Workforce Trends in Energy: Reskilling, External Resources, and Agility
🔹 Reskilling Recognized but Not Prioritized
While 91% of power and utilities executives and 85% of oil, gas, and chemicals executives acknowledge that reskilling employees is key to long-term success, only 26% and 29%, respectively, are actively retraining their workforce.
🔹 Growing Dependence on External Talent
To bridge skill gaps, 88% of power and utilities executives and 81% of oil, gas, and chemicals executives plan to increase their reliance on vendors and contractors.
🔹 Rising Workforce Agility
The energy workforce is becoming more adaptable, with 86% of power and utilities executives and 81% of oil, gas, and chemicals executives confident in their teams’ ability to respond to evolving business needs—a significant jump from 57% in 2021 and 53% in 2020.
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