Course Overview

Does your organization face the challenges of demand and supply both at a micro-level and macro-level? Do you see the trend of your manpower cost fluctuating every now and then?

The importance and utility of Manpower planning cannot be denied by any- be it at the National level by the central government, or at the state level by the state governments, by the industries- whether it is a big or mid-size or a smaller industrial business unit.

So, what is Manpower Planning? It is a consistent process to ensure the availability of the right number of people, and the right skilled available at the right time for working on a project or complete the task assigned. By joining this course, you will gain an insight into how to address the manpower needs keeping in view the future predictions of business and the changing trends in technology.

This course on Manpower Planning by ZOE Talent Solutions will help you examine the current thinking and recent developments related to human resource manpower planning. It will help you understand how to forecast staffing needs and work with the Head of Departments (HOD) and the company managers to ensure that each business unit/department is properly staffed.

This program will also ensure that human resources function will be able to support the businesses to match the industry standards with right hires, and the adequate number of people required at the right time.

Course Objectives

By the end of the Manpower Planning Training Course, you will be able to:

• Define manpower planning within the context of human resources of the organisation
• Understand how manpower planning is related to the overall strategic plan of the organization
• Understand the concepts of demand and supply of manpower
• Understand the impact of the external labour market on this essential business process
• Deploying the resources internally for staffing by training, promotion, succession planning and similar other tools
• To reduce recruitment, replacement cost associated with hiring and attrition
• To improve the morale of the employee
• To formulate staffing and retention processes and policies
• To address the training requirements

Training Methodology

We at ZOE Talent Solutions, offer a variety of methodologies to add value to your business through this course. The course includes a highly interactive presentation, techniques, concepts, management games, paper-pencil exercises, activities, role plays, videos, case studies, and robust practice sessions. You get an opportunity to discuss and brainstorm your ideas with other industry participants as well.

Zoe Talent Solutions encourages the following to attend this course:

Organisational Benefits

By undergoing this course-curriculum, the corporate will reap the following benefits:

• Anticipate future requirements and vacancies
• Identify gaps in talent, skills, scaling, and downsizing needs
• Optimum utilization of human resources
• Enhanced productivity levels of the employees leading to more creativity, better ideas, and solutions
• Will help in activities for performance appraisal, training, increase in salary at the right time
• Higher employee motivational levels
• Increase profits in business

Personal Benefits

On a personal level, the participants will get the following benefits:

• Opportunity to upskill and work on a new project/s
• Clarity of growth path
• Seamless execution of the project/s
• Higher motivational levels
• Increased productivity

Who Should Attend?

• HR Directors
• HR Heads
• HR Professionals
• Manpower Planning Managers
• HR officers
• HR Supervisors
• Career Analysts
• HR Analysts
• Career Development Manager
• HR Specialists
• Training Managers/Executives

Course Outline

This training program will include the following modules for a better understanding and application:

MODULE I – INTRODUCTION

• Define manpower planning and its importance
• Its relation to the strategic vision of the business
• The link between manpower planning and other HR processes
• KPI’s (key performance indicators) of manpower planning

MODULE II – ANALYSIS OF MANPOWER PLANNING

• Forecasting human resource needs as per the vision, long-term goals, mid-term, and short-term goals of the corporate
• Techniques of manpower planning and replacement charts
• Collecting the requirements of manpower for various projects in different departments
• Preparing an inventory, and taking a stock of actual number and skills of resources
• Analysis of the current and future external and internal factors impacting manpower planning
• Roles and responsibilities

MODULE III- FORMULATION OF THE WORKFORCE AS PLANNED

• Filling the workforce gap
• Strategic issues to consider while filling the gaps
• The process

MODULE IV- MONITORING AND EVALUATION

• Process integration
• Methods and means of gathering feedback
• Process Audit

MODULE V – BEYOND STAFFING PLANS

• Using manpower planning to support management decisions of promotions, transfer, succession, and development planning, etc.
• Ensuring regular inflow of talent
• Measuring the effectiveness and efficiency of the staffing process
• Regular review and analysis of the demand and supply gap in the manpower
• Evaluating other staffing options