job retraining
Learning new skills
Job retraining is education or skill development for workers whose jobs have become obsolete or who need to transition to a new field.
The term often appears in discussions of automation, factory closures, or economic shifts: The government promised job retraining for displaced coal miners.
Programs may be funded by employers, unions, or public agencies.
- upskillingLearning new work abilities
- skill acquisitionGaining new abilities
- continuing educationOngoing professional coursework after graduation
- career counselingAdvice on work paths
- job placementMatching workers to positions
certification programs · transferable skills · boot camps · trade school · digital literacy · lifelong learning · green jobs · apprenticeships · career coaching · second career · career change · new chapter · soft skills · online courses · e-learning platforms · vocational education · demographic shifts · unemployment benefits
- adult educationadult education, adult learning, GED prep, adult classes, adult education center
- aging workforceaging workforce, older workers, mature workers, baby boomers, senior staff
- job automationjob automation, job loss, industrial automation, factory robots, machine learning
job retrainingjob displacement
Loss of employment position
early retirement · workforce reduction · deindustrialization · outsourcing