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Manage workforce planning

Manage workforce planning

Unit of competency
National Code
BSBHRM513
State Code
AUK95
TGA Status
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
25/03/2015
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
15/09/2015
Field of Education
080303 - Human Resource Management
Original Release Date
15/09/2015
Nominal Hours
60
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage planning in relation to an organisation's workforce including researching requirements, developing objectives and strategies, implementing initiatives and monitoring and evaluating trends. It applies to individuals who are human resource managers or staff members with a role in a policy or planning unit that focuses on workforce planning.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Research workforce requirements
  • 1.1 Review current data on staff turnover and demographics
  • 1.2 Assess factors that may affect workforce supply
  • 1.3 Establish the organisation's requirements for a skilled and diverse workforce
2 Develop workforce objectives and strategies
  • 2.1 Review organisational strategy and establish aligned objectives for modification or retention of the workforce
  • 2.2 Consider strategies to address unacceptable staff turnover, if required
  • 2.3 Define objectives to retain required skilled labour
  • 2.4 Define objectives for workforce diversity and cross-cultural management
  • 2.5 Define strategies to source skilled labour
  • 2.6 Communicate objectives and rationale to relevant stakeholders
  • 2.7 Obtain agreement and endorsement for objectives and establish targets
  • 2.8 Develop contingency plans to cope with extreme situations
3 Implement initiatives to support workforce planning objectives
  • 3.1 Implement action to support agreed objectives for recruitment, training, redeployment and redundancy
  • 3.2 Develop and implement strategies to assist workforce to deal with organisational change
  • 3.3 Develop and implement strategies to assist in meeting the organisation's workforce diversity goals
  • 3.4 Implement succession planning system to ensure desirable workers are developed and retained
  • 3.5 Implement programs to ensure workplace is an employer of choice
4 Monitor and evaluate workforce trends
  • 4.1 Review workforce plan against patterns in exiting employee and workforce changes
  • 4.2 Monitor labour supply trends for areas of over or undersupply in the external environment
  • 4.3 Monitor effects of labour trends on demand for labour
  • 4.4 Survey organisational climate to gauge worker satisfaction
  • 4.5 Refine objectives and strategies in response to internal and external changes and make recommendations in response to global trends and incidents
  • 4.6 Regularly review government policy on labour demand and supply
  • 4.7 Evaluate effectiveness of change processes against agreed objectives
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
WG087 BSBHRM513A Manage workforce planning Unit of competency
Replaced By
State Code National Code Title Type
OCG00 BSBHRM524 Coordinate workforce plan implementation Unit of competency