Strategic Workforce Planning & Talent Management

Course Code: WLM-413

Program: Leadership & Management Academy

Course Overview: Equip leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to anticipate future workforce needs, develop talent pipelines, strengthen succession planning, and align workforce capabilities with organizational strategy.

This course develops practical capability in strategic workforce planning, workforce analysis and future skills planning, talent management and succession planning, workforce development and retention strategies, and future workforce leadership.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand strategic workforce planning principles
• Align workforce capabilities with business strategy
• Identify future talent and skills requirements
• Strengthen succession planning practices
• Develop internal talent pipelines
• Improve workforce readiness for future challenges

Target Audience: This course is designed for managers, senior managers, department heads, HR business partners, talent development leaders, workforce planning teams, and future executives.

Learning Experience: Learners engage through video overviews, audio deep dives, study guides, practical examples, reflection prompts, workbook activities, applied tasks, knowledge checks, and end-of-module quizzes. Activities support practical application in strategic workforce planning, workforce analysis and future skills planning, talent management and succession planning, workforce development and retention strategies, and future workforce leadership.

Course Structure: 5 modules / 20 lessons.

Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.

Pathway Focus: Understand strategic workforce planning. Develop talent and succession plans. Build future workforce readiness.