Workforce Planning Flashcards
1
Q
Workforce planning is
A
Predicting future demand for different types of staff seeking to match this with supply
2
Q
Workforce planning cycle
A
Step1=understanding current/future business
Step2=identifying capacity/capability of current workforce to meet goals
Step3=forecasting step2
Step4=identifying/sorting gaps
Starting training /courses to develop eg
Step5=always reviewing evaluating strategy
3
Q
Causes of workforce planning issues
A
Retirement,staff loss ,flexibility -internal
Competitors changing nature of industry availability of skills -external
