SECTION 2 - WORKFORCE PLAN

Prepare a workforce plan that addresses:

• Plan introduction and overview

• Gap analysis (current workforce against required workforce)

• Workforce plan objectives, targets and timelines

• Stakeholder engagement plan

• Risk assessment and management

• Strategies to successfully achieve agreed objectives

7. Introduction and overview

Address the following

a. Provide the rationale for the workforce plan to be developed and include relevant organisational strategic goals, vision, mission, values

b. Indicate the scope of the plan

c. List and describe what documents, tools and techniques where used to create the workforce plan.

d. List and name stakeholders that were involved in the development of the workforce plan

e. Indicate timelines for the implementation of the plan from time of approval and endorsement

8. Current workforce analysis - summary

Provide a high-level summary of the findings of your analysis in Section 1.

9. Organisation strategic objectives

Indicate what strategic objectives will be addressed by the workforce plan.

10. Workforce requirements

Establish workforce requirements needed to achieve organisational strategic objectives.

Address the following:

a. Needs for downsizing and/or hire new personnel

b. Skills and capabilities needs (if you can, it would be best to identify them against each required role)

c. Changes to workforce profile such as location, labour mix, education, age, diversity mix

d. Any other requirements to achieve organisational strategic goals(optional)

11. Gap Analysis

Compare the current workforce analysis with the workforce requirements and indicate the gaps that you have identified.

12. Workforce plan objectives

Establish key objectives for the workforce plan that are aligned with the organisational strategic objectives and address the gaps identified in your analysis.

Makes sure to include objectives about:

o Addressing unacceptable turnover (if required)

o Retain skilled labour

o Workforce diversity and cross-cultural management

o Source skilled labour

13. Timelines and targets

Provide high-level timelines for the key targets that you have identified for your plan. Use the table below to record targets and timelines.

14. Stakeholder engagement plan

Develop a stakeholder engagement strategy to communicate objectives and rational of the plan and seek support for the plan within the organisation. Use the table below to record your plan.

15. Risk assessment and risk management strategy

Identify risks that might impact on the workforce plan implementation and provide a strategy (contingency plan) to approach them and manage them effectively.

16. Strategies to support achievement of key objectives

Establish and document strategies to address:

a. Unacceptable turnover (if required)

b. Retain skilled labour

c. Recruitment and selection

d. Manage redeployment and redundancy (if required)

e. Required training, coaching and mentoring

f. Support the workforce with organisational change

g. Workforce diversity goals

h. Succession planning

i. Becoming an employer of choice

You should address all points above (unless they are optional as not required by your plan as specified)

17. Monitoring and review

Describe how workforce planning strategies to meet workforce needs will be monitored and reviewed following identified changes (implementation and post-implementation stage).