reskilling
Learning new competencies
Reskilling is training workers in new skills to prepare them for different jobs or changing industry demands.
Unlike upskilling, which enhances existing abilities, reskilling involves learning substantially different competencies: The company invested in reskilling programs as automation replaced assembly line jobs.
The term gained prominence as technology disrupted traditional employment.
Acquiring updated skills
- workforce developmentBuilding employable skills
- career transitionShift between occupations
- job displacementLoss of employment position
- automationSelf-operating system design
human capital · labor market · redundancy · employability · mid-career · talent pipeline · job security · economic disruption
Organized skill-building curricula
- bootcampsIntensive skill-building programs
- certificationsOfficial competency documents
- online coursesInternet-based instruction programs
- apprenticeshipsSupervised vocational training periods
credentials · competencies · lifelong learning · continuous education · vocational training · professional development · e-learning · micro-credentials
State-sponsored policy efforts
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- public programsGovernment-run community initiatives
- unemployment benefitsState aid for jobless workers
- labor policyRules governing work conditions
economic development · social safety net · job centers · employment agencies · grants · tax incentives · education reform · career counseling
Skill with electronic systems
- codingWriting software instructions
- digital transformationAdopting technology across operations
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
- cloud computingInternet-delivered digital infrastructure
programming · analytics · machine learning · emerging technologies · robotics · blockchain · digital tools · virtual collaboration
retraining
Acquiring updated skills
- workforce developmentBuilding employable skills
- career transitionShift between occupations
- job displacementLoss of employment position
automation · human capital · labor market · redundancy · employability · mid-career · talent pipeline · job security · economic disruption
training programs
Organized skill-building curricula
- bootcampsIntensive skill-building programs
- certificationsOfficial competency documents
- online coursesInternet-based instruction programs
apprenticeships · credentials · competencies · lifelong learning · continuous education · vocational training · professional development · e-learning · micro-credentials · workshops
government initiatives
State-sponsored policy efforts
- subsidiesFinancial aid from government
- public programsGovernment-run community initiatives
- unemployment benefitsState aid for jobless workers
labor policy · economic development · social safety net · job centers · employment agencies · grants · tax incentives · education reform · career counseling · community colleges
tech literacy
Skill with electronic systems
- codingWriting software instructions
- digital transformationAdopting technology across operations
- cybersecurityProtection of digital systems
cloud computing · programming · analytics · machine learning · emerging technologies · robotics · blockchain · digital tools · virtual collaboration
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- workplacehours, cubicle, desk job, holiday party, desk
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- adult educationadult education, adult learning, GED prep, adult classes, adult education center
- career trainingbootcamp, certification, online course, job training, vocational training
reskillingstagnation
Absence of flow or progress
complacency · career stagnation · standing still · resting on one's laurels
skill, skilled, skillful, skills, unskilled, skillfully, skillfulness, unskillful, upskill