upskilling

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A form of upskill — To teach (someone) additional skills, especially as an alternative to redundancy (firing).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of upskill

    It could also incorporate the upskilling of existing staff to meet in-demand industry skills.

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

upskilling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upskilling

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “upskilling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/upskilling.

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