Career Planning and Talent Management for Government Certificate

Are you ready to gain an overview of the talent management process and functions and to apply them to the management of your agency/organization's talent? This two-day, highly interactive program will provide an in-depth examination of the latest ideas, the most innovative strategies, and the best practices in strategic talent management with a focus on how to best apply them within the federal human resources framework.

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ASTD's Continuing Education Units

Earn 1.4 CEUs upon successfully completing this program. Learn More

For additional information, or to learn if this program is right for you, contact our customer care department at 800.628.2783 or 703.683.8100.

Audience

This program is designed for managers and supervisors, training and development practitioners, and HR specialists in the federal government who are committed to improving the effectiveness of talent management in their agencies and organizations.

About this Program

This two-day program enables you to better use your role in your organization to more effectively inform, influence, and lead talent management efforts. The focus of the program is to use the concept of talent management as an integrated and strategic process. It also examines the federal government context and framework for talent management, including Title V, Merit System, and more.

Through case study exercises, this program presents you with an overview of specific roles, links among roles, and practical organizational application. You will leave this workshop with a complete talent management process you can use to ensure that you have the right people with the right skills at the right time.

You will gain an overview of the talent management process and functions, and apply them through detailed exploration of a six-step process:

Define organizational strategy linked to human capital goals and objectives.
Identify knowledge, skill, and experience needs to enable organization strategy.
Recruit, hire, and onboard employees with the required knowledge, skill, and experience.
Establish and sustain a “talent-friendly” work culture that supports high performance and commitment.
Deploy a planning process that ensures succession readiness for mission-critical occupations.
Develop the infrastructure that supports and continuously improves talent management, including career planning.

Through a series of interactive, learner-focused activities, you will walk away with tips, tools, techniques, and concrete plans for improving talent management in your organization.

Learning Objectives

After the workshop, you will be able to:

Understand the key components of an effective talent management process
Integrate the six key talent management functions to ensure you effectively hire, train, and retain employees for organizational success
Plan for applying talent management concepts/knowledge in your organization
Evaluate the outcomes and impacts and identify next steps.

Course Outline

Module 1 - Strategic Talent Management

Topic 1…………… Introduction to Strategic Talent Management

Topic 2…………… The Talent Management Process

Module 2 - Operational Talent Management

Topic 1…………… Attracting, Recruiting, Selecting, and Onboarding

Topic 2…………… Career Planning

Topic 3…………… Succession Planning

Module 3 - Developmental Talent Management

Topic 1.................. Implementing Talent Management

Topic 2…………… Evaluating and Sustaining Talent Management

Registration
Attendance Policy
Transfer Policy
Cancellation Policy

Member Price: $1,095
List Price: $1,395

By Mail: Registration Form

By Phone: Phone: 1.800.628.2783 or +1.703.683.8100

Participation in all originally scheduled days of the program is mandatory in order to receive the certificate of completion and 1.4 CEUs. Participants who miss more than two hours of the entire program will not be eligible to receive the certificate. Participants who fulfill the attendance requirement will receive a certificate at the end of the program.

Participants may transfer their registration to another seminar free of charge. The transfer request must be received in writing five (5) business days prior to the first day of the seminar for which you were originally scheduled. A $50 transfer charge will be applied to all transfers received less than five (5) days prior to the first day of the session. Participant substitutions may be made at any time with written notification to ASTD. If the substitute participant is not an ASTD member and the original participant was, the difference between the member and nonmember rate will be billed.

If cancellation should be necessary, written or email notification to ASTD is required five (5) business days prior to the first day of the seminar. You may receive a full refund, minus a $100 administrative fee, up to and including the 5th business day before the seminar. If you find that you cannot attend, and it is less than five (5) business days before the start of the seminar, you may send a replacement, with written notice to ASTD. If you are unable to send a replacement, you forfeit your registration fee. All credits must be used within 1 year from the date of issuance.

On-Site Offerings

ASTD can make arrangements for this program to be offered on-site at your organization. Your attendees participate in the same learning experience offered at our public workshops, but have the convenience of being at your site and the benefit of covering the material with company peers.

Interested in bringing this program on-site to your organization? Please contact Amanda Miller at amiller@astd.org or 703.683.9215, or request information through our online form.

Facilitators

Barbara Hulick

Barbara Hulick has 31 years of federal government experience in the development of strategic workforce planning processes; leading program improvements in the recruitment, retention, and development of federal career fields; and managing the design and implementation of innovative development programs to improve individual and organizational performance. Ms. Hulick is an executive coach, teaches a broad range of leadership and management courses, and consults in human capital management. Ms. Hulick has wide HR experience where she has applied HR functional policies and procedures to organization change and transition. In her federal career, Ms. Hulick worked with the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Army, and Health and Human Services; the Defense Logistics Agency; Community Services Administration; and the Office of Personnel Management.

Paul Longanbach

Paul Longanbach has been active for more than 30 years in training design, organization and performance development, coaching, and human capital management. He has worked with a broad range of public and private sector organizations, including the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Georgia Pacific Corporation, the U.S. House of Representatives, the University of Virginia, American Express, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, the National Cash Register Company (Japan), the Honda Motor Company, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. During his 30-year government career he became a senior executive, holding such positions as director of learning and organizational development for the Federal Aviation Administration, director of government-wide HRD research and evaluation projects for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and training director for the Federal Communications Commission. He is currently a human capital solutions consultant and executive coach to primarily federal government clients.

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