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Strategic Workforce Leadership and Capacity Planning

Leaders are increasingly expected to think ahead about the people and skills their teams will need, not just fill vacancies as they arise. This course helps managers plan and lead their workforce strategically, aligning team capacity with future demands. It gives practical tools for anticipating skills gaps, structuring teams and making the case for the resources needed to deliver.

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What you will be able to do

  • Connect workforce planning to the future goals of the team and organisation.
  • Anticipate the skills and capacity your team will need going forward.
  • Identify and plan to close critical skills and capability gaps.
  • Structure and shape teams for effectiveness and flexibility.
  • Make a compelling business case for headcount and development.
  • Lead the people side of scaling a team up or down.

Course outline

  1. 01Workforce Planning for Leaders
  2. 02Linking People Plans to Strategy
  3. 03Anticipating Future Skills Needs
  4. 04Identifying and Closing Capability Gaps
  5. 05Structuring Teams for Effectiveness
  6. 06Making the Case for Resources
  7. 07Leading Team Growth and Contraction
  8. 08Building Your Workforce Plan

Who should attend

This course suits managers, department heads and senior team leaders responsible for shaping and resourcing their teams over time.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
5 to 6 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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