Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions)  / 2 United Arab Emirates 8.2 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 $ttitudes ,mproving :orsening Global average Global average 2   2  Talent availability when hiring ECONOMY G/2%$/ -100% +100% 19% 55% 26%  Cognitive skills Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 0% 74% 8%  Engagement skills Talent retention of existing workforce 13%  Management skills -100% +100% 13% 61% 1%  Physical abilities )usiness practices to improve talent availability Top practices with the greatest potential to improve talent availability (share of organizations surveyed) 15%  Technology skills ECONOMY G/2%$/ 2%  Ethics 42%  . Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling 21%  Self-eĴcacy 39%  . Improve talent progression and promotion processes 14 %  Working with others 36%  . Oijer higher wages 9esRilling sRill focus 23%  . Improve internal-communication strategy 6kills most prioritized for reskilling and upskilling in the next ıve years (share of organizations surveyed) More diversity, eTuity and inclusion policies and Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average 23%  . programmes 43% AI and big data 19%  . Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting 43% Analytical thinking 16%  . Better articulate business purpose and impact 40% Creative thinking 37% 16%  Leadership and social inIJuence . Support employee health and well-being 37% Resilience, IJexibility and agility Oijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within 13%  . 33% countries Design and user experience 13%  33% . Tapping into diverse talent pools Empathy and active listening 33% Marketing and media Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 30% Service orientation and customer service ECONOMY G/2%$/ 27% Curiosity and lifelong learning Enable inclusion and accessibility across physical and 45%  . virtual spaces :Rill stability % Provide greater IJexibility on degree reTuirements for 32%  6kills reTuired by the workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills . Global % roles reTuired) Oijer greater IJexibility on education reTuirements to 29%  . Training funding recruit from various backgrounds 3referred sources of funding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed) 29%  . Set up Employee Representation Groups ECONOMY GLOBAL 26%  . Run comprehensive DEI training for managers 30% 16% Co-funding across the industry 26%  37% 28% Free-of-cost training . Run comprehensive DEI training for staij 30% 22% Funded by government :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms % 83% 87% Funded by my organi]ation (share of organizations surveyed) Global % 37% 24% Public-private hybrid funding