multiskill
Diverse ability set
Multiskill means to train workers in multiple skills so they can perform various tasks or roles.
The term appears mainly in business and human resources contexts: The company multiskilled its workforce to improve flexibility.
As an adjective, multiskilled describes workers who have been cross-trained: a multiskilled technician who handles both electrical and plumbing work.
Multi-activity fitness approach
- skillsetOne's professional abilities
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- proficiencySkilled performance level
aptitude · know-how · mastery · dexterity · technique · craftsmanship · prowess · facility
Qualification for work
- cross-functionalSpanning multiple areas
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
Multiskilled non-specialist
- all-rounderMulti-skilled person
- cross-trainedTaught additional job functions
- polyvalentHaving multiple capacities
- generalistOne with broad expertise
flexible · adaptable · interdisciplinary · polymathic · amphibious · dynamic · well-rounded · multi-purpose
Clever, original thinking
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
inventiveness · cleverness · innovation · adaptability · quick-thinking · troubleshooting · bricolage · MacGyver
cross-training
Multi-activity fitness approach
- skillsetOne's professional abilities
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
proficiency · aptitude · know-how · mastery · dexterity · technique · craftsmanship · prowess · facility · execution
employability
Qualification for work
- cross-functionalSpanning multiple areas
- redeploymentRelocating resources or personnel
jack-of-all-trades
Multiskilled non-specialist
- all-rounderMulti-skilled person
- cross-trainedTaught additional job functions
- polyvalentHaving multiple capacities
generalist · flexible · adaptable · interdisciplinary · polymathic · amphibious · dynamic · well-rounded · multi-purpose · transferable
ingenuity
Clever, original thinking
- creativityCapacity for original thought
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
initiative · inventiveness · cleverness · innovation · adaptability · quick-thinking · troubleshooting · bricolage · MacGyver · hustle
polymath
Multi-domain expert
- virtuosoSupremely accomplished performer
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- savantPerson of profound learning
adept · maestro · whiz · ace · maven · expert · master · genius · wunderkind
multiskillspecialize
Focus on particular field
specialist · niche · one-track · deskill · specialized