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SS230: Workforce Planning Basics


Technical Area(s)	Staffing
Staffing Competencies	Agency Staffing Policies and Procedures Classification Recruitment/Placement Strategic Recruitment Technical Documentation Workforce Reshaping
HR General Competencies	Attention to Detail Creative Thinking Customer Service Decision Making Flexibility Information Management Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills Legal, Government, and Jurisprudence Oral Communication Reading Reasoning Teamwork Technical Competence Writing
Proficiency Level(s)	Level 2 - Basic Level 3 - Intermediate
Target Audience	The target audience for this course package is Staffing Specialists at GS grades 11-12.
Prerequisites	There are no prerequisites for this course. However, for the best learning outcomes, the following courses should be taken before this course: HR002: Introduction to Human Resources (HR) Management HR004: Foundations of Service Excellence for HR Professionals -Staffing HR006: Effective Writing for HR Professionals -Staffing SS002: Staffing Laws and Regulations SS004: The Federal Hiring Process for Staffing Specialists SS006: Staffing Programs for Special Populations SS110: Staffing for Organizational Impact SS120: Introduction to Staff Acquisition Activities in the Merit Promotion Process SS122: Introduction to Selection Activities in the Merit Promotion Process SS130: Staff Acquisition in the Merit Promotion Process -Workshop SS132: Selection in the Merit Promotion Process -Workshop SS210: Introduction to Guiding Recruitment and Selection Activities SS212: Engaging Clients for Effective Staffing SS214: Strategic Recruiting SS220: Guiding Recruitment and Selection Activities -Workshop
Seat Time/Course Length	This WBT course package should be advertised as a 3.5-hour course, which includes time for taking the pre-test and the post-test.

Lesson 1: Introduction to Workforce Planning
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Evaluate how workforce planning and reshaping activities affect staffing and recruitment activities
Enabling	Recall the purpose and process of workforce planning.
Enabling	Describe how strategic planning drives the workforce planning process.
Enabling	Describe the role of the Staffing Specialist during workforce planning.
Enabling	Identify various data sources that inform workforce planning and subsequent staffing efforts.

Lesson 2: Introduction to Workforce Reshaping
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Evaluate how workforce planning and reshaping activities affect staffing and recruitment activities
Enabling	Describe the workforce reshaping process.
Enabling	Identify workforce reshaping options that can be employed by federal government agencies

Lesson 3: Workforce Reshaping and Staffing Plans
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Evaluate how workforce planning and reshaping activities affect staffing and recruitment activities
Enabling	Describe the role of the Staffing Specialist when reshaping factors, such as reassignments and RIFs, affect staffing.
Enabling	Describe the relationship between workforce planning/reshaping and staffing plans.
Enabling	Describe the relationship between workforce planning/reshaping and position classification or reclassification.

Lesson 4: Workforce Planning or Reshaping and Organizational Recruitment
Objective Type	Objectives
Terminal	Evaluate how workforce planning and reshaping activities affect staffing and recruitment activities
Enabling	Describe how workforce planning affects strategic recruiting at an organizational level
Enabling	Describe how workforce reshaping affects strategic recruiting at an organizational level

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