Template 1 -Workforce Planning Report

Introduction
Address the following (ALL points must be addressed)

 Provide background information about the organisation and the industry in which it operates.
 Indicate why the workforce analysis has been conducted (Example: refer to the current business situation, operational plans
and/or strategy)
 Describe what documents, tools and techniques were used for the workforce analysis. (Example: the internal and external
sources of information such as interview with staff, operational plans, SWOT or PESTLE analysis) etc.

(50-100 words)

Internal analysis
Summarise the following information based on your research and analysis:

 Staff turnover trends

 Staff demographics
 Current skills and knowledge of the workforce (skills and capacity audit)
 Workforce’s future demands
 Any critical issue/s identified during the analysis

(100-150 words)

External analysis
Address all the points below as instructed.

PESTLE Analysis
Perform a PESTLE analysis. Include at least two points of analysis for each PESTLE category. Be specific (for example, do not just
mention tax policy under economic, specify what tax policy you refer to). Focus on factors that may impact the workforce.

PESTLE Analysis
Political
Economic
Social
Technology
Legal
Environmental

SWOT Analysis
Perform a SWOT analysis with a focus on factors and issues related to the workforce). The SWOT builds on the analysis undertaken
for the internal and external business environment in this document. Identify at least 4 factors/section.
 SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

Workforce supply
Based on your research, list 4-5 factors that may affect the workforce supply.

Evaluation
Evaluate the workforce requirements of the organisation based on your analysis; include 3-5 identified workforce requirements in
your evaluation summary.

Requirements must include:

 Needs for downsising and/or hire new personnel

 Skills and capabilities needs
 Changes to workforce profile such as location, labour mix, education, age, diversity mix
 Any other requirements relevant to achieve organisational strategic goals

(80-120 words)