What happens the day a key leader resigns without notice, retires unexpectedly, or is simply unreachable during a crisis? Organisations that cannot answer this question quickly are the ones most exposed to disruption. Succession planning closes that gap by identifying critical roles ahead of time, assessing potential successors, and building their readiness long before a vacancy appears.

This training course from the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy walks participants through building a realistic, results-driven succession plan, one that keeps business performance steady even when key team members are unavailable, while accelerating the growth of promising employees toward higher technical and professional roles.

Course Objectives

• Design and run an effective succession programme that closes development gaps and clarifies who can step in during emergencies, and how a permanent replacement will be funded.
• Distinguish succession management and planning from replacement planning, talent management, and human capital management.
• Shift HR's focus from routine, activity-based work toward career-path-driven planning.
• Build individual development plans and support employees in managing their career choices.
• Strengthen the decision-making, analytical thinking, and collaboration skills needed to plan and organise succession activities and achieve their goals.
• Sharpen communication, relationship-building, and presentation skills that support professional growth.

Target Audience

• HR managers.
• HR employees and staff from other departments.
• Professionals who want to learn more about succession planning and identifying the competencies needed to reach organisational goals.
• Graduates and anyone interested in the field.

Module 1: Why Succession Planning Matters

• Breaking the ice and framing why succession planning is a business priority.
• The benefits of effective succession planning for both the employer and the employee.
• Setting measurable goals to guide the succession programme.

Module 2: Assessing the Organisation's Needs

• Evaluating changing conditions, competing priorities, and organisational shifts.
• Building competency models for critical roles.
• Identifying roles and the competencies each one requires.
• Pinpointing the gaps between current capability and future needs.

Module 3: Building the Leadership Pipeline

• Creating a leadership-focused working environment.
• Developing the organisation's future leaders.
• Selecting the right training approach for each candidate.
• Applying a leadership-readiness model.

Module 4: Executing, Hiring and Reviewing the Plan

• Reviewing the succession plan on a regular, annual basis.
• The keys to a successful succession programme.
• Hiring the right people and retaining capability.
• Identifying the skills and competencies needed now and in the future.
• Putting together a realistic, actionable succession plan.

Training Style

• In-house training.
• One-to-one training.
• Group training.
• Practical, hands-on training.

Note

• We can deliver this course at the time and location that suits you.
• This course is delivered to the highest standards for VIP participants. For more information, contact the Arab British Fellowship Training Academy team.