A central hub designed to support HR practitioners at all levels to:
- Build workforce planning capability across all levels of HR practice
- Develop practical skills to design, implement and evaluate workforce plans
- Strengthen strategic decision-making through workforce data,
insights and evidence-based practice - Access AHRI’s learning, tools, resources and advisory support.
Not an AHRI member?
Join AHRI to unlock full access to our Toolkits —practical resources, templates and insights designed for real HR impact.
Courses
Available to all.
AHRI members have access to all of our courses at a 20% discount.
Workforce Planning – Foundations
Principles, processes and practical application of workforce planning, including forecasting future needs and assessing workforce risks.
Workforce Planning –
Advanced
Advanced techniques including scenario planning, demand forecasting, labour market
analysis, workforce risk assessment and stakeholder engagement.
Contemporary Workforce Redesign
Job analysis and job design, including future-focused roles aligned to workforce strategy
and changing ways of working.
Organisational Design
A strategy-centric, data-driven approach to defining organisational structure for role clarity and effective collaboration.
Developing a
Capability Framework
A step-by-step approach to designing, drafting and embedding a capability framework across your HR processes.
People Analytics & Insights – Foundations
An introduction to people analytics and workforce metrics, and applying data-informed decisions to business challenges.
People Analytics & Insights – Advanced
Hands-on analysis of HR, financial and business data to diagnose root causes and
measure the impact of HR strategies.
AHRCF Micro-credential:
Workforce Effectiveness
Micro-credential building capability in workforce planning, IR, organisational and work design.
AHRI Assist resources
These resources provide practical tools and guidance for navigating workforce planning in the workplace.
Workforce Planning Readiness Framework
A diagnostic for HR leaders to assess readiness across performance, compliance and wellbeing at each stage of the planning process.
Workforce Planning Guide
A step-by-step guide to the 8-step workforce planning process, from strategic analysis through to monitoring and evaluation.
Workforce Plan Template
A template covering all eight steps, with a quick-start pathway for smaller organisations.
Workforce Needs Analysis Model
A six-step cycle for identifying the difference between where your workforce is now and where
it needs to be.
Workforce Needs Analysis Template
Step-by-step prompts and two worked examples to run a needs analysis end to end.
Linking HR Strategies and Organisational Performance
A guide to show how each area of HR practice can support workforce planning decisions, actions and measures.
Economic and Legal Considerations of Workforce Planning
Five lenses for testing whether a workforce plan is commercially viable and legally sound.
Talent Succession Planning Roadmap and Template
Map critical positions, assess successor readiness and risk, and build the internal pipeline your plan depends on.
Measuring and Evaluating Workforce Planning
Practical metrics and review practices to track progress, identify gaps and evaluate the effectiveness of your workforce plan.
Webinars
Free to members, $75 fee for non-members
Explore our comprehensive library of past webinars.
People Analytics in Practice
Stories from four Australian organisations turning workforce data into decisions.
Rethinking and Rebuilding the Entry Level Role
AI, early careers and the future talent pipeline, and what it now means to be work-ready.
Strategic HR Management
Redundancy, restructure and stakeholder engagement through periods of change.
The State of Work
AI, absence and what the latest data says about productivity and wellbeing.
Podcasts
Available to all.
Listen to expert conversations and practical insights from HR professionals, industry leaders and special guests through Let’s Take This Offline.
New truths about how we work with Kate Bravery
Season 5, Episode 3
How skills shortages, changing expectations and AI are reshaping workforce planning.
A four-question framework to help you navigate future-of-work dilemmas with Reanna Browne
Season 6, Episode 4
A practical way to test future-of-work decisions before you commit to them.
How to redesign work in the age of AI with Professor Sharon Parker
Season 5, Episode 4
Evidence-based work design to redesign roles and build a future-ready workforce.
Preparing the next generation of HR leaders with Belinda Casson MAHRI
Season 6, Episode 5
Behind the scenes of talent development and L&D in the Australian Public Sector.
Articles
Available to all.
Stay informed with practical articles, expert insights and guidance to help you build a future-ready workforce.
Case study: How KPMG has reshaped its strategic workforce planning approach in the age of AI
HR case study: Deloitte’s approach to strategic workforce planning
The workforce megatrends rewriting the rules of workforce design
AI impact is not a technology problem. It’s a workforce design problem.
How can businesses redesign entry-level roles for the AI era?
How HR leaders are rethinking workforce development for a changing world of work
Infographic: How the 5R effect is reshaping Australia’s workforce
3 tips to improve your workforce scenario planning
How to justify people-related costs to the board
HR dilemma: DEI goals at risk in a company restructure
Change to employers’ redundancy obligations following recent High Court decision
SafeWork orders temporary pause on redundancies due to psychological risk
Research and strategic insights
Access research and insights on workforce planning and the future of work to support informed decision-making.
HR Radar Report 2026
The economic, workforce and AI trends shaping HR priorities, with practical insights to help you anticipate change and position HR as a strategic driver of performance in 2026.
Quarterly Australian Work Outlook
Insights into employment intentions, recruitment, redundancy, turnover and wage expectations to help HR professionals understand workforce trends and inform workforce planning.
Managing the 5Rs Report 2026
How organisations are managing recruitment, retention, reskilling, reorganisation and redundancies simultaneously in response to economic uncertainty and rapid technological change.
Ask AHRI
Access timely, evidence-based general guidance to support HR practitioners navigating workforce planning and emerging workplace considerations.
