Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions)  / 2 China 1008.8 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 $ttitudes ,mproving :orsening Global average Global average 2 2  2  Talent availability when hiring ECONOMY G/2%$/ -100% +100% 38% 32% 26%  Cognitive skills Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 5% 70% 7%  Engagement skills Talent retention of existing workforce 12%  Management skills -100% +100% 34% 33% 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%$/ 4%  Ethics 53%  . Improve talent progression and promotion processes 23%  Self-eĴcacy 35%  . Oijer higher wages 11 %  Working with others 30%  . Better articulate business purpose and impact 9esRilling sRill focus 30%  . Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling 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 $ttitudes Global average 27%  . programmes 50% Analytical thinking 22%  . Tapping into diverse talent pools 47% AI and big data Oijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within 20%  . 44% Creative thinking countries 39% 19%  Leadership and social inIJuence . Support employee health and well-being 35% Resilience, IJexibility and agility 17%  . Improve internal-communication strategy 31% Curiosity and lifelong learning 16%  26%  Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting Technological literacy 25% Talent management Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 24% Design and user experience ECONOMY G/2%$/ 24% Empathy and active listening 68%  . Run comprehensive DEI training for managers :Rill stability % 58%  6kills reTuired by the workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills . Run comprehensive DEI training for staij Global % reTuired) Set DEI goals, targets or Tuotas that exceed public 51%  . Training funding reTuirements 3referred sources of funding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed) Enable inclusion and accessibility across physical and 43%  . virtual spaces ECONOMY GLOBAL Embed DEI goals and solutions across the supply 35%  . 9% 16% Co-funding across the industry chain 23% 28% Free-of-cost training :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms 3% (share of organizations surveyed) 20% 22% Funded by government Global % 99% 87% Funded by my organi]ation 20% 24% Public-private hybrid funding