Investing in a Future-Proof Workforce: How APAC Organisations Are Embracing Skills
Key takeaways
- A new report from Aon explores how skills-focused strategies are enabling Asia Pacific (APAC) organisations to attract, retain and foster talent for the future.
- Most organisations are at the foundational stage, highlighting the importance of establishing frameworks and benchmarking to move forward.
- Tailoring skills approaches to local demographics and industry realities is vital for building workforce agility and contemporary, capable leaders.
As organisations across the Asia Pacific (APAC) region grapple with a tight labour market, rapid advances in technology and changing workforce demographics, effective talent strategies are critical for improving business performance. Aon’s 2025 APAC Skills Impact Survey, 90% of respondents rated skills initiatives as important, and nearly half consider them as imperative for both business growth and workforce success. “For this era of workforce transformation, APAC is not simply following the lead of North America or Europe,” says Maggie You, Head of People Advisory and People Analytics for Aon in APAC. “With the pace of technology change and the scale and composition of our workforce, we have our own journey to explore”. This unique context makes organisations in APAC pioneers of new approaches to skills-based strategies. The stakes of this investment are significant — stronger attraction and retention, enhanced workforce agility and resilience and a new generation of leaders capable of guiding organisations through uncertainty.
“With nearly 90% of the next billion middle-class workers coming from APAC, the region’s skills story is unique.”
Maggie You, Head of People Advisory and People Analytics for Aon in APAC
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