Human Resources and Training
Advanced Certificate in Employee Relations (ER)
26–30 Oct 2026 · Manama
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Workforce Planning and Budgeting
Intensive 5-day course · English, Arabic & European languages
- Duration5 days
- FormatClassroom or live online
- LanguageEnglish, Arabic or a European language
- CertificateARUK Certificate of Attendance
- FeeFrom £1,800 + VAT
Recruitment and workforce planning specialists, experienced HR professionals and planning managers study employee demand, supply and budgets over five days. Delegates apply forecasting techniques to staffing numbers and capabilities, analyse shortages or surpluses, and develop staffing responses. Six modules connect workforce planning with organisational structure and strategy, succession, talent management and financial control.
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Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
Can't make these dates? We can run this course for your team on dates that suit you. Ask for custom dates · In-house options
Online (live)
With a trainer, on dates to suit your team
This course can be taught live online by a trainer, in English, Arabic or any European language, for one person or a whole team.
£1,850 + VAT
Group discount: 2 delegates 20% · 3 delegates 35% · 5 or more delegates 50%
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Course overview
Workforce planning connects with every HR function, yet organisational and market complexity can make its implementation inconsistent. External labour markets matter here. An operational model gives delegates a way to forecast employee demand and supply, understand the causes of gaps and choose staffing initiatives within management's control. The course surveys planning drivers and KPIs and provides opportunities to apply forecasting techniques to both the quantity and quality of different human resources.
The six modules begin with organisational development, structure and economic considerations before examining workforce planning phases and strategic staffing. Demand forecasts use trend and ratio analysis, scatter plots and zero manning; supply and gap analysis feed into staffing plans and actions. Delegates also consider succession and development planning, proactive talent management and staffing effectiveness. Budget preparation brings together estimation, HR costs, operating budgets and variance analysis, with control systems and the control process receiving separate attention.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Define workforce planning within HR management
- Explain the relationship between HR planning and the organisation's strategic plan
- Identify demand and supply concepts and their application to the labour market
- Apply forecasting tools to the quantity and quality of different human resources
- Explain how HR planning relates to staffing
- Describe the importance of understanding external labour markets for workforce planning
- Formulate staffing strategies for labour shortages and surpluses
- Apply budgeting techniques to workforce planning
Target competencies
- Relationships and networking
- Persuasion and influence
- Presenting and communicating
- Analytical thinking
- Applying expertise and technology
- Formulating concepts and strategies
- Planning and organising
- Achieving goals and objectives
Who should attend
This course suits:
- Recruitment and workforce planning managers and specialists
- HR professionals, strategy analysts and business partners with at least three years' experience in workforce planning or general HR management
- Corporate planning managers responsible for implementing strategy
Training methodology
- Short lectures and group activities introduce concepts interactively.
- Case studies and scenario analysis support team presentations.
Course modules
- Module 1
Organisational development foundations
- What holds an organisation together
- Organisational objectives
- Terminology used in organisations
- Organising work into departments
- Mechanistic and organic organisational forms
- Relationships between strategy and structure
- Choosing an organisational form
- Economic considerations within organisations
- Module 2
Workforce planning principles
- Planning to recruit, retain and develop employees
- Defining workforce planning
- Connections with strategic planning
- Employee demand and supply
- Forecasting employee needs through workforce planning
- Workforce planning aims and phases
- Drivers behind workforce planning
- What workforce planning contributes
- Conditions for successful workforce planning
- Workforce planning Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Module 3
An operational planning model
- Analysing workforce planning requirements
- How strategic staffing works
- Causes of gaps between supply and demand
- Static and dynamic workforce planning
- Module 4
Demand forecasts and staffing requirements
- Using trend analysis
- Using ratio analysis
- Using scatter plots
- Applying zero manning methodology
- The supply analysis phase
- The gap analysis phase
- Module 5
Applying the workforce model
- Identifying staffing shortages and surpluses
- Determining staffing actions
- Preparing a staffing plan
- Planning beyond the staffing document
- Supporting management succession and development plans
- Managing talent proactively
- Measuring staffing effectiveness and efficiency
- Module 6
Budget processes and approaches
- Why budgeting matters
- Different budget types
- Components of the overall organisational budget
- Ways to prepare a budget
- Characteristics of effective operating budgets
- Tools for estimating a budget
- Budgeting for HR
- Controlling costs
- Systems for financial control
- Steps in the control process
- Analysing variances
Certificate
Every delegate who completes the course receives an ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
Frequently asked questions
How do I register?
Choose a date and city in the schedule and press Register, or send us an enquiry. Our team confirms your place and sends an invoice.
Are fees shown with VAT?
Fees are shown per delegate and exclude VAT, which is added to the invoice where applicable.
Can this course be delivered for our team only?
Yes. Any ARUK course can be delivered in-house at your premises, in a meeting room we book for you, or 1-to-1.
Is this course available online?
Yes. We run it live online with a trainer, on dates that suit your team, for £1,850 + VAT per delegate.
Is there a group discount?
Yes. 20% for 2 delegates, 35% for 3 delegates and 50% for 5 or more delegates on the same course.
Can the course be delivered in Arabic or another language?
Yes. Our courses can be delivered in English, Arabic or any European language, by a trainer who teaches in that language. Mention your preferred language when you register or enquire.
What certificate will I receive?
An ARUK Training Certificate of Attendance.
