Workday Talent & Performance Training

About Course

Workday Talent and Performance provides an introduction to Workday’s talent and performance management process, walking you through its steps for creating, monitoring and assessing talent data within Workday. In the course you will also use its tools for identifying top performers, setting development plans and measuring progress against goals.

This course covers best practices for employee feedback management and coaching conversations. In particular, this topic encompasses various Workday talent types as well as techniques for recognizing high potential employees. The course offers extensive material covering many other related subjects – but these topics may include but aren’t limited to:

Difference Between Performance Management and Traditional Reviews [TPPs] A performance manager sets goals and objectives for employees before measuring employee performance; provides feedback; measures employee progress over time; provides development plans; creates employee plans.

Tracking employee career pathways.

Overview

Workday talent and performance is a cloud-based solution designed to assist organizations in managing employee performance and talent effectively. The system includes both performance management tools (enabling managers to set goals and track progress) as well as talent management systems which identify, assess and develop talent – as well as succession planning functionality to identify future leaders within an organization.

Workday Talent and Performance software provides a centralized repository for storing employee information as well as tools for tracking employee performance evaluation and tracking employee attendance data. In addition, Workday includes a social collaboration platform which enables employees to share knowledge among themselves.

This course covers job analysis, recruitment and selection procedures as well as onboarding procedures for new employees. Furthermore, performance management including goal setting, feedback and coaching as well as development and succession planning is discussed throughout.

Requirement

Workday Talent and Performance does not impose any formal prerequisites as one of its functional modules; however, you should possess some understanding about employee performance before beginning this module.

Gaining some familiarity with Workday will aid your comprehension and learning of its technology course more accurately. By the time of completion, however, you should have gained skills for tracking employee performance evaluation.

Certification

Once you understand Workday technology and its concepts, certification exams will become part of the exam process to earn official Workday certificates. Once successful in passing them, certificates are distributed through official channels by Workday and made official as official Workday awards them to you.

What will you learn?

Talent Management
Talent Overview
Talent Management: Competencies
Performance Management
Succession Planning

Learning Path

How you go from your first Talent & Performance lesson to being job-ready, step by step.

01
Modules 1–2
Foundations
Talent Management · Talent Overview
02
Modules 3–5
Core skills
Talent Management: Competencies · Performance Management · Succession Planning
03
Tenant access
Hands-on practice
Practise every topic in a Workday tenant, with real-time case studies.
04
Project
Real-time project
The project is integrated into the curriculum, so you apply what you learn as you go.
05
Career
Interview ready
Prepare with our Talent & Performance interview questions and answers.
Interview Q&A

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Course Curriculum

01Talent Management8 topics

Talent Management Overview
Talent Attributes
Competencies
Career Development
Populating Worker Talent Data
Talent Calibration
Using Talent Data
Feedback

02Talent Overview6 topics

Talent Overview
Competencies
Talent Reviews
Calibration
Succession Planning
Touch Points

03Talent Management: Competencies6 topics

Competency Basics
Set Up and Create Competencies
Set Expected Competency Levels
Updating Competencies
Comparing Competencies
Generating a Talent Card

04Performance Management9 topics

Performance Management Overview
Goal Management
Feedback
Competencies
Employee Review Overview
Employee Review Configuration
Employee Review Transactions
Performance Calibration
Performance Reporting

05Succession Planning4 topics

Configure succession values.
Assess a worker’s potential.
Complete a talent review.
Create and manage succession plans.

Training Format

Choose the way of learning Talent & Performance that suits you or your team.

Self Training

Independent learning
Flexible
Accessible
Lifelong learning

Instructor Training

Personalized Interaction
Cost Effective
Hands on Experience
Access to subject matter experts

Corporate Training

Interactive Sessions
Relevant Training
Measurable
Technical support

Ratings & Reviews

4.84,697 reviews

Based on 4,697 learner reviews.

SylviaWorkday Specialist

My Workday training as a Workday Specialist gave me access to advanced HR tasks quickly and effortlessly I feel honored that it's now been my career path of choice.
JeremyWorkday Manager

My Workday training provided me with the ability to lead teams effectively, ensure successful implementations, and optimize system performance making a smooth transition into my leadership role confidently and successfully.
HazelWorkday Architect

Thanks to my training as a Workday Architect, I now possess the insight needed to design and integrate solutions that meet both business and technical requirements it is both challenging and satisfying work, something which I enjoy immensely.
GeraldWorkday Lead Training

My Workday Lead training provided invaluable experience guiding teams and making strategic decisions, helping me develop leadership abilities as well as problem-solving abilities that were integral in shaping my leadership abilities and problem-solving capabilities.
OlgaWorkday Functional Consultant

My Workday training provided practical experience that gave me confidence to analyze business processes and configure Workday solutions with great proficiency, helping my clients optimize their HR functions more successfully than ever. It has been truly exciting.
MitchellWorkday HRIS Analyst

My Workday training provided me with invaluable skills and knowledge that greatly increased my confidence, leading me to excel as an HRIS Analyst while furthering my career goals.
EleanorWorkday Integration Consultant

Through my training to become an integration specialist for Workday and other enterprise systems, I developed expertise to successfully facilitate seamless integrations. This role offers new challenges every day and has proven an outstanding career move for me.
JordanWorkday Finance Technical Consultant

My Workday training provided a deep insight into financial processes within Workday system. This dynamic and rewarding field allows me to continue expanding professionally.
StacyWorkday Reporting Consultant

My Workday Reporting Consultant training enabled me to master complex reporting techniques, providing insights that lead to strategic decisions. Thanks to this course I now enjoy an incredible career path within reporting services.
JaimeWorkday Functional Consultant

My Workday Functional Consultant training was life changing; providing me with all of the skills required to customize the system to meet a wide array of client requirements and make an impactful difference on business performance.

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FAQ

Does Workday provide a performance management system?

Yes, Workday provides an effective performance management system

What Is Workday Talent and Performance?

Organizations can efficiently manage talent development with Workday Talent and Performance’s cloud-based application, enabling top talents to be easily identified and developed with its centralised view of personnel data. In addition, its features for reviewing performance as well as keeping an eye on goals and objectives enable organizations to stay organized when managing talent development within an organisation.

What Is Talent Pool In Workday?

In the workplace, talent pools refers to groups of qualified individuals that can fill an open position within an organisation. Internal talent pools consist of existing workers while external talent pools contain individuals not currently associated with your organisation.

What Is Workday Talent Profile?

Managers and staff members alike can utilize Workday Talent Profile for accessing individual talents, experiences, and performance ratings in one convenient place – providing managers with essential data they can use when hiring or making career decisions.

What Is Talent Optimization In Workday?

Talent optimisation refers to the process of recruiting, training and retaining only top employees for any organisation. In Workday this involves devising an evaluation system which measures employee abilities and potential evaluation as well as opportunities for personal and career advancement and succession plans while engaging workers directly within their jobs.

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About Course

Overview

Requirement

Certification

What will you learn?

Learning Path

Foundations

Core skills

Hands-on practice

Real-time project

Interview ready