professional development
Workplace skill building
Professional development is training, education, or skill-building undertaken to advance in one's career or improve job performance.
It includes workshops, courses, certifications, and conferences: The company offers professional development opportunities for all employees.
Teachers in particular use the term for continuing education requirements: I have professional development on Friday.
Developing abilities through practice
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- credentialProof of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
continuing education · qualification · curriculum · workshop · seminar · webinar · conference · degree
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
- menteeOne receiving guidance
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- protégéPerson guided by expert
sponsorship · advisor · role model · feedback · career coaching · executive coaching · peer mentoring · shadowing
Forward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- career pathProgression through occupations
- career ladderSequential job advancement structure
- leadershipAbility to direct others
growth · succession planning · career goals · performance review · upward mobility · career planning · skill building · employability
Interpersonal workplace competencies
- hard skillsTeachable, measurable work abilities
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- leadership skillsAbilities to guide teams
- technical skillsMeasurable job-specific abilities
time management · project management · presentation skills · negotiation · critical thinking · problem-solving · emotional intelligence · collaboration
training
Developing abilities through practice
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- courseworkStudent academic tasks
- credentialProof of qualification
accreditation · continuing education · qualification · curriculum · workshop · seminar · webinar · conference · degree · diploma
mentor
Trusted wisdom-giving advisor
protégé · sponsorship · advisor · role model · feedback · career coaching · executive coaching · peer mentoring · shadowing · networking
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- career pathProgression through occupations
- career ladderSequential job advancement structure
leadership · growth · succession planning · career goals · performance review · upward mobility · career planning · skill building · employability · career change
soft skills
Interpersonal workplace competencies
- hard skillsTeachable, measurable work abilities
- communicationExchanging ideas or information
- leadership skillsAbilities to guide teams
technical skills · time management · project management · presentation skills · negotiation · critical thinking · problem-solving · emotional intelligence · collaboration · public speaking
- teachingteaching, lesson plans, instructing, educating, courses
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- math educationmath class, math instruction, math curriculum, math standards, lesson plans
- Alternative Learningvocational school, trade school, technical school, homeschool, online course
- benefitsadvantage, healthcare coverage, dental insurance, benefit, health screening
professional developmentcareer stagnation
Lack of job advancement
deskilling · career plateau · dead-end job · coasting · resting on one's laurels
professional developmenttrial and error
Learning through repeated attempts
develop, development, professional, profession, professionalism, unprofessional, nonprofessional, professionally, professionalize