Region Profile  / 2 Central Asia Skill outlook :orkIorFe VtrDteJ\ outlook 9esRilling sRill focus Talent outlooR in  6kills most prioritized for reskilling and upskilling in the next ıve years (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 Attitudes Global aYerage ,PproYing :orsening Global aYerage Global aYerage 59% Analytical thinking Talent availability when hiring 47% AI and big data -100% +100% 20% 49% 36% Creative thinking Talent development of existing workforce 32% /eadership and social inIJuence -100% +100% 4% 76% 30% Curiosity and lifelong learning Talent retention of existing workforce 29% Technological literacy -100% +100% 16% 56% 23% Environmental stewardship )usiness practices to improve talent availability 22% Motivation and self-awareness Top practices with the greatest potential to improve talent availability (share of organizations surveyed) 22% 1etworks and cybersecurity IN'USTR< GLOBAL 21% Dependability and attention to detail 48% 3% 1. Oijer higher wages :Rill stability 46% % 5% 2. Improve talent progression and promotion processes 6kills reTuired by the workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills Global % reTuired) 29% 3% 3. Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling Training type 22% 1% Types of training prioritized by organizations surveyed for future reskilling and upskilling (share of organizations . Improve working hours and overtime surveyed) 19% 1% 1% 2% 1% 22% 16% 11% . Improve internal-communication strategy ROLES REGION GLOBAL 18% 1% 6. Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting 14% 1% Employer-sponsored apprenticeships 18% 1% 6. Support employee health and well-being 23% 2% Internal training departments Oijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within 17% 21% . countries 15% 13% /icensed training from professional associations More diversity, eTuity and inclusion policies and 17% 1% . programmes 22% 2% On-the-job training and coaching 16% % 1 Improve safety in the workplace 16% 12% Private-sector online-learning platforms Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 11% 1% 8niversities and other educational institutions REGION GLOBAL Training funding 35% 2% 1. Run comprehensive DEI training for managers 3referred sources of funding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed) 32% 36% REGION GLOBAL 2. Run comprehensive DEI training for staij Enable inclusion and accessibility across physical and 25% 16% Co-funding across the industry 31% 33% 3. virtual spaces 31% 28% Free-of-cost training Embed DEI goals and solutions across the supply 23% 23% . chain 22% 22% Funded by government :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms 74% 87% Funded by my organi]ation 5% (share of organizations surveyed) Global % 37% 24% Public-private hybrid funding