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Start with the goals
A business goals sheet, a skills map and a demand forecast give every people decision a clear reason and a solid starting picture.
Camderson Academy · CA-WH-008
Plan the people and skills your team will need, with confidence.
A practical, self-paced course for every role and team. Link people plans to business goals, map skills, forecast the work, find gaps, choose make, rent or buy moves, plan for what ifs, grow and keep people and build a rolling workforce plan.
About 5 hours · 9 lessons · Advanced · Practical tools for every team · Self-paced · Tools you keep
Clear, friendly steps for every team.
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Find gaps and choose moves
A supply and gap sheet, a make, rent or buy comparison and a scenario sheet help you choose well and plan for what ifs.
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Grow and keep people
A growth path plan, a stay plan and a rolling workforce plan help every role learn, belong and look ahead together.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
5 practical outcomes, each practiced in an exercise and checked in the final assessment or the capstone.
- Link a people plan to business goals and take stock of the people and skills you have.
- Forecast the work ahead with simple methods and a range.
- Compare supply and demand and choose a mix of make, rent or buy moves.
- Plan for what ifs and grow and keep people across every role.
- Build a rolling workforce plan with a few measures and regular reviews.
Your toolkit
Simple tools for every step
Business Goals and People Link Sheet
Goals · Ask · Skills · Protect · Coordinate
Connect business goals to what each team will need from people.
Workforce Snapshot and Skills Map
Roles · Skills · Depth · Single points · Wishes
Count roles, people and skills and spot single points to share.
Demand Forecast Sheet
Baseline · Adjust · Translate · Range · Record
Forecast the work with a baseline, a range and assumptions.
Supply and Gap Sheet
Project · Subtract · Add · Compare · Label
Compare projected people with forecast work and label each role.
Make, Rent or Buy Comparison
Gap · Options · Costs · Factors · Mix
Compare moves for one gap and choose a mix.
Scenario and Premortem Sheet
Control · Cases · Teams · Premortem · Signal
Write three cases, hold a premortem and choose a signal.
Skills and Growth Path Plan
Ask · Match · Paths · Goals · Criteria
Turn learning wishes into paths and specific goals.
Retention and Stay Plan
Start · Expect · Stay · Flex · Recognize
Plan a welcoming start, stay conversations and flexibility.
Rolling Workforce Plan
Goals · Gaps · Moves · Measures · Review
One page that brings it together and gets reviewed.
Goals. Gaps. Growth. Rhythm.
Curriculum
Inside the course
3 modules, 9 lessons with worked examples
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Link People Plans to Goals and Look Ahead
Link your people plan to business goals, take stock of people and skills and forecast the work ahead.
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Find Gaps and Choose Your Moves
Compare supply and demand, choose make, rent or buy moves and plan for what ifs.
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Grow, Keep and Review
Grow skills for every role, keep great people and build a rolling workforce plan.
What is included
Skills, tools and templates you keep and use in your work
- 9 lessons, each with a written lesson, worked examples and figures, at your own pace
- A short stand-alone example in every lesson, drawn from many kinds of workplaces
- A fillable Workbook with Try it and Reflect pages for every lesson
- Workforce Planning Templates (Word) for every teaching tool
- A practice tracker with live formulas, a solutions version and a reusable template
- Quick Reference Cards and the Practice Examples
- An optional visual companion PDF with every lesson figure
- Knowledge checks for every module and a 20-question final assessment
- A capstone you can build for your own team or from practice scenarios, with a rubric you use to check your own work
- Access to the Camderson Academy community
- A Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion when you pass the final assessment and the capstone
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You want a clear, friendly way to plan the people and skills your team will need
- You work on a team, lead one or run a business and want every role included
- You want simple tools you can start using this week
It is not the right fit if
- You need legal or employment law advice for a specific situation
- You want a set hiring or retention result promised
- You are looking for someone to run your hiring for you
About the course
Who built this course
Built by Camderson Advisory
A consulting firm for practical workplace skills
This course was written and edited by Camderson Advisory, a consulting firm that helps organizations build practical skills for the people who do the work. Expect plain-language lessons, ready-to-use worksheets and small practice steps you can try in your own role this week.
About
About Camderson Academy
Camderson Academy is the education division of Camderson Advisory Services. Camderson helps leaders build organizations that work without them in the room. Everything we teach has been used in a real organization first.
Training a team?
We offer group enrollment for teams and whole organizations that want everyone, in every role and department, to build the same skills. Email connect@camderson.com to talk through your group.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any experience or a previous course?
No. There is no prerequisite. If you want to look ahead at the people and skills your team will need, you are ready.
Who is this course for?
Team members, team leads, managers and owners in any kind of organization and any department. Each lesson has a short example drawn from a different kind of workplace, and the skills fit shops, clinics, schools, nonprofits and service teams of every size.
How long do I have access?
Your access does not expire. We review the course on a regular cycle, and any updates are added for you at no extra cost.
How long does it take?
About 5 hours in total, including the written lessons, the Try it exercises, the knowledge checks, the final assessment and the capstone. Everything is self-paced.
Questions about your purchase?
Email support through academy.camderson.com.
What tools do I need?
A spreadsheet program that opens .xlsx files (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers or LibreOffice Calc), a word processor that opens .docx files and a PDF reader. All templates and practice files are included as downloads.
Do I have to use my own workplace for the capstone?
No. You can build your plan for the practice option in the Capstone Practice Brief. If you use your own team, use sample details and leave out the names of real people and anything confidential.
Does the course recommend products or give professional advice?
No. It names no product, platform or provider as the one to use, and it is general education, not legal, employment law or human resources advice. It teaches practical planning, forecasting and review skills and points you to qualified professionals and official guidance. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any organization named in the sources.
What does the certificate confirm?
You receive a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion after passing the final assessment and completing the capstone. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course.
How was this course written and checked?
This course was written and edited by Camderson Advisory. Sources are listed with the date each was read. Where a source could not be opened on that date, the Sources page says so. This course teaches skills for everyday work. It is not legal, tax, financial, medical or professional advice. Laws and rules vary by place and change over time, so talk with your own attorney or qualified professional about your situation. Last updated: November 2026. Next planned review: November 2027.
Plan the people and skills your team will need, with confidence.
Self-paced, about 5 hours, with a Workbook, templates, Quick Reference Cards and a practice tracker.
This course earns a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course. This course is general education about how people on any team can look ahead at the work, the skills and the people a small or mid-sized organization will need, and plan practical, fair ways to meet those needs. It is not legal, employment law, tax, financial or human resources advice, it does not promise hiring, retention, growth or any particular result, and it does not replace a qualified professional, the official guidance named in each lesson or the rules that apply to your organization. Employment rules, labor market figures and guidance change often, so check current information and your local rules before you make decisions about people. Examples and numbers are fictional or illustrative. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with any organization, platform or author named in the sources and does not endorse any product.