hire is a Human Being
  2. Senior Leadership
  3. HR and Program Supervisors
  4. Employee View

Introduction to Succession Planning

  1. Transition to Succession Planning
  2. Strategic Workforce vs. Succession
  3. The Importance of Succession Planning
Group of four government professionals seated around a table discussing strategy and planning.

Federal Workforce Planning Training Course for Leaders

Formats ⟩  Live Virtual: 4 hrs./day, 2 Days  |  In-Person: 6 hrs./day, 2 Days

Workforce planning uses data to ensure a business's workforce aligns with its needs, goals, and long-term plans. In this 2-day interactive course, you will learn how to identify and address gaps between your current and future Federal workforce needs. The course will teach you to align workforce requirements with your agency's goals, develop a comprehensive view of existing gaps, and implement the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Workforce Planning Model. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped to make informed decisions that support the achievement of strategic workforce objectives.

Learning Objectives »

  • Understand workforce planning and its benefits.
  • Identify and work through workforce planning models.
  • Apply processes for effective workforce planning.
  • Explore strategic workforce planning.
  • Examine several workforce planning templates.
  • Understand talent management.
  • Preview the next steps of succession planning.

Course Agenda

Workforce Planning Fundamentals

  1. Defining Workforce Planning
  2. Key Aspects
  3. Examples
  4. Why Workforce Planning Matters
  5. Benefits (When Done Right!)
  6. 4C Model of HRM
  7. Essential Considerations

Workforce Planning Models

  1. What are Workforce Planning Models?
  2. Why are Models Valuable?
  3. Optimization Models
  4. Flow Models
  5. Deterministic Models
  6. Equilibrium Models

Effective Workforce Planning

  1. Strategize
  2. Supply Analysis
  3. Demand Analysis
  4. Gap Analysis
  5. Implementation
  6. Monitoring Process
  7. Best Practices for Workforce Planning

Strategic Workforce Planning

  1. Workforce vs. Strategic Workforce
  2. Build, Buy, Borrow Framework
  3. Strategic Strategy Gap Analysis

Workforce Planning Templates

  1. Strategic Workforce Planning Template
  2. Workforce Development Plan Template
  3. Workforce Gap Analysis Template
  4. Workforce Transition Plan Template
  5. Workforce Labor Forecasting Template
  6. Workforce Individual Analysis Template
  7. Customer Service Workforce Template
  8. Introducing Templates to Your Team

Talent Management

  1. Behind Every Hire is a Human Being
  2. Senior Leadership
  3. HR and Program Supervisors
  4. Employee View

Introduction to Succession Planning

  1. Transition to Succession Planning
  2. Strategic Workforce vs. Succession
  3. The Importance of Succession Planning
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