Manpower Planning &
HR Management
Plan the right people into the right roles at the right time — and run the full employee lifecycle compliantly. A practical HR foundation for Malaysian SMEs, and fully HRD Corp claimable.
People problems are usually planning problems
In most growing SMEs, hiring happens in a panic — a resignation lands, a project overruns, and someone gets recruited in a hurry. The result is over-staffing in one corner, gaps in another, rushed decisions, and avoidable compliance slips.
Manpower planning fixes that by looking ahead: what roles the business will need, when, and at what cost — then running recruitment, onboarding, performance and retention as a deliberate cycle rather than a series of fire drills. This course gives owners and new HR staff that whole toolkit, grounded in Malaysian employment practice.
What your team will be able to do
- Forecast workforce needs and turn them into a costed manpower plan.
- Write clear job descriptions and run a fair, effective recruitment and selection process.
- Onboard new hires so they're productive faster and stay longer.
- Run performance management — goals, appraisals and feedback that actually change behaviour.
- Manage the employee lifecycle from offer to exit, including transfers and offboarding.
- Meet core Malaysian employment obligations — Employment Act, EPF, SOCSO, EIS and HRD Corp.
- Reduce turnover with practical retention and engagement measures.
What's covered
Manpower & workforce planning
Forecasting demand and supply, org structure and spans of control, headcount budgeting, and building a rolling manpower plan.
Recruitment & selection
Job analysis and descriptions, sourcing channels, structured interviewing, and fair, defensible hiring decisions.
Onboarding & the employee lifecycle
Induction that works, probation, confirmation, transfers and promotions, through to a clean offboarding.
Performance management
Setting goals and KPIs, running appraisals, giving feedback, and linking performance to development and reward.
Malaysian HR compliance
The Employment Act 1955 (as amended), working hours and leave, EPF, SOCSO and EIS contributions, and the HRD Corp levy and training obligations — named and explained, so you know what applies.
Retention & HR as strategy
Understanding turnover, engagement and culture, succession basics, and running HR as a planned calendar rather than a reaction.
Download the course outline
The full curriculum, learning outcomes and course details in a PDF — easy to share with your team or attach to a grant application.
Who should attend
- Business owners and directors who make the hiring and headcount calls.
- New or accidental HR staff who've picked up people responsibilities.
- Line managers who recruit, onboard and appraise their own teams.
- Admin and operations staff handling HR paperwork and statutory contributions. No formal HR background needed — it's an intermediate, practical course.
Course at a glance
| Format | Instructor-led — run in-house for your team, or join a public session |
| Duration | 1 day |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Leadership & People |
| Delivery | In-house or Remote Online Training (ROT) |
| Funding | HRD Corp claimable under SBL-Khas |
This programme can be funded from your levy under the HRD Corp Claimable Courses (SBL-Khas) scheme — we'll handle the grant application for you. See how the grant application works, and apply so approval lands at least 14 days before the training date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Build the Team You'll Need.
Enrol your team on this claimable two-day course — we'll arrange the session and handle the HRD Corp grant so it costs your levy, not your cash.