Unit of competency
Modification History
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Release 1 |
This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 7.0. |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to coordinate the implementation of a workforce plan, including researching requirements, coordination of planning and implementing initiatives and monitoring trends.
The unit applies to individuals who are human resource practitioners or staff members with a role in a policy or planning unit that focuses on workforce planning.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Technical Skills – Human Resources
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Research workforce requirements |
1.1 Review current data on staff turnover and demographics 1.2 Assess factors impacting workforce supply 1.3 Establish organisation’s requirements for a skilled and diverse workforce |
2. Coordinate workforce objectives and strategies |
2.1 Consult relevant stakeholders on organisational strategy and establish aligned objectives for modification or retention of the workforce 2.2 Confirm objectives for workforce diversity and cross-cultural management with relevant stakeholders 2.3 Assist determination of strategies to address high staff turnover 2.4 Assist determination of objectives to retain relevant skilled labour 2.5 Assist determination of strategies to source skilled labour 2.6 Communicate plan objectives to relevant stakeholders 2.7 Obtain agreement and endorsement for objectives and establish targets |
3. Coordinate implementation of initiatives |
3.1 Support implementation of agreed objectives for recruitment, training, redeployment and redundancy 3.2 Identify strategies to assist workforce to deal with organisational change and coordinate implementation 3.3 Identify strategies to assist in meeting the organisation’s workforce diversity goals and coordinate implementation 3.4 Coordinate implementation of succession planning system and ensure workers are developed and retained |
4. Monitor and evaluate workforce trends |
4.1 Review workforce plan against patterns in existing employee and workforce changes 4.2 Monitor labour supply trends for areas of over and under supply in the external environment 4.3 Monitor effects of labour trends on the demand for labour within own organisation 4.4 Coordinate survey of organisational climate and collect worker satisfaction results 4.5 Consult with relevant stakeholders and refine objectives and strategies in response to internal and external changes 4.6 Monitor government policy on labour demand and supply 4.7 Evaluate effectiveness of change processes against agreed objectives |
Foundation Skills
This section describes those language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills that are essential to performance but not explicit in the performance criteria.
SKILL |
DESCRIPTION |
Reading |
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Writing |
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Oral communication |
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Numeracy |
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Initiative and enterprise |
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Self-management |
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Problem solving |
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Unit Mapping Information
Supersedes and is equivalent to BSBHRM513 Manage workforce planning.
Links
Companion Volume Implementation Guide is found on VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=11ef6853-ceed-4ba7-9d87-4da407e23c10