SWP in Air Force Workforce Growth
Exploring the Air Force's journey of strategic workforce design and planning as an example of Defence practices, to meet the people needs of the future for a largely closed workforce system.
The Air Force has to sustain the legacy people element of capability, and realise the future people element of capability. We do this through feasible, achievable, and affordable workforce plans for about 65 employment categories with about 6-8 ranks each. This topic typifies the challenges facing Defence, as well as other industries competing for talent.
This session will explore:
- The growth challenge the Air Force is facing
- From 'now' to 'the future'
- Recruitment and retention
- Risk associated with recruitment, growth, and retention
- Planning to realise future organisational capability in a highly competitive employment market.
Learning outcomes:
Defence has developed sophisticated workforce planning tools, techniques and practices to minimise the risks in forecasting demand and sustaining the people element of capability.
Designing feasible, achievable and affordable workforce plans for each of the 65 Air Force employment categories, and undertaking regular in-depth review of the plans within the context of current and forecast labour market conditions, are the key means to succeed within a dynamic risk context.
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