5RST CIPD Candidate Assessment

Title of unit/s

Resourcing and Talent Planning

Unit No/s

5RST

Level

5

Credit value

6

Assessment method(s)

5RST CIPD Candidate Assessment

Written answers and appropriate evidence of activity as specified in the questions

Learning outcomes:

1. 1  Understand key contemporary labour market trends and their significance for workforce planning.
2. 2  Be able to undertake talent planning and recruitment activities
3. 3  Understand how to maximise employee retention
4. 4  Know how to manage dismissal, redundancy and retirement effectively and lawfully.

Assessment brief/activity

You are required to provide written responses to each of the following seven questions:
Question 1
Your organisation is based in two different countries (the UK and another country of your choice). Write a short account which briefly assesses the labour market trends in each country. In your account, briefly explain the significance of tight and loose labour market conditions and how organisations position themselves strategically in competitive labour markets.

5RST CIPD Candidate Assessment

Question 2

Give a brief description of the role of government, employers and trade unions in ensuring future skills needs are met.

Question 3

Briefly describe the main principles of effective workforce planning and give some examples of any tools that may be used for this.

Question 4

1. Develop and provide a basic succession and career development plan 2. Provide evidence to show your contribution to plans for downsizing an

organisation
3. Provide evidence to show your contribution to the development of job

descriptions, person specifications and competency frameworks.

5RST CIPD Candidate Assessment

Question 5

Explain some of the main legal requirements in relation to recruitment and selection and briefly assess the strengths and weaknesses of at least two different methods of recruitment and selection.

Question 6

Briefly explain briefly why people leave or remain with organisations and provide a summary of some of the costs associated with dysfunctional employee turnover. Go on to assess the strengths and weaknesses of at least two different approaches to retaining talent.

Assessment Criteria

1.1, 1.2, 1.3

1.4

2.1

2.2 2.3

2.4

2.5, 2.6,

3.1 3.2

Question 7

Provide a brief summary of the advice you would provide to your organisation on good and lawful practice for managing dismissal, retirement and redundancies.

4.1

Evidence to be produced/required

Answers to each of the seven questions 3900 words +/-10% (divided appropriately across the questions).

You should relate academic concepts, theories and professional practice to the way organisations operate, in a critical and informed way, and with reference to key texts, articles and other publications and by using organisational examples for illustration.

All reference sources should be acknowledged correctly and a bibliography provided where appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).