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Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes
2 2
ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
Cognitive skills^26 %
Engagement skills^8 %
Management skills^13 %
Physical abilities^1 %
Technology skills^15 %
Ethics^2 %
Self-eĴcacy^21 %
Working with others^14 %
(^96) keillss mRoilslti pnrigor (^) itsizeRdil flo fr orecskuillisng and upskilling in the next ıve years (share of organizations surveyed)
Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average
AI and big data^43 %
Analytical thinking^43 %
Creative thinking^40 %
Leadership and social inIJuence^37 %
Resilience, IJexibility and agility^37 %
Design and user experience^33 %
Empathy and active listening^33 %
Marketing and media^33 %
Service orientation and customer service^30 %
Curiosity and lifelong learning^27 %
:R 6 killis lrle sTutiaredb iblyit thye workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills
reTuired)
Global% %
T 3 rreafeirnreidn sgou (^) rfcuesn odf ifunngding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed)
ECONOMY GLOBAL
Co-funding across the industry^30 %^16 %
Free-of-cost training^37 %^28 %
Funded by government^30 %^22 %
Funded by my organi]ation^83 %^87 %
Public-private hybrid funding^37 %^24 %
:orkIorce strateJ\ outlook
T(xapelectnedt cohuantgleo oin Rtal (^) einnt (^) availability, development and retention in the next ıve years (share of organizations
surveyed)
,mproving :orsening Global average Global average
Talent availability when hiring
19 % -^100 % +^100 % 55 %
Talent development of existing workforce
0 % -^100 % +^100 % 74 %
Talent retention of existing workforce
13 % -^100 % +^100 % 61 %
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ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
. Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling^42 %
. Improve talent progression and promotion processes^39 %
. Oijer higher wages^36 %
. Improve internal-communication strategy^23 %
. Mproogreram^ divmeressity,^ eTuity^ and^ inclusion^ policies^ and^23 %
. Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting^19 %
. Better articulate business purpose and impact^16 %
. Support employee health and well-being^16 %
. Ocoijuenr^ tmrieosre^ remote^ and^ hybrid^ work^ opportunities^ within^13 %
. Tapping into diverse talent pools^13 %
K0oesyt c comommonp coomnpeonntenst (^) so off '+(,, p (^0) ro pgrramogmersa m(sharmee osf organizations surveyed)
ECONOMY G/ 2 %$/
. Evinrtabuall es^ ipnacesclusion^ and^ accessibility^ across^ physical^ and^45 %
. Prorolevside^ greater^ IJexibility^ on^ degree^ reTuirements^ for^32 %
. Oreijcerur^ igt rfreoatme vr^ IJareixoiubsili tbyack^ on^ gerdouucnatdsion^ reTuirements^ to^29 %
. Set up Employee Representation Groups^29 %
. Run comprehensive DEI training for managers^26 %
. Run comprehensive DEI training for staij^26 %
:h(sharaer oef oorgfan cizoatimonps asunrvieeysed (^) )^ith +, 0 7 rograms %
Global %
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Working Age Population (Millions)
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