Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions)  / 2 Latvia 1.4 6kill outlook :orkIorce strateJ\ outlook Core sRills Talent outlooR in  6kills needed to perform well in key, stable roles within the company (share of organizations surveyed) (xpected change in talent availability, development and retention in the next ıve years (share of organizations surveyed) Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes ,mproving :orsening Global average Global average 2 2  2 2 Talent availability when hiring ECONOMY G/2%$/ -100% +100% 75% 13% 24%  Cognitive skills Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 2% 79% 8%  Engagement skills Talent retention of existing workforce 12%  Management skills -100% +100% 21% 60% 2%  Physical abilities )usiness practices to improve talent availability Top practices with the greatest potential to improve talent availability (share of organizations surveyed) 16%  Technology skills ECONOMY G/2%$/ 1%  Ethics 57%  . Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling 26%  Self-eĴcacy 52%  . Improve talent progression and promotion processes 12 %  Working with others 37%  . 2ijer higher wages 9esRilling sRill focus 2ijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within 26%  . 6kills most prioritized for reskilling and upskilling in the next ıve years (share of organizations surveyed) countries Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average 24%  . Support employee health and well-being 36% Analytical thinking 22%  . 2ijer more remote work across national borders 36% Curiosity and lifelong learning 20%  . Improve internal-communication strategy 36% Design and user experience 36% 13%  Leadership and social inIJuence . Better articulate business purpose and impact 34% Service orientation and customer service 13%  . Improve working hours and overtime 30% Resilience, IJexibility and agility More diversity, eTuity and inclusion policies and 13%  30% . Technological literacy programmes 28% Motivation and self-awareness Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 23% AI and big data ECONOMY G/2%$/ 23% Creative thinking 40%  . Run comprehensive DEI training for managers :Rill stability % 33%  6kills reTuired by the workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills . Run comprehensive DEI training for staij Global % reTuired) Enable inclusion and accessibility across physical and 22%  . Training funding virtual spaces 3referred sources of funding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed) Set DEI goals, targets or Tuotas that exceed public 20%  . reTuirements ECONOMY GLOBAL :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms 9% 16% Co-funding across the industry % (share of organizations surveyed) Global % 30% 28% Free-of-cost training 22% 22% Funded by government 100% 87% Funded by my organi]ation 17% 24% Public-private hybrid funding