HR Training
Developing Your People Plan
Do you understand the biggest challenges and risks facing your business? Do you know how to get your people to reach their full potential to maximise their contribution to your organisation?
This practical virtual workshop will explore these crucial questions and help you on your way to creating a strategically focused people plan tailored to your business.
Who should attend?
This workshop is suitable for business leaders, those working in HR, as well as those involved in strategy and project management.
Who will deliver the training?
Our management training is delivered by highly experienced and qualified HR practitioners with genuine ‘hands-on’ practical experience of supporting employers all over the UK with their HR requirements.
What are the benefits?
This session will:
Help you to understand why creating a people plan is a necessity for any business.
Assist you in identifying your business’ key challenges and risks.
Provide practical guidance on creating a strategically focused people plan.
Equip you with an action plan, developed during the session, that you can take back to your organisation.
Course content
Stage 1: The business context
An introduction to strategic people planning
Understanding the business context
Using budget control to deliver a cost-effective people strategy
Stage 2: Developing the strategic people plan
Equality, diversity and inclusion and its importance to your business
Creating your tailored strategic people plan using the employee lifecycle framework, including organisational structure, workplace culture, recruitment, onboarding, employee development, and ending employment.
Stage 3: Implementation
Evaluating the people plan
Assessing ROI and value added
Securing buy-in from stakeholders and how to achieve it
Course duration and timings
This half-day course is available for up to 12 delegates and can be delivered in-person or virtually, depending on your needs.
Timing and location can be arranged to suit your preferences.
Flexible programmes designed around your organisation
Our expert practitioners work closely with you to design programmes that reflect your organisation’s challenges, culture and priorities. Whether you are developing new managers, strengthening leadership capability or addressing specific people risks, we create learning that delivers practical results.
Every programme we deliver is built on the same core principles:
Current and relevant
Our content is continually updated to reflect the latest employment law developments, leadership thinking and workplace best practice. Your people learn what matters now - not outdated theory.
Engaging and interactive
We use proven learning techniques, real-world scenarios and practical application to ensure learning sticks. Sessions are participative, thought-provoking and designed to drive lasting behavioural change.
Outcome focused
Every programme is aligned to your business priorities and built to deliver clear, measurable results. From improved manager confidence to reduced risk and stronger performance, we focus on real impact.
WorkNest helps develop new managers, address complex people challenges and build a stronger leadership pipeline.
What our clients say
Whatever your size or sector, we design solutions that fit your needs. From growing SMEs to national organisations, we help teams build capability, strengthen leadership, and stay compliant.
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