Recruiting talented people is only half the job — organisations that get real value from talent are the ones that plan how to develop, retain and deploy it, with a clear eye on results and on solving the problems that get in the way. This course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy is built around that planning process, giving HR professionals practical, up-to-date tools for identifying and selecting skilled people and building the systems that keep them engaged.

Talent acquisition and management is one of the most important functions within HR, built on strategies that help an organisation cover both its current and future need for capable staff. Beyond acquisition, the course looks at what a genuine talent management system requires and the tools needed to design one that fits an organisation's strategic direction and its full range of HR processes — drawing, among other sources, on a January 2011 Harvard article that identified three areas the world's best managers focus on: delivering productive impact, building the networks needed to secure resources, and improving how their teams perform.

Who Should Attend

• Senior and departmental leadership.
• HR development and talent development officers.
• HR managers, business partners and line managers.
• Professionals in supervisory or managerial roles — including HR and talent management specialists — with at least three years of relevant experience.

By the End of the Course, Participants Will Be Able To

• Understand what talent management and succession planning mean, and build a clear vision for managing talent inside their organisation.
• Identify talent, apply competency-based development programmes, and use talent assessment processes and evaluation models.
• Identify high-potential employees, communicate with them effectively, and design incentive plans that keep them engaged and retained.
• Run productive talent review meetings, prepare development strategies, and recognise why regularly evaluating the talent management system itself matters.

Module 1: Talent Management Fundamentals

• The concept of talent management and its core components.
• Why managing skills and talent matters, and the purpose behind it.
• How companies actually define "talent" and "skills".

Module 2: Finding and Defining Talent

• Mechanisms for discovering talent and skills.
• The specifications and characteristics that define talent.
• Thinking about talent needs from the whole-picture perspective, and solving problems holistically.

Module 3: Assessing, Retaining and Developing Talent

• Talent assessment processes and evaluation models.
• Monitoring improvement levels and coaching for performance.
• Retention and development strategies, and the role of learning and development.

Module 4: Succession and Organisational Readiness

• Succession planning charts and structures.
• Organisational readiness and the future plan, and how to assess your organisation's readiness.
• The implications for HR processes and the wider HR department.

Module 5: Employer Branding and the Employee Journey

• The employer brand for talent acquisition and its value proposition.
• Onboarding new employees into the company.
• Employee retention strategies, and building a full talent and skills management strategy.

Module 6: Leadership, Communication and Team Performance

• Self-awareness as a key part of emotional intelligence, and applying the right leadership approach.
• Effective communication skills, and building formal and informal networks with the ability to influence.
• Problem-solving and decision-making, performance coaching and facilitation.
• Improving team performance and making the most of diversity.

Course Format

• In-house training
• One-on-one training
• Group training
• Practical training

Note
We can offer this course at the location and time that suits you. This course is provided at a high standard for important individuals. For more information, contact the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy.