Strategic Talent Acquisition and Workforce Engagement (HR48 )
This two-week programme equips HR professionals and senior people managers with an end-to-end strategic understanding of the talent lifecycle — from recruitment and selection to compensation, employee relations, and long-term engagement. Combining forward-looking approaches to talent acquisition with modern workforce planning and retention strategies, the course explores how organisations can build agile, competitive, and people-centred teams. Delegates will gain practical tools to influence key stages of the employee journey, strengthen workforce alignment with organisational goals, and manage relationships with impact and integrity.
This course is ideal for HR professionals, talent acquisition leaders, HR business partners, and senior managers involved in shaping their organisation’s people strategy. It will particularly benefit those responsible for hiring, retention, and employee engagement, as well as professionals looking to strengthen their strategic contribution across the employee lifecycle and foster a high-performance culture
Strategic Workforce Planning for Recruitment
- Aligning recruitment strategy with organisational objectives
- Forecasting workforce needs and talent gaps
- Analysing internal versus external hiring approaches
- Mapping roles, responsibilities, and competencies
- Developing strategic recruitment plans for different business units
Managing Stakeholders and Recruitment Partners
- Engaging internal stakeholders in the recruitment process
- Managing expectations across leadership and hiring managers
- Selecting and collaborating with external agencies and suppliers
- Establishing KPIs and service-level agreements with vendors
- Communicating brand values throughout the recruitment cycle
Enhancing the Selection Process
- Designing effective job descriptions and candidate profiles
- Structuring interviews for fairness and consistency
- Using assessment tools and structured evaluations
- Incorporating behavioural and situational questioning techniques
- Avoiding bias and improving objectivity in decision-making
Using Technology and AI in Recruitment
- Understanding the role of AI in sourcing and screening
- Automating recruitment workflows and communications
- Using data analytics to improve time-to-hire and quality-of-hire
- Evaluating platforms for applicant tracking and candidate engagement
- Balancing technology with human judgement
Onboarding and Talent Retention
- Designing structured onboarding programmes
- Integrating employees across teams, functions, and cultures
- Tracking early performance and engagement metrics
- Strengthening employee connection to organisational values
Foundations of Compensation Strategy
- Understanding the role and objectives of compensation
- Analysing compensation structures and their alignment with business strategies
- Exploring job evaluation techniques and their application
- Establishing principles of market pricing and pay scales
- Introducing sources for compensation and benefits data
Strategic Benefits Management
- Designing attractive benefits packages tailored to diverse workforces
- Benchmarking benefits against industry standards
- Leveraging benefits for enhanced employee engagement
- Exploring performance and incentive-based pay systems
- Developing strategic policies for long-term benefits management
Evolving Employee Relations
- Transitioning from industrial to employee relations
- Cultivating effective employee communication strategies
- Enhancing the psychological contract between employer and employee
- Utilising engagement metrics to assess employee relations
- Implementing conflict management strategies in the workplace
Employee Engagement and Conflict Resolution
- Developing frameworks for employee voice and representation
- Strategies for meaningful workplace conflict resolution
- Building and maintaining trust in employee relations
- Techniques for assessing and measuring employee engagement
- Aligning employee relations practices with organisational goals
Union Relations and Partnership Working
- Understanding the role and influence of trade unions
- Strategies for industry-level bargaining
- Developing skills for effective partnership working
- Fostering teamwork and strategic alliances across the organisation
- Managing employment relationships to ensure mutual success
At the end of the course, delegates will be able to:
- Align recruitment and retention strategies with long-term organisational objectives
- Develop structured and equitable hiring and onboarding processes
- Apply stakeholder management techniques to internal and external recruitment relationships
- Leverage technology and data to enhance recruitment and employee experience
- Design compensation and benefits structures that support employee engagement
- Strengthen employee relations through trust-building and conflict resolution
- Integrate employee engagement strategies with organisational culture and performance
- Navigate union relations and foster collaborative, high-functioning workplaces