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BSBHRM513 Manage workforce planning - Griffin College

Assessment Task 1

Question 1. Explain how the ABS Labour Force Survey can be used by an organisation to assist in workforce planning.

Question 2. Outline the purpose of the Labour Market Information Portal and give two examples of information included in the Portal that can assist with workforce planning.

Question 3. Explain the purpose of the National Skill Needs List and how it can be used for workforce planning.

Question 4. Outline the key provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009.

Question 5. Outline the minimum entitlements of National Employment Standards that have to be provided to all employees.

Question 6. Explain the purpose of enterprise agreements.

Question 7. Explain the use of modern awards in workplaces.

Question 8. Identify at least two examples of modern awards using the Fair Work Ombudsman website. Write down the name of the award and the minimum wages under the award and minimum working hours.

Question 9. Outline the role of trade unions in the Australian work relations system and indicate whether employees are required to join a union.

Question 10. Outline the role of the Fair Work Commission in Australia's national workplace relations system.

Question 11. List two sources of expert advice that could be used when seeking industrial relations advice. Include the name of the organization and the services they provide.

Question 12. Describe the purpose of the labour force participation rate and how it can assist in analysing the labour force.

Question 13. Describe the purpose of the employment to population rate and how it can assist in analysing the labour force.

Question 14. Outline two commonly used forecasting models that can assist with identifying future workforce needs.

Assessment Task 2

Carefully read the Case (attached):

Question 1. Research workforce requirements

Review the scenario information, as well as the Strategic and Operational Plan and Workforce Information 2017.

Identify sources of information that you can use to research workforce supply in the education sector.

Question 2. Develop a workforce action plan
Question 3. Send an email to the CEO.
Question 4. Meet with the CEO to establish agreement on workforce action plan.
Question 5. Revise the Workforce Action Plan
Question 6. Send an email to the CEO.

Assessment Task 3 : Diversity objectives implementation project

Task summary

In this assessment task, you are required to review initiatives in the Workforce Plan for King Edward VII College relating to recruitment and diversity.

Required
• Access to textbooks/other learning materials
• Computer with Microsoft Office and internet access
• Recruitment, Selection and Induction Policy and Procedures

Review the following information from the King Edward VII College Workforce Plan:

Complete the following activities:

Activity 1. Update Recruitment, Selection and Induction Policy and Procedures to increase diversity

Review the scenario information above, as well as the Recruitment, Selection and Induction Policy and Procedures for King Edward VII College.

Use the internet to research best practice for increasing diversity through improved recruitment and selection practices.

Update the recruitment, selection and induction policy and procedure to reflect best practice procedures for increasing diversity in recruitment and selection.

Activity 2. Send an email to the CEO (your assessor).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.
It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachment.
The email text should outline the importance of diversity in recruitment and selection as well as key changes that you have made to the Policy and Procedures.

Attach your Updated Recruitment, Selection and Induction Policy and Procedures to the email.

Activity 3. Develop a diversity calendar for 2019
Review the scenario information above.
Research important dates for diversity and cultural events occurring in 2019 in Sydney.
Identify at least 6 important dates and develop a calendar of events. For each event, identify how the College will celebrate that day or event.

Your calendar may be developed in any format, as long as it addresses the above content requirements.

Activity 4. Send an email to King Edward VII College staff (your assessor).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.
It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachment.
The email text should explain the purpose of the calendar and advising staff to note the dates in their calendar.

Attach your diversity calendar to the email.

Assessment Task 4: Workforce planning implementation project

In this assessment task, the student is required to implement a number of actions from the Workforce Plan for King Edward VII College to assist in meeting agreed objectives for training, redeployment and redundancy, as well as succession planning and being an employer of choice.

Complete the following activities:

Activity 1. Implement succession planning program
Review the Role Competencies Statement.
Develop a career development plan for Jackie using the Career Development Plan Template.

The opportunities that you identify for Jackie should include a range of opportunities, including job assignments that develop a candidate's competencies, coaching and mentoring and formal training.
The career development plan you develop should include at least six opportunities to be completed over the upcoming 12 months.

Activity 2. Develop redundancy and redeployment policy and procedures.
Assume that it has been identified that there is no formal process in place within King Edward VII College for redundancy and deployment. Previously, redundancies or redeployments have not been identified as issues in the workforce plan, but now a formal process is required.

Develop King Edward VII redundancy and redeployment policy and procedures that include:
• Introduction
• Aim of policy
• Key principles
• Definitions of redeployment and redundancy
• Redeployment procedure
• Redundancy procedure, including entitlements as per the Fair Work Act

Use the Redundancy and Redeployment Policy and Procedures Template to guide your work.

Activity 3. Send an email to your assessor.
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.
It should introduce and summarise the contents of the attachments.

Attach your career development plan, and your redundancy and redeployment policy and procedures to the email.

Assessment Task 5: Workforce plan review and evaluation briefing report

Task summary
This assessment task requires the student, in the role of Human Resources Manager for King Edward VII College to review the workforce plan, as well as evaluate workforce trends.

Complete the following activities:

Activity 1. Develop a survey
Assume that, as part of the monitoring strategies that have been implemented as part of the workforce plan in the scenario, you are required to develop an organisational climate survey. While the organisational climate survey is designed to seek feedback in relation to the new initiatives outlined in the workforce plan, the intention is to also gain feedback on overall employee satisfaction to assist with future workforce planning initiatives.

Design a survey using SurveyMonkey that:
• Includes at least 12 questions about general satisfaction with the workplace.
• Includes at least eight questions about satisfaction with new initiatives.
• allows employees to provide an answer based on a five-point scale.

Activity 2. Send an email to all staff (your assessor).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.
It should introduce and outline the purpose of the survey, give the link to the survey and give an appropriate deadline for completing it.

Activity 3. Develop a workforce plan review and evaluation briefing report
You are required to develop a workforce plan review and evaluation report.
Your assessor will provide you with a template to use.
Your report should be written in clear and concise English and address the following components:
• An analysis of workforce information data
Review the workforce information for King Edward VII 2018 provided to you and compare it to the 2017 data to identify:
o Current staff turnover rate
o Workforce characteristics, including age, gender and cultural background.
o Comparison with 2018 data to identify changes and to assess performance against 2017 data.

• A review of external trends
Using the Labour Market Information Portal, review current employment projections for Australia, as well as for the Australian education and training sector.
Based on your review of the data, identify labour supply trends and areas of undersupply or oversupply relevant to the College and the likely impact of these trends on the demand for labour in relation to the College's workforce.

• A review of government policy
Identify at least two government policy initiatives that affect labour demand and supply. Outline each of the policy initiatives that you have identified and how it affects labour demand and supply.

• An analysis of focus group results.
Assume that, in addition to the survey you developed, you have already conducted a focus group to determine employee's satisfaction. Review all of the comments from the focus group and comment on overall employee satisfaction, as well as areas of need that should be considered as part of an ongoing review of workforce planning objectives.

• Analysis of exit interviews.
Review all of the comments from the exit interviews and comment on reasons for leaving and that should be considered as part of an ongoing review of workforce planning objectives.

• Effectiveness of the workforce plan
Based on your analysis above, evaluate the effectiveness of the workforce plan in terms of the objectives specified in the scenario information.
Identify changes required to objectives and document at least two new objectives and actions for the upcoming year.

Activity 4. Send an email to the CEO (your assessor).
The text of the email should be in grammatically correct English, written in an appropriate (polite, business-like) style.
It should introduce and a brief outline of the purpose of the report.

Attachment:- Manage workforce planning.rar