6 kill outlookC 6 koillsr ene (^) esdkedil ltos perform well in key, stable roles within the company (share of organizations surveyed)
6 Nills NnoZledge and abilities $ttitudes
22 2
INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
Cognitive skills^22 %^2
Engagement skills^5 %
Management skills^14 % ^2
Physical abilities^4 %
Technology skills^13 %
Ethics^6 %
Self-eĴcacy^23 %^2
Working with others^13 %
(^96) keillss mkoilslti pnrigor (^) itsizekdil flo fr orecskuillisng and upskilling in the next five years (share of organizations surveyed)
6 Nills NnoZledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average
AI and big data^54 %
Creative thinking^54 %
Resilience, IJexibility and agility^54 %
Analytical thinking^42 %
Leadership and social inIJuence^42 %
Empathy and active listening^39 %
Talent management^39 %
Technological literacy^39 %
Environmental stewardship^35 %
Resource management and operations^35 %
:k 6 killis lrle sTutiaredb iblyit thye workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills
reTuired)
Global% %
TTyrpaeisn oifn trgain (^) itnyg ppreioritized by organizations surveyed for future reskilling and upskilling (share of organizations
surveyed)
2 2 2
ROLES INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
Employer-sponsored apprenticeships^15 %
Internal training departments^23 %^2
Licensed training from professional associations^11 %
On-the-Mob training and coaching^29 %^27
Private-sector online-learning platforms^9 % ^2
8 niversities and other educational institutions^12 % ^0
Workforce strategy outlook
)Toup psriacneticesss w pithr athec gtriceateess (^) t tpoot (^) einmtialp troo imvpero tvea tlaleennt tav aaivlabaiillitay (bshilaritey of organizations surveyed)
INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
. Improve talent progression and promotion processes^48 %
2. Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling^44 %
. Better articulate business purpose and impact^28 %^2
. Improve internal-communication strategy^24 %
. Support employee health and well-being^24 %
. Mproogreram^ divmeressity,^ eTuity^ and^ inclusion^ policies^ and^20 %
7. Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting^16 %
7. Oijer higher wages^16 %
7. Ocoijuenr^ tmrieosre^ remote^ and^ hybrid^ work^ opportunities^ within^16 %^2
0 Improve safety in the workplace^12 %
K0oesyt c comommonp coomnpeonntenst (^) so off '+E,, p (^0) ro pgrramogmersa m(sharmee osf organizations surveyed)
INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
. Run comprehensive DEI training for managers^60 % ^2
2. Run comprehensive DEI training for staij^56 %
. Ecmhaibned^ DEI^ goals^ and^ solutions^ across^ the^ supply^40 %^2
. SreeTt^ uDireEmI^ geonaltss,^ targets^ or^ Tuotas^ that^ exceed^ public^36 %^2
. Evinrtabuall es^ ipnacesclusion^ and^ accessibility^ across^ physical^ and^32 %
. Prorolevside^ greater^ IJexibility^ on^ degree^ reTuirements^ for^32 %^22
:h(sharaer oef oorgfan cizoatimonps asunrvieeysed (^) )^ith +, 0 7 rograms 88 %
Global %
Industry Profile 2 / 2
Chemical and advanced materials
Global Employee (millions, ILO estimates)
86. 3