Student Assessment Tasks: BSBHRM614 Strategic Workforce Planning

This document presents the assessment tasks for the BSBHRM614 unit, focusing on contributing to strategic workforce planning. It includes two main assessment components: a knowledge-based assessment with eleven questions covering key HR functions, the Fair Work Act, workplace entitlements, workforce sourcing options, technology's impact on HR, the strategic workforce planning process, and key areas of a strategic workforce plan. The second component is a project portfolio, requiring students to research, contribute towards, and support a strategic workforce plan, including developing a workforce briefing report for senior management. The assessment emphasizes practical skills and knowledge application within a business context, providing a comprehensive evaluation of the student's understanding of workforce planning principles and practices.

RTO 41111 CRICOS 03487C
Student Assessment Tasks
BSBHRM614
Contribute to Strategic Workforce
Planning

Contents
Introduction 3
Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions 4
Assessment Task 1: Checklist 8
Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio 9
Assessment Task 2: Checklist 20
Final results record 25

Introduction
BSBHRM614 Contribute to Strategic Workforce Planning
Student Assessment Tasks
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The assessment tasks for BSBHRM614 Contribute to strategic workforce planning are
outlined in the assessment plan below. These tasks have been designed to help you
demonstrate the skills and knowledge that you have learnt during your course.
Please ensure that you read the instructions provided with these tasks carefully. You
should also follow the advice provided in the Business Works Student User Guide. The
Student User Guide provides important information for you relating to completing
assessment successfully.
Assessment for this unit
BSBHRM614 Contribute to strategic workforce planning describes the performance
outcomes, skills and knowledge required to Contribute to strategic workforce
planning. It covers leadership strategies to motivate and inspire individuals and
organisations to work constructively toward attainment of program benefits
through consolidating program vision, managing risks and supporting staff.
For you to be assessed as competent, you must successfully complete two assessment
tasks:
 Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions – You must answer all questions correctly.
 Assessment Task 2: Project – You must work through a range of activities and
complete a project portfolio.

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Assessment Task 1: Knowledge questions
Information for students
Knowledge questions are designed to help you demonstrate the knowledge which
you have acquired during the learning phase of this unit. Ensure that you: review the advice to students regarding answering knowledge questions in
the Business Works Student User Guide
 comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
 adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
 answer all questions completely and correctly
 submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
 submit a completed cover sheet with your work
 avoid sharing your answers with other students.
i Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found
in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix
for information on:
 where this task should be completed
 the maximum time allowed for completing this assessment task
 whether or not this task is open-book.
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your
work. A template is provided in Appendix C of the Student User Guide.
However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet,
please ensure that you use that.

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Questions
Provide answers to all of the questions below:
1. Describe five key functions of a Human Resources Manager.
2. Explain the importance of the Strategic Workforce Planning function and list
three practices related to Strategic Workforce Planning.
3. Explain the aim and scope of the Fair Work Act 2009 and its importance for
the human resources function.
4. List the 10 minimum workplace entitlements for a permanent employee of an
organisation outlined in the National Employment standards.
5. List four examples of the information that must be kept for each employee
according to the Fair Work Regulations 2009.
6. Explain which employees are covered by unfair dismissal laws and which are not.
7. Using the table below, explain each of the following options for sourcing a
workforce:
 Recruiting from outside of the company
 Casual labour
 New graduates or trainees
 Offshore workers
 Contractors
 Consultants
 Outsourcing to recruitment consultants
For each option discuss at least two advantages and two disadvantages of using
options for the provision of human resource services.
Workforce option Advantages Disadvantages

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BSBHRM614 Contribute to Strategic Workforce Planning
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Workforce option Advantages Disadvantages
8. Explain the impact of technology on the human resources function and how this
has benefited the recruiting function of human resources.
9. Outline five key steps in the Strategic Workforce Planning process by completing the
table.
Step Description
Assessing current
HR capacity
Forecasting HR
requirements
Gap analysis

BSBHRM614 Contribute to Strategic Workforce Planning
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Step Description
Developing HR
strategies to support
organisational strategies
Planning for risk
(developing a risk
management plan)
10. Describe three key areas that could be included in a Strategic Workforce Plan.
11. Discuss three modern philosophies, values and policies applicable to the
human resource profession.

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Assessment Task 1: Checklist
Student’s name:
Did the student
provide a sufficient and
clear answer that
addresses the
suggested answer for
the following?
Completed
successfull
y?
Comments
Yes No
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
Question 6
Question 7
Question 8
Question 9
Question 10
Question 11
Task outcome:  Satisfactory  Not satisfactory
Assessor signature:
Assessor name:
Date:

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Assessment Task 2: Project Portfolio
Information for students
In this task, you are required to demonstrate your skills and knowledge by
working through a number of activities and completing and submitting a project
portfolio.
You will need access to:
 a suitable place to complete activities that replicates a business
environment including a meeting space and computer and internet access
 your learning resources and other information for reference
 Project Portfolio template
 Simulation Pack (if you need a case
study). Ensure that you: review the advice to students regarding responding to written tasks in the
Business Works Student User Guide
 comply with the due date for assessment which your assessor will provide
 adhere with your RTO’s submission guidelines
 answer all questions completely and correctly
 submit work which is original and, where necessary, properly referenced
 submit a completed cover sheet with your work
 avoid sharing your answers with other students.
i Assessment information
Information about how you should complete this assessment can be found
in Appendix A of the Business Works Student User Guide. Refer to the appendix
for information on:
 where this task should be completed
 how your assessment should be submitted.
Note: You must complete and submit an assessment cover sheet with your
work. A template is provided in Appendix B of the Student User Guide.
However, if your RTO has provided you with an assessment cover sheet,
please ensure that you use that.

BSBHRM614 Contribute to Strategic Workforce Planning
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Activities
Complete the following activities:
1. Carefully read the following:
This project requires you to research, contribute towards and support a
strategic workforce plan.
You can do this for a real situation at your workplace, for a start-up
business you are working on yourself or you can use the Simulation
Pack provided.
Vocational education and training is all about gaining and developing
practical skills that are industry relevant and that can help you to
succeed in your chosen career. For this reason, basing your project on
real relationships with classmates or work colleagues will mean that you
are applying your knowledge and skills in a relevant, practical and
meaningful way!
If you use your own business or workplace, make sure it has policies
and procedures that address human resource management (as a
minimum Health and Safety Policies and procedures) already
developed. You also require sufficient information to monitor, review
and evaluate your Strategic Workforce Plan – read through Section 3 for
further information.
If you are basing this assessment on the case study business, read
through the Simulation Pack in preparation for this assessment. All the
information needed to complete this assessment is contained in the
Simulation pack.
You will be collecting evidence for this unit in a Project Portfolio. The
steps you need to take are outlined below. Before you begin, complete
page 4 of your Project Portfolio. You must describe the organisation you
are basing this assessment on.
i Start working on Section 1 of your project portfolio. Step 2 forms part of
Section 1.
If you are basing this assessment on the case study business, further
information to complete the next steps is available in the Simulation
Pack.
If you are basing this assessment on your own business, or a business
you work for, make sure that you have access to a Strategic plan and
Operations Plan and any other relevant policies, procedures etc. (see
step 2 for mor details).

BSBHRM614 Contribute to Strategic Workforce Planning
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Summary of relevant workforce information-
Legislation, regulations, codes of practice-
1) Work health and safety act 2011 is the law which is intended to be complied.
2) Age discrimination act 2004 is driving organisations to practice fair HR curriculum.
Policies, procedures, protocols and templates-
The organisation is having policy to keep up to 50 students at each of their new campuses.
On the other hands there would be some key offices such as administration manager,
student service officer, academic manager, receptionist, office assistant etc. it indicates
clear work differention policy of the organisation.
Strategic plan and operational plan-
There are well-structured strategic plans such as-
Having different course of events to be performed by different people.
An upper limit of students is also determined in attempt to maintain the educational
superiority of the campus.
Other workforce information-
There are some strategies to ensure staff retention and succession planning.
For hiking diversity at workplace there are some plans on ground so can fabricate a better
employee contingent. As for this sake some quantitative KPIs are also made.