Strategic talent management: plain text
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From: Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
- Published on: 2 April 2025
- Last updated on: 14 May 2025
- Talent approaches
- Talent identification
- Talent populations
- Talent pools
- External talent pipelines
- Talent development programmes
- Succession planning
- Global talent
- Talent and workforce planning
- Career pathways
- EVP
Maximising potential through talent identification, engagement and planning
Talent approaches
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
Your organisation’s approach to defining, developing and retaining talent
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
Different approaches to defining, developing and retaining talent on an individual and group level relevant to your role
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
Psychological, motivation and engagement tools and methodologies, and how to retain talent through differentiated talent offerings
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to develop and build the engagement of a talent strategy which meets the needs of the organisation
Talent identification
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
The tools your organisation uses to identify and predict talent
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
How to use data, insights and talent tools to identify and predict talent
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to use data, insights and talent tools to maximise the value of current and future talent for the organisation
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to leverage talent identification and predictive analytics to advance the workforce plan and people strategy
Talent populations
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
The different groups of talent that exist within your organisation
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
The approaches your organisation takes for different groups of talent
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to use data and insights to mobilise, track and review the value of different groups of talent
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
What talent groups are required to positively impact the organisation's performance and support the people strategy
Talent pools
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
Your organisation’s approach to creating diverse and inclusive talent pools
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
How to enhance diversity and inclusion within - and access to - external and internal talent pools
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to create and manage talent pools and populations to meet future resourcing needs, and ensure they are inclusive
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to develop talent pools which foster inclusivity and diversity, and drive innovative and diverse thinking within the organisation
External talent pipelines
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
The benefits of using collaborative partnerships to create talent pipelines for your organisation
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
How to work with partners to identify talent pipelines which meet organisational needs
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to use partner pipelines to improve organisation performance x
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to leverage partner pipelines to create long-term value for the organisation
Talent development programmes
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
The benefits of development programmes and learning opportunities for different talent groups
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
Your organisation’s approach to high potential diagnostic and development programmes as well as experiential opportunities
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to design high potential diagnostic and development programmes, and the role of line management and coaching in experiential learning
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
Strategies to ensure talent development programmes deliver value for the organisation
Succession planning
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
Succession and contingency planning approaches in your organisation
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
How to carry out succession and contingency planning approaches
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to design flexible approaches to critical roles and succession planning in a constantly changing environment
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to develop strategies around critical roles and succession planning which mitigate risk and support organisation success
Global talent
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
How to find out about local, regional and global approaches to talent in your organisation
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
Local, regional and global approaches to talent in your organisation
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to consider cultural and country differences when designing global approaches to talent
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
The value of global talent interventions in driving organisation performance
Talent and workforce planning
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
How the organisation's talent management approach supports the workforce plan
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
How to measure the impact of talent management approaches on the organisation's workforce plan
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to design talent management approaches which meet the needs of the organisation's workforce plan and people strategy
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to design an organisational approach to talent which drives the people and business strategy forward
Career pathways
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
The different career pathways across your organisation
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
How to create career pathways within different areas of your organisation
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How to create organisation-wide career pathways which meet business needs
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to use professional and functional career pathways to progress the organisation's and Civil Service talent management strategy
EVP
Level 1: At this level you’ll understand:
The employee value proposition (EVP) in your organisation
Level 2: At this level you’ll understand:
How to communicate the EVP to attract and retain talent
Level 3: At this level you’ll understand:
How the EVP compares to other organisations seeking the same talent and how to position and tailor it
Level 4: At this level you’ll understand:
How to review and align the EVP with the employer brand, public perception and HR strategy