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Workforce Planning HR CPD Course Online: 2.5 CPHR and HRPA CPD Hours
Workforce Planning is a practical, self-paced CPD course for HR professionals, people managers and business leaders who plan the people and skills an organization will need. Its nine narrated lessons include: What Workforce Planning Is and Why It Matters; From Strategy to Demand; Supply: Who You Have and Who You Will Lose. You practise on realistic situations and finish with a 36-question final exam. Built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements, it gives you 2.5 instructional hours and a certificate for your CPD log.
✓2.5 CPD hours built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements
✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 169 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook
✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, then a final exam to complete the course
✓Certificate on completion, ready for your CPD log. Access never expires
Need more than one course? Get all 27 HR CPD courses for $349 CAD: 67.5 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $974 compared with buying courses separately.
See the CPHR & HRPA CPD Package
Workforce Planning at a glance
| Credit |
2.5 instructional hours, built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements |
| Format |
Online, self-paced: nine narrated video lessons (about 169 minutes), exercises and a participant workbook |
| Completion |
Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes can be retaken as often as you like |
| Documentation |
Certificate showing course title, completion date and 2.5 hours |
| Competency areas |
Strategy and Workforce Planning; Talent Management; Total Rewards; Employment Law and Compliance |
| Level |
Professional: for practising HR professionals, managers and leaders |
| Price |
$49 CAD, or all 27 courses for $349 CAD |
Why this course
Practical skills you can use at work the next day
This course is built for HR professionals, people managers and business leaders who plan the people and skills an organization will need. Each lesson is about 19 minutes of narrated video with on-screen exercises where you pause and work a realistic situation, followed by a three-question knowledge check that explains every answer. You finish with a written plan or tool you can use at work, a participant workbook with templates, and a final exam that confirms you have the material.
What you’ll be able to do
What you will learn in this workforce planning HR CPD course
- Define workforce planning and link it to business strategy.
- Estimate workforce demand from drivers, simple models and skills needs.
- Profile current supply, calculate turnover and project losses at group level.
- Find, size and rank workforce gaps, including shortages, surpluses and mismatches.
- Compare build, buy, borrow and redesign options for closing gaps.
- Plan retention and redeployment, and describe principles for handling a surplus fairly, with legal advice.
- Use scenarios, triggers and a risk register to plan under uncertainty.
- Cost the plan, write a short business case, communicate it, monitor results and plan your next 30 days.
What’s inside
Workforce Planning course curriculum: nine lessons, built around real situations
Short, narrated video lessons with worked examples, each closing with a knowledge check so you know the material has landed. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.
Lesson 1: What Workforce Planning Is and Why It Matters
You will define workforce planning and say how it differs from hiring plans and budgets; link workforce plans to business strategy. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 2: From Strategy to Demand
You will identify the drivers of workforce demand; use simple methods to estimate headcount needs. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 3: Supply: Who You Have and Who You Will Lose
You will build a simple profile of the current workforce; calculate turnover and project losses. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 4: Finding and Sizing the Gaps
You will tell apart shortages, surpluses and skills mismatches; size gaps in numbers, skills and timing. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 5: Closing Gaps: Build, Buy, Borrow and Redesign
You will describe the main options for closing a shortage; compare options on cost, speed, risk and fit. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 6: Retention, Redeployment and Managing a Surplus
You will plan retention actions for critical groups; use redeployment and reskilling to match people to work. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 7: Scenarios, Risk and Uncertainty
You will explain why single number forecasts are risky; build simple scenarios around key uncertainties. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 8: Cost, the Business Case, Communication and Monitoring
You will estimate the cost of workforce actions, including hidden costs; build a short business case, including the cost of doing nothing. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Lesson 9: Practice Lab and Your 30-Day Plan
You will turn a business plan into demand, supply and gaps; choose and cost a mix of actions. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.
Who should take this workforce planning course
HR professionals, people managers and business leaders who plan the people and skills an organization will need. It is available to HR professionals in every province and territory.
CPD hours
Workforce Planning HR CPD course: 2.5 online CPD hours for CPHR and HRPA professionals
This course is built to align with CPHR and HRPA CPD requirements for self-directed online learning. It counts as 2.5 instructional hours. You complete every lesson, pass the final exam at 80 percent, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your association’s CPD log yourself. Keep the certificate and your final exam result as your evidence. It is not accredited or pre-approved by CPHR, HRPA or any other association.
It is written for HR professionals across Canada, including CPHR members in British Columbia and Yukon, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island, and HRPA members in Ontario, whether you hold a CPHR, CHRP, CHRL or CHRE designation or are working toward one.
Taking more than one course? Get all 27 for $349
The complete HR CPD pack gives you all 27 courses, 67.5 CPD hours and a certificate for each, for $349 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $1,323, so you save $974.
See the CPHR & HRPA CPD Package
FAQ
Workforce Planning course: common questions
What is the Workforce Planning course?
It is a self-paced online CPD course for HR professionals across Canada. It has nine narrated video lessons (about 169 minutes of video), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.
How many CPD hours is the Workforce Planning course worth?
It counts as 2.5 instructional hours. The video runs about 169 minutes, and the exercises, workbook and final exam add to your study time. The credited time is rounded down to 2.5 hours.
Does the Workforce Planning course count as CPHR CPD hours?
It is built to align with CPHR CPD requirements for self-directed online learning. You get a certificate showing the course title, completion date and 2.5 hours to keep as evidence and enter in your CPD record yourself. It is not accredited or pre-approved by CPHR or any provincial association, so confirm the current rules with your association before you submit.
Can I use the Workforce Planning course for HRPA CPD?
It is built to meet HRPA CPD rules for self-directed learning, and the certificate gives you the title, date and 2.5 hours for your CPD log. It is not accredited or approved by HRPA. Check HRPA's current CPD requirements and how they treat self-directed online courses before you claim the hours.
Which HR designations is this for?
It is written for HR professionals holding or working toward CPHR, CHRP, CHRL or CHRE designations, and for HR generalists, managers and leaders who want practical learning. Each provincial association sets its own CPD rules, so confirm yours.
How much does it cost?
The course is $49 CAD. The complete HR CPD pack with all 27 courses (67.5 hours) is $349 CAD, which works out to about $13 a course.
How do I log these hours?
Finish the course, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your association's CPD log yourself. Keep the certificate and your final exam result as evidence in case you are audited.
What do I need to pass?
Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. The knowledge checks give instant feedback with an explanation for each answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.
How long does it take to finish?
Most people take an afternoon or two. The video is about 169 minutes, plus the exercises and the final exam. You can pause and resume at any time, and your progress is saved.
Is this course only for HR professionals in one province?
No. It is available across Canada. Where rules differ by province or territory, the course says so and shows you how to check what applies to you.
Is there an HR CPD pack that includes this course?
Yes. The complete HR CPD pack includes all 27 courses (67.5 hours) for $349 CAD, instead of $1,323 if you bought them one at a time at $49 each.
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Earn 2.5 CPD hours and build skills you will use on Monday.
Self-paced, with your certificate ready as soon as you finish.
