Scenario<br /> Hiring decisions are more complex today than ever before. Not only is the cost to hire an employee expensive, but so is the cost of training and development. A local IT company has found the training of employees considerably challenging and costly over the last few years and wants to develop a plan to make training and development of employees more efficient and effective.<br /> As the Talent Manager at a local IT company, you have been asked to develop a plan for training and development that addresses the cost to hire, train, and recruit new talent, as well as the organization’s recruitment, selection, and retention initiatives.<br /> <br /> Instructions: (review the attached guidance on the layout and additional information to add to the essay).<br /> APA format with 10 Scholarly citations<br /> Design a training and development plan that:<br /> Examines the impact of driving forces on recruitment, selection, and retention practices.<br /> Proposes initiatives for recruitment, selection, and retention within the framework of fairness and legal principles.<br /> Prioritizes the initiatives based upon cost, for future development of a workforce plan.<br /> Summarizes sourcing strategies for alignment to proposed initiatives.<br /> Describes the alignment of organizational strategies to the core competency model.<br /> Discusses a plan for communicating initiatives to build long-term partnerships with key stakeholders.<br /> Provides attribution for credible sources used in the training and development plan.<br /> Competency<br /> Analyze the driving forces influencing staffing and retention.<br /> Evaluate the legal landscape impacting recruiting and selection.<br /> Develop a core competency model.<br /> Develop sourcing strategies to recruit internal and external talent.<br /> Create a workforce plan to achieve effective staffing and retention.<br /> Communicate the business case for staffing, selection, and retention practices.