Human Resource Planning is a source of competitive advantage for organisations. Through Human Resource Planning, Human Resource practitioners become business partners ensuring alignment of the human resource functions and the organisation’s plans and strategy. Consequently, this course is designed to expose participants to the strategic importance of Human Resource Planning. Participants will examine the core concepts, elements and issues of Human Resource Planning and be equipped with the competencies to forecast human resource demand and supply. Participants will also examine trends and best practices in ensuring that the organisation’s human resource requirements are met.