About the Workshop

This workshop will provide delegates with the information and processes that can be applied to ensure a systematic and integrated approach to workforce planning. It defines fundamental steps to develop and implement workforce plans as well as identifies tools available to assist managers and leaders in the overall process.

Planning for human resource needs is one of the greatest challenges facing managers and leaders. In order to meet this challenge, a uniform process that provides a disciplined approach for matching human resources with the anticipated needs of the company is essential.

Workforce planning is a fundamental planning tool, critical to quality performance that will contribute to the achievement of programme objectives by providing a basis for justifying budget allocation and workload staffing levels and should be included as a key management activity.

Workforce and succession planning should be directly linked to broad-based management strategies that encompass several processes, including an organisation's:

·Aids/HIV strategy

·Employment equity workforce targets

·Workplace Skills Plan training needs

·BEE charter and scorecard targets

·Future growth and acquisition strategy