Career Planning and Talent Management

Who Should Attend:

• Managers & Supervisors
• Training & Development Practitioners
• HR Specialists & Managers

Course Objectives

• Identify specific Talent Management challenges in your organisation and consider ways to eliminate or reduce them
• Understand the impact of career planning on your organisational strategy
• Conduct job/competency analysis for roles in their organisation
• View employer branding, attracting, recruiting, selecting, on-boarding and performance management as critical components in a fully-integrated talent management approach
• Develop a pipeline plan to ensure a steady stream of talent to fill key vacancies and create a succession plan for mission-critical positions
• Implement, evaluate and sustain career planning and talent management efforts in your organisation.

What will you gain?

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Understand the key components of an effective talent management process
• Integrate the key talent management functions to ensure you effectively hire, train, and retain employees for organisational success
• Plan for applying talent management concepts/knowledge in your organisation
• Evaluate the outcomes and impacts, and identify next steps.

Course Content

Career Planning

Personal Growth

• Adult development stages – factors affecting career choices
• Personal life goals – career anchors
• Assessing current life – career situations

Career Development and Planning

• Definitions: a career – career development – career planning
• The phases of career planning
• The importance of career development

The Role of Managers in Career Development

• Managers as the key players in development
• How to train managers to develop their people

The Role of Organisations in Career Development

• Understanding the organisation culture
• Impact of organisational policies on career development

Talent Management

Introducing a Talent Management System

• Creating a Talent Management System for Organisation Excellence
• Four Steps to Creating a Talent Management System

Developing the Building Blocks of Talent ManagementBuilding Block 1 – Competencies

• Competencies: The First Building Block of Talent Management
• How Competencies Create Economic Value

Building Block 2 – Performance Management

• Selecting the Right Performance Management System
• Performance Appraisal: Myth and Reality

Building Block 3 – Evaluating Employee Potential

• Determining Every Employee’s Potential for Growth
• Finding High-Potential Talent throughout the Organisation

Building Block 4 – Recruiting Super keepers

• Finding and Hiring Fast-Track Talent
• Using a Talent Management Model for Selection: Guarding the Entrances to Your Organisation

Talent Planning

• Achieving Organisation Excellence through Talent Planning and Development
• Developing Super keepers, Keepers and Solid Citizens: Measurement Makes a Difference.