Building Workforce Planning Capability

Skills for Health are delighted to announce the delivery later this year of the Building Workforce Planning Capability programme. This five day programme is aimed at those wishing to gain an in depth understanding of workforce planning at an operational level. It focuses on four key areas of workforce planning:

1. Understanding and using an effective framework for integrated workforce planning (Six Steps Methodology)
2. Utilising workforce data and information effectively
3. The role of patient pathway approaches to workforce design and tools to support this process (eg process mapping)
4. Creative approaches to workforce design and development, including leadership and change management.

This is an academically accredited module by Thames Valley University. The programme consists of three workshops totalling five days and involves the submission of a 3500 word assignment related to a work based project. On successful completion students will receive 20 credits at Level 7 (Masters level).

This programme has been developed following a commissioned programme delivered on a regional level and has been extremely positively received; one delegate said: "I would recommend it to anyone who takes up the responsibility of workforce development or workforce planning."

Audience
The programme is designed to be relevant to a wide range of health and social care colleagues including:

• Workforce planners/analysts
• Service managers/leads
• HR managers
• Service commissioners
• Organisational development managers
• Clinical managers

This programme is currently under review further information will be available in the New Year.