hands-on

1. not comparableInvolving active participation.

   Our manager has a very hands-on approach.

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   The internship will provide hands-on training.

   Hands-on computing can make complicated computer tasks more natural to users.

   The museum offers hands-on exhibits for children.

   A basic hands-on kit that introduces you to good soldering techniques while working on state-of-the-art printed circuit board circuits. You will learn the basics of digital multimeters and circuit troubleshooting.

   2018 January 28, “Toy Catalog”, in Elenco, number 38, page 52

   Apprenticeship programmes supply the industry with an ongoing cohort of qualified talent. It is much cheaper to train new people than to pay inflated wages to attract existing talent. Apprenticeships are also a useful way of teaching the practical, hands-on skills that the modern railway needs.

   2023 March 8, Neil Robertson, “Tackling the skills shortage”, in RAIL, number 978, page 33

   Synonyms: at the coal face, front line, in the trenches, action-based

plural hands-ons

1. A session of active participation, often as part of training or education.