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 $ttitudes
2 2
INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
Cognitive skills^26 %^2
Engagement skills^6 %
Management skills^14 % ^2
Physical abilities^4 %
Technology skills^10 %
Ethics^2 %
Self-eĴcacy^26 %^2
Working with others^11 %
(^96) keillss mkoilslti pnrigor (^) itsizekdil flo fr orecskuillisng and upskilling in the next five years (share of organizations surveyed)
6 Nills NnoZledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average
Analytical thinking^52 %
Creative thinking^42 %
Resilience, IJexibility and agility^41 %
AI and big data^38 %
Curiosity and lifelong learning^35 %
Leadership and social inIJuence^35 %
Motivation and self-awareness^33 %
Talent management^33 %
Empathy and active listening^32 %
Design and user experience^30 %
:k 6 killis lrle sTutiaredb iblyit thye workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills
reTuired)
G lobal% %
TTyrpaeisn oifn trgain (^) itnyg ppreioritized by organizations surveyed for future reskilling and upskilling (share of organizations
surveyed)
2 2
ROLES INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
Employer-sponsored apprenticeships^19 %
Internal training departments^24 %^2
Licensed training from professional associations^11 %
On-the-job training and coaching^28 %^27
Private-sector online-learning platforms^11 % ^2
8 niversities and other educational institutions^8 % ^0
Workforce strategy outlook
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INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
. Improve talent progression and promotion processes^62 %
2. Oijer higher wages^43 %
. Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling^32 %
. Mproogreram^ divmeressity,^ eTuity^ and^ inclusion^ policies^ and^24 %
. Improve working hours and overtime^21 %
. Support employee health and well-being^21 %
7. Better articulate business purpose and impact^18 %^2
7. Improve internal-communication strategy^18 %
. Ocoijuenr^ tmrieosre^ remote^ and^ hybrid^ work^ opportunities^ within^15 %^2
0 Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting^9 %
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INDUSTRY G/ 2 %$/
. Run comprehensive DEI training for managers^55 % ^2
2. Run comprehensive DEI training for staij^39 %
. Evinrtabuall es^ ipnacesclusion^ and^ accessibility^ across^ physical^ and^32 %
. Ecmhaibned^ DEI^ goals^ and^ solutions^ across^ the^ supply^28 %^2
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Global %
Industry Profile 2 / 2
Production of consumer goods
Global Employee (millions, ILO estimates)
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