Career Planning and Talent Management for Government Certificate

Program Overview

This 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:

1. Define organizational strategy linked to human capital goals and objectives.
2. Identify knowledge, skill, and experience needs to enable organization strategy.
3. Recruit, hire, and onboard employees with the required knowledge, skill, and experience.
4. Establish and sustain a “talent-friendly” work culture that supports high performance and commitment.
5. Deploy a planning process that ensures succession readiness for mission-critical occupations.
6. 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.

Topics

• Topic 1 - Introduction to Strategic Talent Management

  Topic 1 - Introduction to Strategic Talent Management

  • What is Talent Management?
  • TM in the Strategic Dimension
  • The Potential Benefits of TM
  • Challenges in Leading TM
  • Costs of attrition
  • Costs of TM
• Topic 2 - The Talent Management Process

  Topic 2 - The Talent Management Process

  • Step 1: Analyze the TM Process to Determine if a TM Gap Exists
  • Step 2: Analyze the Gap and Identify the Root Cause
  • Step 3: Select Potential Solutions
  • Step 4: Obtain Appropriate Buy-In
  • Step 5: Implement the Talent Solution
  • Step 6: Evaluate/Revise/Sustain
• Topic 3 - Attracting, Recruiting, Selecting, and Onboarding

  Topic 3 - Attracting, Recruiting, Selecting, and Onboarding

  • Attracting Talent and Employer Branding
  • 2010 Hiring Reform
  • Recruiting
  • Selecting
  • Onboarding
• Topic 4 - Career Planning

  Topic 4 - Career Planning

  • Career Planning
  • Benefits of Career Planning
  • Responsibilities for Career Planning
  • Career Paths
  • Career Planning Process
  • Career Planning Assessments
  • Individual Development Plans (IDPs)
  • Assessing Your Organization’s Career Planning Process
• Topic 5 - Succession Planning

  Topic 5 - Succession Planning

  • Defining Succession Planning
  • Succession Planning Process
  • Succession Planning Checklist
  • Identifying Mission-Critical Positions
  • Selecting Candidates
  • Strategic Leadership Succession Management Model
  • Succession Planning Pitfalls
• Topic 6 - Implementing Talent Management

  Topic 6 - Implementing Talent Management

  • Change Management
  • TM Challenge Analysis Map
  • Key Roles in TM
  • Another Key Enabler in TM
  • TM Technology
  • Types of Talent Assessments
  • Development Options
• Topic 7 - Evaluating and Sustaining Talent Management

  Topic 7 - Evaluating and Sustaining Talent Management

  • Evaluating the Talent Solution
  • Sustaining Talent Management
  • Integrating TM into Key Activities and Processes
• Appendix

  Appendix

  • ASTD MTMS Workshop References
  • ASTD Competency Model
  • Talent Management (TM) Business Case Checklist
  • Benefits of Employee Development
  • Career Planning Process
  • Succession Planning Process Activities Checklist
  • Succession Planning Questions
  • Succession Planning Process
  • Succession Planning Process Checklist
  • Leadership Succession Management Relationship to the HCAAF
  • Assessment Selection Checklist
  • Development Options Checklist
  • Benefits of Inclusion and Diversity
  • Individual Development Plan Template
  • Performance Management
  • Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework

Who Should Attend

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.

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