Briefly describe the main principles of effective workforce
planning and give some examples of any tools that may be used for
this.
Assessment criterion: 2.1 Describe the principles of effective
workforce planning and the tools used in the process
Guidance
(2.1)
You must include one example of the main principles of
workforce planning. Some examples of principles that could be
provided include:
Setting strategy
Key stakeholder involvement
Determining key skills
Competencies required
Gap analysis
Building human capacity
Please note there are more to choose from – this is a small
sample.
You must also briefly discuss two tools which could be used in
workforce planning. Some examples include the following:
Workforce strategy maps
Scenario planning
Span and gap analysis
Organisational benchmarking
Please note there are more to choose from – this is a small
sample.
In terms of stretching and challenging, you could explain what
is meant by workforce planning and provide a definition.