- BSBHRM602A - Manage human resources strategic planning
BSBHRM602A
Manage human resources strategic planning
Application
This unit applies to human resources managers or policy and planning staff who have specific responsibility for ensuring that the organisation has the structure and staff to meet current and foreseeable business and performance objectives.
In most instances this role will be undertaken by someone from a large organisation and will support an established strategic and/or business plan.
This unit applies to human resources managers or policy and planning staff who have specific responsibility for ensuring that the organisation has the structure and staff to meet current and foreseeable business and performance objectives.
In most instances this role will be undertaken by someone from a large organisation and will support an established strategic and/or business plan.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements and Performance Criteria | |||
Element | Performance Criteria | ||
1 | Research planning requirements | 1.1 | Analyse strategic plans to determine human resources strategic direction, objectives and targets |
1.2 | Undertake additional environmental analysis to identify emerging practices and trends which may impact on human resources management in the organisation | ||
1.3 | Identify future labour needs and skill requirements and options for sourcing labour supply | ||
1.4 | Consider new technology and its impact on job roles and job design | ||
1.5 | Review recent and potential changes to industrial/legal requirements | ||
2 | Develop human resources strategic plan | 2.1 | Consult relevant managers about their human resources preferences |
2.2 | Agree on human resources philosophies, values and policies with relevant managers | ||
2.3 | Develop strategic objectives and targets for human resources services | ||
2.4 | Examine options for the provision of human resources services and analyse costs and benefits | ||
2.5 | Identify appropriate technology and systems to support agreed human resources programs and practices | ||
2.6 | Write strategic human resources plan and obtain senior management support for the plan | ||
2.7 | Develop risk management plans to support the strategic human resources plan | ||
3 | Implement human resources strategic plan | 3.1 | Work with others to see that the plan in implemented |
3.2 | Monitor and review the plan | ||
3.3 | Adapt plan should circumstances change | ||
3.4 | Evaluate and review performance against plan objectives |
Required Skills
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Required skills |
literacy skills to read relevant documentation and to write plans numeracy skills to undertake cost benefit analysis of available options planning and organisational skills to develop and implement plans research skills to ensure necessary information is gathered prior to writing plans. |
Required knowledge |
human resources practices and functions labour market requirements of a strategic plan. |
Evidence Required
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Overview of assessment | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | Evidence of the following is essential: development of a strategic human resources plan which includes relevant research and data and which demonstrates a clear alignment with broader business objectives methods for the implementation and review of the plan knowledge of the requirements of a strategic plan. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure: access to appropriate documentation and resources normally used in the workplace. |
Method of assessment | A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit: assessment of written reports on strategic human resources issues and human resources planning direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third party workplace reports of on-the-job performance by the candidate evaluation of strategic objectives and targets for human resources services review of human resources plan and risk management plans oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of human resources practices and functions. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example: other units from the Advanced Diploma of Management. |
Range Statement
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included. | |
Emerging practices and trends might include: | changes in consumer patterns or community expectations economic trends labour market trends new products or services new technologies political or legislative changes qualification or educational changes |
Future labour needs refers to: | number, type, competency and quality of labour required to achieve organisation's strategic objectives |
Options for sourcing labour supply refers to: | various ways in which labour can be brought to the job or accessed: employing a range of recruitment options hiring causal labour hiring new graduates or trainees outsourcing using contractors or consultants |
Strategic objectives and targets for human resources may refer to: | equal employment opportunity and diversity human resources information systems induction industrial relations job analysis and design occupational health and safety performance management professional development recruitment and selection remuneration staff retention and succession planning |
Options for the provision of human resources services may include: | external provision by a consultant or contractor/s having the work performed elsewhere (outsourcing) internal human resources provision of the service/s internal non-human resources provision of the service/s merging of business units |
Human resources plan includes: | priorities objectives timeframes |
Sectors
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Competency Field
Workforce Development - Human Resource Management
Workforce Development - Human Resource Management
Employability Skills
This unit contains employability skills.
This unit contains employability skills.
Licensing Information
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