Economy Profile Working Age Population (Millions)  / 2 South Africa 33.1 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% 44% 33% 27%  Cognitive skills Talent development of existing workforce -100% +100% 6% 78% 6%  Engagement skills Talent retention of existing workforce 12%  Management skills -100% +100% 11% 50% 2%  Physical abilities )usiness practices to improve talent availability Top practices with the greatest potential to improve talent availability (share of organizations surveyed) 11%  Technology skills ECONOMY G/2%$/ 4%  Ethics 50%  . Improve talent progression and promotion processes 24%  Self-eĴcacy 44%  . Provide eijective reskilling and upskilling 15 %  Oijer more remote and hybrid work opportunities within Working with others 28%  . countries 9esRilling sRill focus 22%  . 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 $ttitudes Global average 22%  . programmes 56% Analytical thinking 22%  . Oijer higher wages 50% Leadership and social inIJuence Remove degree reTuirements and conduct skills-based 22%  . 44% Resilience, IJexibility and agility hiring 33% 22%  Creative thinking . Support employee health and well-being 33% Empathy and active listening 17%  . Tapping into diverse talent pools 33% Technological literacy 11%  28%  Better articulate business purpose and impact Environmental stewardship 28% Networks and cybersecurity Key components of +,0 programmes 0ost common components of '(, programmes (share of organizations surveyed) 28% Resource management and operations ECONOMY G/2%$/ 28% Service orientation and customer service Enable inclusion and accessibility across physical and 50%  . virtual spaces :Rill stability % Oijer greater IJexibility on education reTuirements to 39%  6kills reTuired by the workforce that are expected to remain the same (share of all skills . Global % recruit from various backgrounds reTuired) 39%  . Run comprehensive DEI training for managers 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 39%  . reTuirements ECONOMY GLOBAL Embed DEI goals and solutions across the supply 28%  . 17% 16% Co-funding across the industry chain 17% 28% Free-of-cost training :hare of companies ^ith +,0 7rograms % (share of organizations surveyed) 22% 22% Funded by government Global % 89% 87% Funded by my organi]ation 28% 24% Public-private hybrid funding