Talent Management, Career Development & Succession Planning Training Course

Description

This course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills required to design and implement integrated talent management systems that support employee growth, career development, and leadership succession. It focuses on talent identification, development frameworks, career planning models, succession strategies, leadership pipelines, and workforce capability building. Participants will learn how to attract, develop, retain, and prepare talent to meet current and future organizational needs.

Target Groups

Human resource managers and officers
Talent management specialists
Organizational development practitioners
Learning and development professionals
HR business partners and consultants
Senior managers and executives
Government and NGO HR personnel
Workforce planning specialists

Course Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand integrated talent management frameworks
Identify and develop high-potential employees
Design career development and progression systems
Build effective succession planning structures
Strengthen leadership pipelines and readiness
Align talent strategies with organizational goals
Improve employee retention and engagement through development
Conduct talent reviews and workforce segmentation
Implement coaching and mentoring systems
Support long-term organizational capability building

Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Talent Management

Definition and scope of talent management
Components of talent management systems
Strategic importance of talent management
Talent lifecycle in organizations
Trends in global talent management

Module 2: Talent Identification and Acquisition

Identifying key and critical roles
Talent sourcing and attraction strategies
Competency-based hiring approaches
Talent segmentation and profiling
Building internal and external talent pools

Module 3: Talent Development Frameworks

Learning and development strategies
Competency development models
Upskilling and reskilling programs
Coaching and mentoring systems
Leadership development pathways

Module 4: Career Development Systems

Career pathing and progression models
Individual development planning (IDP)
Career lattices vs career ladders
Employee career ownership strategies
Linking career development to performance

Module 5: Succession Planning Fundamentals

Definition and importance of succession planning
Identifying critical positions
Emergency vs long-term succession planning
Succession planning frameworks and models
Governance of succession systems

Module 6: High-Potential Talent Management

Identifying high-potential employees (HiPos)
9-box grid talent assessment
Talent reviews and calibration sessions
Development planning for HiPos
Managing talent readiness levels

Module 7: Leadership Pipeline Development

Building leadership competency frameworks
Preparing future leaders
Cross-functional exposure and job rotation
Executive development programs
Leadership readiness assessment

Module 8: Talent Retention Strategies

Drivers of employee retention
Engagement through development opportunities
Compensation and career alignment
Managing retention risks
Internal mobility and growth pathways

Module 9: Talent Analytics and Decision Making

Workforce and talent metrics
Predictive talent analytics
Tracking performance and potential
Talent dashboards and reporting tools
Data-driven talent decisions

Module 10: Capstone Project and Case Studies

Designing a complete talent management, career development, and succession planning system
Case studies on organizational talent transformation
Simulation of talent review and succession planning exercises
Group exercise on career mapping and leadership pipeline design
Emerging trends: AI-powered talent intelligence platforms, predictive succession analytics, internal talent marketplaces, skills-based workforce planning systems, and real-time talent dashboards