Manpower resourcing and planning focuses on the recruitment and release of individuals from organisations, together with the management of their performance and potential. This elective develops critical awareness of work, organisation and human resource planning, recruitment and selection, performance management, and release from the organisation, as well as the appropriate skills and competences.

Manpower resourcing and planning is concerned with all factors which influence the way that employees within the organisation are managed. It includes 'soft' planning related to behaviours, culture, empowerment and commitment, and the traditional ' hard' numbers-based approach to planning. The elective examines the calculation of future supply and demand for HR Management and the creation of plans to ensure a close match.

Programme Introduction

The critical factor in the operation of many businesses is HR management . Dependant upon market sector, the payroll is usually the second highest cost after materials and consumables.

Establishing a 5 year manpower resourcing plan sits at the heart of business planning and HR management and should consider:

• Manpower levels and deployment requirements
• Changes in existing roles, creation of new roles
• Manpower skills and level of attainment required
• Identification of skill shortage
• The establishment of training needs
• Manpower recruitment and succession thinking
• Accommodation and equipment requirements

The problem with forecasting attempts is that nothing is constant. Whilst we may not be capable of predicting with accuracy how external events may impact upon the business we should be capable of assessing the internal dimension. Key to HR management and manpower resourcing plans therefore is:

No employer can ignore labour turnover as it is an indication of the health of the organisation. Specialist people are hard to find, costly to develop and their replacement can devastate output targets.