Workforce planning is a strategic process that involves identifying and aligning an organization's workforce requirements with its business goals. It encompasses activities such as analyzing the current workforce, forecasting future workforce needs, and developing strategies to ensure that the organization has the right people with the right skills in the right positions.Areas Covered Part I: Key terms and key facts and figures about workforce planningPart II: Why workforce planning is important for recruiting, upskilling, and retaining workersPart III: Steps in the workforce planning model and how to apply themWho Should AttendThis webinar is focused on HR professionals. Why Should You Attend You should attend this webinar because workforce planning is an important topic and growing more so. These are the reasons why it is important:Changing Business Landscape: Organizations operate in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing market conditions, technological advancements, and global competition. Workforce planning helps businesses adapt to these changes by ensuring they have the skills and talent needed to stay competitive.Skills Gap: Many industries are facing a skills gap, where the demand for certain skills exceeds the available talent. Workforce planning allows organizations to identify skill gaps within their current workforce and develop strategies to address them, whether through training existing employees or recruiting new talent.Technological Advances: The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought about significant technological changes. Workforce planning helps organizations anticipate the impact of automation, artificial intelligence, and other technologies on their workforce, enabling them to reskill or upskill employees accordingly. Demographic Shifts: With an aging workforce and demographic changes, organizations need to plan for succession and ensure a smooth transition of knowledge and skills from one generation to the next. Remote Work and Flexible Models: The rise of remote work and flexible work arrangements has changed the way people work. Workforce planning helps organizations adapt to these new models, ensuring they have the right policies, technologies, and skills to support a dispersed workforce.Pandemic and Crisis Preparedness: Recent global events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have highlighted the importance of being prepared for crises. Workforce planning enables organizations to assess their ability to adapt to unforeseen circumstances, such as the need for remote work, and develop contingency plans.