Making Workforce Planning Work in the NT Public Sector
Making Workforce Planning Work in the NT Public Sector
Making Workforce Planning Work in the NT Public Sector
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Step 9:Identify<strong>in</strong>g workforce developmentstrategiesYour workforce development strategies should effectively‘write <strong>the</strong>mselves’ if your workforce plann<strong>in</strong>g method:PPPPhas been actively supported by <strong>the</strong> executiveis <strong>in</strong>clusive of employee <strong>in</strong>put (especially those <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong>mission critical job groups)is based on evidence obta<strong>in</strong>ed through <strong>the</strong> supplygap calculation<strong>in</strong>cludes a risk assessment and supply sourceidentification.Agencies should be able to establish targeted workforcedevelopment strategies which are consistent with riskassessment time frames and which are aligned with <strong>the</strong>irbus<strong>in</strong>ess corporate and strategic plann<strong>in</strong>g objectives.Tip:• A list of mission critical jobgroups for <strong>the</strong> Nor<strong>the</strong>rnTerritory <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Sector</strong>by timeframe would bea significant and usefulpublic sector wideplann<strong>in</strong>g document. Thisdocument could form <strong>the</strong>basis of a Territory-widemission critical job listby timeframes, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>gpublic, private and not forprofit sectors. It could beused to streng<strong>the</strong>n regionalworkforce plann<strong>in</strong>g anddevelopment.<strong><strong>Work</strong>force</strong> development strategies can be grouped as follows to maximiseyour workforce plann<strong>in</strong>g outcomes:Build<strong>in</strong>g a susta<strong>in</strong>able workforce – stat<strong>in</strong>g your agency’s commitment to<strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g:• Evidence-based workforce plann<strong>in</strong>g – ‘Better Data + Better Decisions’• Identify, report on and monitor <strong>the</strong> agency mission critical job groups bytimeframes• Identify, report on and monitor all o<strong>the</strong>r job groups• Build on outcomes of workforce plann<strong>in</strong>g through fur<strong>the</strong>r research <strong>in</strong>totrends and <strong>in</strong>dicators which emerge from <strong>the</strong> workforce plans• Streng<strong>the</strong>n workforce plann<strong>in</strong>g and workforce development capabilitieswith<strong>in</strong> your agency through manager tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and system ref<strong>in</strong>ement• Understand your competitors (local, regional, national and global)• Streng<strong>the</strong>n networks between relevant <strong>in</strong>dustry peak bodies andassociations to ensure you are aware of <strong>the</strong> labour market demand andsupply projections21