Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Forecasting Training |Smart

Overview

Why Attend

The Strategic Workforce Planning and Talent Forecasting Training Course by develops practical expertise in Strategic Workforce Planning, helping HR and management professionals align workforce capabilities, staffing requirements, and talent priorities with organisational objectives. The course focuses on workforce planning, succession planning, talent strategy, manpower planning, and future workforce analysis.

This Human Resources Training Course provides a structured approach to forecasting workforce demand and supply, identifying critical skills, analysing workforce gaps, and developing sustainable talent solutions. Participants learn how to integrate workforce planning with business strategy, build effective succession planning frameworks, develop a forward-looking talent strategy, and prepare organisations for changing future workforce requirements.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand the principles and importance of Strategic Workforce Planning.
Develop effective workforce planning frameworks.
Analyse current workforce capabilities and future staffing requirements.
Apply manpower planning techniques to organisational needs.
Forecast future workforce demand and supply.
Identify critical skills and workforce capability gaps.
Develop effective succession planning strategies.
Build an integrated talent strategy aligned with business objectives.
Analyse workforce trends and future employment requirements.
Develop workforce scenarios and talent forecasts.
Establish practical workforce metrics and planning indicators.
Prepare organisations for future workforce challenges.

Target Audience

HR Managers and HR Professionals
Workforce Planning Managers
Talent Management Professionals
Talent Acquisition Managers
HR Business Partners
Learning and Development Managers
Succession Planning Specialists
Organisational Development Professionals
Strategic Planning Professionals
Workforce Analytics Professionals
Managers responsible for manpower planning and talent strategy

Course Outline

Module 1: Fundamentals of Strategic Workforce Planning

Principles of Strategic Workforce Planning
Purpose and scope of workforce planning
Relationship between business strategy and workforce requirements
Workforce planning lifecycle
Strategic workforce planning roles and responsibilities
Key workforce planning challenges

Module 2: Workforce Analysis and Current-State Assessment

Principles of workforce planning
Analysing workforce demographics
Skills, roles, and capability assessment
Workforce structure and productivity analysis
Identifying workforce strengths and vulnerabilities
Developing a current-state workforce profile

Module 3: Workforce Demand Forecasting

Workforce demand forecasting techniques
Business growth and workforce requirements
Forecasting future roles and skills
Workforce demand drivers
Scenario-based workforce forecasting
Developing workforce demand models

Module 4: Workforce Supply and Manpower Planning

Principles of manpower planning
Internal workforce supply analysis
External labour market considerations
Employee availability and mobility
Skills supply and capability analysis
Identifying workforce supply gaps

Module 5: Talent Forecasting and Future Workforce Analysis

Principles of talent forecasting
Identifying emerging skills
Analysing labour market trends
Technology and changing job requirements
Building a future workforce profile
Developing talent supply and demand scenarios

Module 6: Succession Planning and Critical Roles

Principles of succession planning
Identifying critical and business-critical roles
Talent readiness assessment
Succession pipelines
High-potential employee development
Reducing key-person and capability risks

Module 7: Developing an Integrated Talent Strategy

Principles of talent strategy
Aligning talent priorities with business objectives
Talent acquisition and development requirements
Retention and workforce capability strategies
Internal mobility and career development
Building sustainable talent pipelines

Module 8: Workforce Skills Gap and Capability Planning

Identifying workforce capability gaps
Skills gap analysis
Current versus future competency requirements
Reskilling and upskilling strategies
Learning and development alignment
Building workforce capability plans

Module 9: Workforce Analytics and Planning Metrics

Workforce planning data and analytics
Headcount and workforce productivity metrics
Turnover and retention indicators
Skills and capability metrics
Workforce forecasting dashboards
Using data to support strategic workforce decisions

Module 10: Practical Strategic Workforce Planning Implementation

Conducting a complete Strategic Workforce Planning assessment
Developing workforce demand and supply forecasts
Creating a manpower planning framework
Building a succession planning pipeline
Developing a forward-looking talent strategy
Creating a future workforce action plan

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

11 - 15 Oct, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Oct, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

8 - 12 Nov, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

8 - 12 Nov, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2027 Schedule & Fees

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

7 - 11 Feb, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

7 - 11 Feb, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

9 - 13 May, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

9 - 13 May, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

8 - 12 Aug, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

8 - 12 Aug, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

7 - 11 Nov, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

7 - 11 Nov, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900