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Workforce and Succession Planning

Group training and workshops

OPM delivers customized, high‑impact training across core workforce planning topics, including succession planning and preserving institutional knowledge. Our expert trainers blend engaging instruction with interactive activities and tailor every session to your agency’s policies, data, and real‑world scenarios. Courses are adjustable in length, format (virtual or in person), and learning objectives, and can be easily delivered through streamlined government‑to‑government interagency agreements—bringing mission‑aligned, ready‑to‑use solutions directly to your workforce.

Expand each course title to learn more. Contact HRstrategy@opm.gov to bring one of these trainings to your agency.


OPM customizes and delivers trainings and workshops on best practices in knowledge management. The content is designed to build a common language and understanding of knowledge management and lead discussions to determine key knowledge areas. The training and workshops address:

  • The definition of knowledge management
  • Identifying current and future knowledge management needs
  • Understanding knowledge management strategies, tools, and best practices
  • Planning, implementing, and evaluating best practices for sustaining knowledge management efforts
  • Navigating potential roadblocks

Agencies interested in a more interactive experience can benefit from OPM facilitators who enhance the training with facilitated discussions and activities, aimed at advancing the agency's succession planning initiatives.

Succession planning requires intentional foresight and design to be successful. OPM customizes and delivers training on best practices in succession planning based on OPM’s Leadership Succession Management model and latest policy guidance.

OPM tailors training content to the agency’s current practices, data, and operating environment to equip participants with a common understanding of the purpose of succession planning, its relationship to workforce planning, and common methodologies in assessing the talent pipeline and establishing goals.

Agencies interested in a more interactive experience can benefit from OPM facilitators who enhance the training with facilitated discussions and activities, aimed at advancing the agency's succession planning initiatives.

As agencies work to optimize resources, strengthen mission delivery, and improve operational efficiency, strategic workforce planning has become essential—not optional. Federal leaders are increasingly expected to use data to anticipate workforce needs, reduce skills gaps, and ensure the right talent is in the right place at the right time. This course is designed for human capital practitioners, workforce analysts, program managers, and leaders who influence workforce decisions and want to strengthen their ability to plan proactively.

OPM experts equip participants with the frameworks, tools, and hands on practice needed to understand their workforce today and proactively prepare for tomorrow, strengthening their ability to support agency human capital strategies, staffing plans, and mission critical priorities.

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Individual employees can also view our course schedule and register for this course.

Additional services

In addition to group training, our experts support agencies with a wide range of workforce and succession planning needs—addressing challenges of any scale and tailoring services and deliverables to meet your specific requirements.

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