Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions)  / 2 India 679.4 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% 39% 34% 24%  Cognitive skills Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 4% 80% 6%  Engagement skills Talent retention of existing workforce 12%  Management skills -100% +100% 23% 45% 2%  Physical abilities )usiness practices to improve talent availability Top practices with the greatest potential to improve talent availability (share of organizations surveyed) 18%  Technology skills ECONOMY G/2%$/ 3%  Ethics 51%  . Improve talent progression and promotion processes 24%  Self-eĴcacy 36%  . Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling 12 %  Working with others 28%  . Better articulate business purpose and impact 9esRilling sRill focus More diversity, eTuity and inclusion policies and 28%  . 6kills most prioritized for reskilling and upskilling in the next ıve years (share of organizations surveyed) programmes Skills, knowledge and abilities $ttitudes Global average 25%  . Support employee health and well-being 54% Analytical thinking Oijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within 24%  . countries 46% AI and big data 23%  . Oijer higher wages 42% Resilience, IJexibility and agility 38% 20%  Creative thinking . Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting 36% Leadership and social inIJuence 18%  . Tapping into diverse talent pools 33% Curiosity and lifelong learning 13%  28%  Improve internal-communication strategy Technological literacy 27% Design and user experience Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 24% Service orientation and customer service ECONOMY G/2%$/ 22% Empathy and active listening 60%  . Run comprehensive DEI training for managers :Rill stability % Enable inclusion and accessibility across physical and 49%  6kills reTuired by the workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills . Global % virtual spaces reTuired) 49%  . Run comprehensive DEI training for staij Training funding 3referred sources of funding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed) Set DEI goals, targets or Tuotas that exceed public 47%  . reTuirements ECONOMY GLOBAL Embed DEI goals and solutions across the supply 33%  . 14% 16% Co-funding across the industry chain 25% 28% Free-of-cost training :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms % (share of organizations surveyed) 18% 22% Funded by government Global % 97% 87% Funded by my organi]ation 19% 24% Public-private hybrid funding