Workforce Planning

Workforce Planning - part of the Managing Resources domain




Workforce Planning is about leaders:

  • Understanding and regularly reviewing gaps and hard to fill roles
  • Planning workload effectively
  • Develop longer term workforce and succession plans for their teams
  • Ensuring the right skills are in the right place, at the right time


E-learning 

Below are some useful e-learning modules around this topic:

Succession Planning e-learning - This module will explore Succession Planning and how to take a systematic approach to identifying and developing a pool of internal staff members, able to take on future leadership and other roles  


Workshops

Below are details of useful workshops around this topic:

Introduction to Workforce Planning Workshop (recorded session) 

Mary Seacole Local Leadership Development Programme - This in-depth six-month programme will provide you with a range of opportunities to explore, understand and develop yourself as a leader


Useful Resources

Resources which may be useful for you around this topic include:

Workforce Planning Toolkit - Take a look at our ICS Workforce Planning Toolkit to access resources to support you with workforce planning

Redesigning Roles - Improvement Leaders guide to redesigning roles



Webinars, TED Talks & Podcasts

Webinars, TED talks & podcasts which may be useful for you around this topic include:

The Health & Care Workforce Planning Podcast


Last modified: Thursday, 5 June 2025, 12:28 PM