Human resource planning
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Human resource planning Human resource planning looks at the current skills and motivation in the workforce and compares them with what will be needed in the future. To make this analysis the business has to take internal and external considerations into account. Internal planning considerations Assessing the skills of the current workforce is an essential part of planning as it enables the business to build up a profile of the training, experience and qualifications the employees already have. A workforce skills profile provides managers with information about whether skills are adequate for the business's needs, and whether extra training or skills development need to take place. Planning is about deciding when and where such training should take place based on predicted future demand for a product or service. Estimates of future demand for the products and services and future business growth allow the business to plan the size of workforce needed. Technological changes will...

