Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions)  / 2 United Kingdom 46.4 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 $ttitudes ,mproving :orsening Global average Global average 2 2  2  Talent availability when hiring ECONOMY G/2%$/ -100% +100% 40% 37% 27%  Cognitive skills Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 5% 81% 6%  Engagement skills Talent retention of existing workforce 12%  Management skills -100% +100% 25% 51% 2%  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%$/ 3%  Ethics 50%  . Improve talent progression and promotion processes 24%  Oijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within Self-eĴcacy 31%  . countries 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 $ttitudes Global average 27%  . programmes 55% Analytical thinking 24%  . Support employee health and well-being 45% Creative thinking 23%  . Oijer higher wages 43% Resilience, IJexibility and agility 41% 20%  AI and big data . Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting 37% Leadership and social inIJuence 15%  . Tapping into diverse talent pools 31% Design and user experience 11%  29%  Improve internal-communication strategy Curiosity and lifelong learning 28% Empathy and active listening Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 26% Technological literacy ECONOMY G/2%$/ 22% Talent management 62%  . Run comprehensive DEI training for managers :Rill stability % 52%  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 51%  . 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 44%  . reTuirements ECONOMY GLOBAL Embed DEI goals and solutions across the supply 33%  . 9% 16% Co-funding across the industry chain 31% 28% Free-of-cost training :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms % (share of organizations surveyed) 17% 22% Funded by government Global % 96% 87% Funded by my organi]ation 19% 24% Public-private hybrid funding