Changing skills needs & the war for talent critical #RICSFutures issues

With our Indian launch of #RICSFutures later this week in Bengaluru, I wanted to talk about one of the key areas of our RICS Futures findings.

The massive global and business trends we see around us impact professionals most in terms of the skills they will need for the future. Learning new skills will be for both their personal careers and for the societies they serve.

For employers attracting and retaining talent was one of the issues of highest concern.  There is a major role for all professions in built and natural environment sectors to  help support employers in attracting and retaining a more diverse talent pool to run the businesses of the future.

Nowhere was the issue of skills more relevant than in India. With massive population growth, there is a major need for investment in infrastrucure and many pressures on the natural environment.

All of this growth will require skilled professionals trained in many disciplines, dealing with ever increasingly levels of complexity.

Read some great thought leadership articles :

• RICS' Sachin Sandhir writes on  winning the war for talent
• Anshul Jain, CEO DTZ India writes about the FM sector's  key skills for the future
• Dr Anil Sawnhey, Associate Dean of the RICS School of Built Environment (SBE), Amity University, writes about big data in the built environment and the need for collaboration

Our Chief Executive Sean Tompkins outlines RICS' priorities in winning the war for talent - through providing executive education, leading by example on diversity and inclusion and helping attract the next generation to careers in our sector. 

If you want to help us please get in touch and read more at our website www.rics.org/changingworld