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Talent Development

Leveraging Data & Technology for Workforce Planning (TalentDev04)


Description

What you’ll learn

  • Apply the five-step workforce planning framework: Demand, Supply, Gap, Plan, Monitor

  • Conduct demand forecasting aligned to strategic goals and emerging trends

  • Perform supply analysis using internal workforce and external labor market data

  • Identify workforce gaps and prioritize data-driven interventions

  • Design actionable workforce plans integrating hiring, development, and redeployment strategies

  • Leverage technology tools (HRIS, dashboards, analytics platforms, LMS) to support decision-making

  • Establish monitoring systems to continuously refine workforce strategy


Outcomes

Professional Development Course

Build the capability to align workforce strategy with organizational performance using data and technology. This course equips HR professionals, workforce planners, and organizational leaders with a structured, globally recognized planning model aligned with SHRM, CIPD, and OPM frameworks.

You’ll learn how to anticipate talent needs, analyze workforce capacity, close skill gaps, and implement technology-enabled solutions that strengthen resilience, reduce shortages, and support long-term strategic goals.


Applied Learning

Throughout the course, you will apply the five-step workforce planning model to real-world scenarios and organizational examples. You will practice:

  • Identifying future workforce requirements tied to strategic priorities

  • Analyzing internal workforce demographics and skill inventories

  • Comparing supply and demand to uncover critical gaps

  • Designing targeted hiring, reskilling, and succession strategies

  • Selecting technology tools to monitor workforce health and progress

These exercises provide a practical roadmap for building agile, evidence-based workforce strategies that evolve alongside business and labor market changes.

Content
  • Welcome & Objectives
  • Pre-Course Self-Assessment
  • Leveraging Data & Technology for Workforce Planning
  • Knowledge Check
  • Case Study
  • Post-Course Self-Assessment
  • Quiz
  • Course Reflection
  • Course Evaluation
  • Additional Resources
  • 12 Tips for Workforce Planning Success Video
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Pre-Course Self-Assessment, Quiz, Knowledge Check, Course Evaluation, Course Reflection"