Workforce Planning Connect
Workforce Planning Connect provides templates, toolkits, guides and workbooks to help you develop and implement a workforce plan for your business.
Step 1 – Get started
Find out how to start your workforce planning, why it's important, and who to involve.
Step 2 – Gather information
Define your business goals, know your current workforce, and identify your future workforce requirements.
Step 3 – Identify issues and find solutions
Find out how to identify strategies and actions to fill current and future workforce gaps and address workforce risks.
Step 4 – Develop, implement and monitor
Develop, implement and monitor and regularly review your workforce plan.
Workforce Planning Connect resources
The Workforce Planning Connect resources provide practical tips and tools to develop and implement a workforce plan for your business.
The 4 steps of workforce planning
Workforce Planning Connect can support you in planning for your future, regardless of your experience.
It can also help position your business to attract employees and skills, now and into the future. This is especially important during times of change.
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Welcome to workforce planning connect, a set of free resources to guide you through the workforce planning process – providing practical tips and tools along the way.
A common question is: does my business really need a workforce plan? Well, research shows that those businesses, both big and small, that develop a workforce plan can:
- boost productivity and efficiency
- improve staff attraction and reduce turnover
- get better returns from investments in training and
- increase employee engagement.
All good reasons to make time to start workforce planning for your business.
It doesn't need to be complicated. With a little help, anyone can do it.
That's where the Workforce Planning Connect toolkit comes in.
The first step is to think about your business and the people and skills it needs. Allocate the time and get a team together. You don't need to be workforce-planning experts – you just need to know your business.
Step 2 is to gather the information you'll need to make key decisions. Consider your business now and where you want it to be in the future. Think about how your staff profile maps to your business goals.
During step three you will dig deeper to understand your current workforce, your future needs, and the steps in between:
- identify your advantages
- find gaps
- assess risks and
- pinpoint practical solutions.
The final step: turn your workforce plan into action. Allocate tasks and stick to your timelines, then monitor your progress, review your plan, and commit to making workforce planning part of your ongoing business planning.
Take the first step today with workforce planning connect.