Manpower Planning in Human Resources Management

Human Resource Management (HRM) is concerned with the “people” dimension in management. One of the most important activities of human resource management is to develop and implement an effective Human Resource (HR) policy .HR policies are generalized guidelines and principles, which help management in decision making with regard to human resources. HR policy includes recruitment, leave, staff transition, policies related to salary & other financial benefits, staff development (through training, motivation etc.). The policies truly belong to the organization as well as to the employee. From the broader areas of HR policies. I like to work with staff recruitment. I believe by developing and implementing a suitable and proper recruitment policy and procedures, primarily we can ensure to place the right person to the right place at the right time. The overall aim of this course on manpower planning and development is to explore and explain how man power is planned for and developed. It explores how the demand and supply for man power is met in the organization. Other issues that are related to man power are also considered in this course. The area related to man power planning include training, motivation, discipline, job evaluation, compensation, among others.

This course will  expose you to manpower planning, procurement and improvement of workers’ performance.

Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to:

• Understand the need and importance of Manpower Planning
• Highlight the objectives of Manpower Planning
• Explain the steps in Manpower Planning
• Examine Corporate Planning and the Manpower Planning Process
• And many more.