Free practical course
Workforce Planning and Skills Strategy
Translate business scenarios into capacity, skills gaps and a justified build, buy or borrow plan.
What you will build
A scenario-based workforce plan with assumptions and review triggers.
Before you start: Talent Engineering Fundamentals, or equivalent recruitment experience.
74 min estimated, including practice. 4 written lessons.
What you will learn
- Translate workload into capacity
- Map skills supply and evidence
- Compare build, buy, borrow and redesign
- Run a rolling workforce review
Course lessons
- Translate workload into capacity
- Map skills supply and evidence
- Compare build, buy, borrow and redesign
- Run a rolling workforce review
Complete the lessons and pass the five-question knowledge assessment at 80% to earn a free course certificate. Exercises are self-directed, not independently graded.
Download the practice workbookSources and further reading
Original Academy teaching and fictional examples. These references provide context, not endorsement. Edition 2026.09; updated 2026-09-24.
- CIPD: Workforce planning
Further reading on workforce demand and supply.
- CIPD: Recruitment
Professional context for the recruitment lifecycle.