skill gap
Ability versus requirement
A skill gap is the difference between the abilities employees have and the abilities their jobs require.
Organizations identify skill gaps through assessment, then address them through training or hiring: The company conducted a skills audit to identify gaps in digital literacy.
The term also describes broader workforce shortages in particular fields: There's a growing skill gap in cybersecurity.
- upskillingLearning new work abilities
- vocational trainingJob-skill education
- mismatchIncompatible combination
- professional developmentOngoing workplace learning activities
- learning curveRate of skill acquisition
competency mapping · lifelong learning · automation · deficiency · economic mobility · unemployment rates · digital transformation · talent acquisition · succession planning · knowledge transfer · e-learning platforms · certification programs · job market trends · self-assessment · apprenticeships · career coaching · talent pipeline · hiring
- inequalitydisparity, income disparity, economic disparity, wealth concentration, income inequality
- skill developmentpractice, training, improvement, progress, mastery
- work flawsincompetence, underperformance, inefficiency, poor judgment, inadequacy
- work problemslayoff, firing, low pay, burnout, deadline pressure
- deficienciesdeficiency, deficit, lack, shortage, insufficiency
- inequalitiesinequality, inequity, disparities, digital divide, class divide
skill gapproficiency
Skilled performance level
competence · mastery · expertise · qualification · preparedness