Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to contribute to development, implementation and maintenance of a strategic approach to workforce planning in an organisation ensuring that there is the structure and staff in place to meet current and foreseeable organisational objectives.
The unit applies to individuals employed as human resource practitioners with knowledge of human resources and organisational objectives.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Research planning requirements | 1.1 Analyse strategic plans to determine strategic workforce direction, objectives and targets 1.2 Analyse organisational environment and identify 1.3 Identify 1.4 Identify new technology and its impact on job roles and job design 1.5 Review recent and potential changes to industrial and legal requirements |
2. Contribute to development of strategic workforce plan | 2.1 Consult relevant managers about their workforce preferences 2.2 Agree on workforce philosophies, values and policies with relevant managers 2.3 Develop 2.4 Examine 2.5 Identify appropriate technology and systems to support agreed workforce programs and practices 2.6 Contribute input from consultation into strategic workforce plan and obtain senior management support for plan 2.7 Analyse risks associated with strategic workforce plan and develop risk mitigation strategies |
3. Support implementation of strategic workforce plan | 3.1 Work with relevant stakeholders and ensure that plan is implemented according to organisational objectives 3.2 Monitor and review the plan 3.3 Recommend adaptions to plan to account for changing circumstances 3.4 Evaluate and review performance against plan objectives |
Evidence of Performance
The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:
contribute to the development and implementation of at least one strategic workforce plan.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
analyse information from a range of internal and external sources to determine:
workforce strategic direction, objectives and targets
trends and emerging practices that may have an impact on workforce
relevant technology
recent and potential changes to industrial and legal requirements
future labour needs and skills requirements
options for sourcing labour
organisation’s preferences regarding workforce
consult relevant stakeholders and collaboratively develop, implement, monitor and review a strategic workforce plan including:
budget
priorities
agreed objectives, targets, programs and practices based on cost-benefit analysis
timeframes
risk management
evaluation against objectives.
Evidence of Knowledge
The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:
human resource practices and functions
relevant legislative, regulatory and industrial requirements for the organisation
common options for sourcing labour
impact of technology on job roles in the organisation or work area
options for sourcing labour supply
risk management plans to support the strategic workforce planning
format and features of a strategic workforce plan
modern philosophies, values and policies applicable to the human resources profession.
Assessment Conditions
Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.
This includes access to:
workplace documents and resources relevant to performance evidence
relevant legislation, regulations and codes of practice
business strategic and operational plan
relevant workplace policies and procedures.
Assessors of this unit must satisfy the requirements for assessors in applicable vocational education and training legislation, frameworks and/or standards.
Foundation Skills
Reading | Organises, evaluates and applies content from a range of structurally complex texts relating to human resource strategic planning |
Writing | Communicates complex ideas relating to strategic objectives, matching style of writing to purpose and audience |
Oral Communication | Establishes and maintains complex and effective spoken communications in a broad range of contexts with relevant managers to determine resources preferences, philosophies and values |
Numeracy | Selects and interprets mathematical information that may be embedded in a range of tasks and texts to analyse costs and benefits |
Initiative and enterprise | Ensures knowledge of legislative requirements and products is current and accurate Develops and implements strategies that ensure organisational policies, procedures and regulatory requirements are being met |
Planning and organising | Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when communicating with managers at various levels Participates in conversations relevant to role responding, explaining, negotiating and persuading, as required Sequences and schedules complex activities, monitors implementation and manages relevant communication when developing the strategic plan |
Problem solving | Makes a range of critical and non-critical decisions in relatively complex situations, analysing data and taking a range of factors into account when researching planning requirements and developing the plan Gathers and analyses data and seeks feedback to improve plans and processes |
Technology | Uses digital technologies and actively investigates new technologies for strategic and operational purposes |
Sectors
Technical Skills – Human Resources