reskill

Definitions

1. To retrain workers in the skills needed by modern business, especially after redundancy.
   ambitransitive
2. To learn additional skills.
   ambitransitive

Examples

“In the existing work⟳ force⟳ also, not only among the new entrants, we are caught up in a treadmill of retraining, reskilling, retooling the current work⟳ force⟳ for job descriptions that are as narrow and as shortsighted as the ones they have⟳ just come⟳ from.”

“As the types of skills needed in the labour market change⟳ rapidly, individual workers will have⟳ to engage⟳ in life-long learning if they are to remain⟳ not just employable but are to achieve⟳ fulfilling and rewarding careers that allow⟳ them to maximize their employment opportunities. For companies, reskilling and upskilling strategies will be critical if they are to find⟳ the talent they need⟳ and to contribute⟳ to socially responsible approaches to the future of work⟳.”

“There are plenty of stories of successful reskilling — optimists often cite a program⟳ in Kentucky that trained a small group of former coal miners to become⟳ computer programmers — but there is little evidence that it works at scale.”

“To maintain⟳ relevance and sustain marketable skills, IT professionals must reskill and reskill and reskill.”

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