Region Profile  / 2 South 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 48% Analytical thinking Talent availability when hiring 44% AI and big data -100% +100% 40% 37% 40% Creative thinking Talent development of existing workforce 37% Leadership and social inIJuence -100% +100% 7% 71% 36% Resilience, IJexibility and agility Talent retention of existing workforce 31% Curiosity and lifelong learning -100% +100% 23% 42% 28% Design and user experience )usiness practices to improve talent availability 26% Technological literacy Top practices with the greatest potential to improve talent availability (share of organizations surveyed) 23% Empathy and active listening IN'USTR< GLOBAL 21% Service orientation and customer service 46% % 1. Improve talent progression and promotion processes :Rill stability 35% 3% 2% 2. Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling 6kills reTuired by the workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills Global % reTuired) 28% 2% 3. Better articulate business purpose and impact Training type More diversity, eTuity and inclusion policies and 28% 1% Types of training prioritized by organizations surveyed for future reskilling and upskilling (share of organizations 3. programmes surveyed) Oijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within 25% 21% 1% 2% 12% 2% 12% . countries ROLES REGION GLOBAL 25% 1% 6. Improve people-and-culture metrics and reporting 15% 1% Employer-sponsored apprenticeships 22% 3% . Oijer higher wages 25% 2% Internal training departments 19% 1% . Support employee health and well-being 12% 13% Licensed training from professional associations 18% 1% . Improve internal-communication strategy 26% 2% On-the-Mob training and coaching 12% 1% 1 Improve working hours and overtime 12% 12% Private-sector online-learning platforms Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 9% 1% 8niversities and other educational institutions REGION GLOBAL Training funding 47% 2% 1. Run comprehensive DEI training for managers 3referred sources of funding for training, upskilling and reskilling efforts (share of organizations surveyed) Enable inclusion and accessibility across physical and 43% 33% REGION GLOBAL 2. virtual spaces 23% 16% Co-funding across the industry 40% 36% 3. Run comprehensive DEI training for staij 28% 28% Free-of-cost training Set DEI goals, targets or Tuotas that exceed public 38% 26% . reTuirements 22% 22% Funded by government Oijer greater IJexibility on education reTuirements to 34% 2% . 93% 87% Funded by my organi]ation recruit from various backgrounds 25% 24% Public-private hybrid funding :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms % (share of organizations surveyed) Global %