An Interactive 5-Day Training Course

Strategic Talent Management and Competency Mapping for Talent Growth

NASBA

Course Introduction

This Strategic Talent Management and Competency Mapping for Talent Growth training course equips you to identify, develop and retain the people who drive your organisation's growth. In a fast-changing economic landscape, losing or failing to recruit the best talent can undermine sustainability, and aligning people capabilities with strategic goals is essential for competitive advantage. You will learn to build competency frameworks and use them as the backbone of talent identification, assessment, development and succession, so every talent decision is objective, strategic and measurable.

Through highly interactive sessions, you will define behavioural and technical competencies, apply psychometric and competency-based assessments, conduct gap analyses and create a high-potential talent pool. You will design development plans, career paths, mentoring and reward strategies, and lead calibration and Organisational Capability Review meetings for active succession planning. AI and digital tools are explored throughout, so you leave with actionable skills to build a high-performing, future-ready workforce and a practical plan for strengthening talent growth in your own organisation.

This training course will highlight:

  • Aligning business strategy, talent management and competency frameworks in complex, multi-discipline industries
  • Principles and methodologies for designing and validating competency frameworks
  • Identifying and assessing talent and high potentials against strategic objectives using psychometric and competency-based tools
  • Proactive development, retention and career pathing strategies to optimise talent performance
  • Succession planning, supported by competency data and AI tools, as a key differentiator for sustained growth

Objectives

At the end of this training course, you will learn to: 

  • Design competency frameworks aligned to business strategy
  • Assess talent and evaluate competency gaps
  • Develop strategies to optimise and retain talent
  • Create competency-based succession planning strategies
  • Lead Organisational Capability Review meetings for growth

Training Methodology

This training course combines instructor-led presentations with highly interactive case studies, real-world examples, thought-provoking exercises, practical demonstrations, facilitated discussions and AI demonstrations. Delegates are encouraged to participate actively in relating the principles of talent management and competency mapping to the particular needs of their workplace. This experiential approach enables immediate application of the tools and techniques covered.

Organisational Impact

The Organisation will have the following benefits;

  • Align talent strategy with business objectives
  • Enhance recruitment and development through defined competencies
  • Improve workforce planning and performance management
  • Identify and retain high-potential talent effectively
  • Build structured frameworks for employee growth
  • Secure sustainable growth through robust succession planning

Personal Impact

At the end of this training course, the participants will gain the following;

  • Develop and apply competency models confidently
  • Identify, develop and retain high-potential people
  • Conduct competency assessments and gap analyses
  • Design targeted development interventions with measurable results
  • Analyse complex talent data and models
  • Build influence and advance your HR career

Who Should Attend?

This course benefits professionals responsible for identifying, developing and retaining talent and high-potential people. It also suits leaders involved in human capital development and organisational planning.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • HR, Talent and Learning & Development managers and professionals
  • Organisational Development practitioners and specialists
  • HR Business Partners and Training Managers
  • Recruitment, Retention and Compensation personnel
  • Workforce Planning and Strategy experts, and leaders wishing to strategically manage, develop and retain talent

Course Outline

Day 1

Talent Strategy and Competency Foundations: Defining and Attracting Talent

  • Talent management: overview, background and strategic value
  • Talent and high potential: defining the criteria
  • Aligning talent management with organisational development (OD) and business strategy
  • Understanding competencies and their organisational scope: core, technical, behavioural and leadership types
  • The strategic role of competency frameworks and building competency architecture aligned with business strategy
  • Engaging stakeholders in the competency mapping process and incorporating international benchmarks and best practices
  • Utilising workforce planning and other sources of data
  • Talent options (recruit externally or grow internally) and attraction strategies using media and other channels
Day 2

Designing Competency Frameworks and Talent Structures, Incorporating AI Tools

  • Defining organisational competencies and role profiles
  • Utilising job analysis, data collection and AI tools
  • Crafting clear and measurable competency statements with AI
  • Developing comprehensive competency dictionaries and proficiency levels
  • Talent management models, grading and structures
  • Validating and calibrating competency models for accuracy
  • Competency mapping for strategic growth
  • Integrating frameworks with HR systems and departmental needs
Day 3

Assessing Talent, Analysing Gaps and Creating the High-Potential Talent Pool

  • Assessing individual and team competencies using structured methods
  • Assessment methods and systems: psychometric, behavioural and competency frameworks
  • Designing and employing competency-based interview techniques
  • Implementing assessment centres and tools for evaluation
  • Conducting an effective talent gap analysis to identify development needs
  • The ABC model of potential: getting the criteria right
  • Using the 9 Box Grid and other methods to create the talent and high-potential matrix
  • Utilising technology for tracking and reporting competencies, while ensuring ethical practice and data privacy
Day 4

Developing, Engaging and Retaining Talent through Competencies

  • Defining high-calibre development options and linking competencies with learning and development plans
  • Creating individual development plans and designing training interventions based on competency gaps
  • Conducting effective performance discussions and managing performance through competency evaluation
  • Powerful feedback techniques and coaching to motivate individuals to achieve higher potential
  • Career paths and growth rotation development, embedding competencies in career development and employee engagement
  • Mentoring programmes and reward strategies: intrinsic and extrinsic incentives to develop and retain talent
  • Managing expectations, delivering workable outcomes, and monitoring and evaluating development results
  • Leveraging AI and digital tools for competency and development management
Day 5

Succession Planning, Strategic Workforce Planning and Sustaining Talent Growth

  • Defining bench strength and creating a sustainable talent pipeline
  • Succession planning and the Organisational Capability Review (OCR) process
  • Conducting effective calibration meetings
  • Strategic workforce planning and leadership development
  • Creating talent pools and high-potential pathways, using competency insights for succession and career pathing
  • Driving diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, organisational agility and reskilling strategies
  • Fostering a competency-focused culture and sustaining long-term competency frameworks
  • Formulating a strategic talent plan in line with business strategy, communicating it to the board and the company, and course review

Certificate

On successful completion of this training course, Oxford Management Centre Certificate with eligible Continuing Professional Education credits (CPE) from National Registry of CPE Sponsor will be awarded to the delegates

Accreditation

NASBA
Strategic Talent Management and Competency Mapping for Talent Growth
Duration
5 Days
Format
Classroom
Language
English
Certificate
Yes
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Classroom Sessions
Houston
12 - 16 Oct 2026
Fee: $ 7,950
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