Workforce Planning and Organisational Development
Plan the workforce your strategy needs, design effective structures and lead organisational development interventions.
- 5 days
- Classroom · Live virtual · In-house
- Afriskora Certificate of Completion
Course overview
Organisations need the right people, skills and structures to deliver their strategy, especially as automation and AI change jobs. This course combines strategic workforce planning with organisational design and development: analysing current and future workforce needs, closing skills gaps, designing structures and job architecture, and running OD interventions that improve culture and performance.
Who should attend
- HR managers and business partners
- Organisational development practitioners
- Strategy and transformation managers
- Public-sector organisational design officials
What you will be able to do
- Link workforce plans to strategy and scenarios
- Analyse workforce supply, demand and skills gaps
- Design structures, roles and job architecture
- Plan and lead organisational development interventions
- Measure workforce and OD outcomes
Course outline
Day 1Strategic workforce planning
- • Planning horizons and scenarios
- • Workforce analytics
- • Demand and supply forecasting
- • Impact of automation and AI on jobs
Day 2Closing the gaps
- • Build, buy, borrow and automate
- • Reskilling and succession
- • Workplace skills plans
- • Talent pipelines
Day 3Organisational design
- • Design principles and models
- • Spans, layers and structures
- • Job architecture and grading
- • DPSA organisational design guidance
Day 4Organisational development
- • Diagnosing organisational health
- • Culture change
- • Team and leadership interventions
- • Change management
Day 5Measuring impact
- • Workforce metrics and dashboards
- • Evaluating OD interventions
- • Presenting the workforce plan
- • Action planning
Frequently asked questions
How long is the Workforce Planning and Organisational Development course?
The course runs for 5 days. Daily start and finish times are confirmed in your joining instructions. Live virtual sessions cover the same programme.
Do I receive a certificate?
Yes. Every participant who completes the course receives an Afriskora Certificate of Completion with a unique code that employers can verify online.
Can this course be delivered in-house for our team?
Yes. We can run it at your premises or online for your team, on dates that suit you, and adapt examples and case studies to your sector.
How do I book and pay?
Request dates and we'll send available sessions and a quote. Bookings are confirmed by invoice and paid by EFT. South African clients can include the course in their Workplace Skills Plan.
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