skills training
Learning practical abilities
Skills training is instruction designed to develop specific practical abilities, typically for employment or professional advancement.
It emphasizes hands-on competence over theoretical knowledge: The company offers skills training in welding and electrical work.
Distinguished from general education by its focus on measurable, job-ready capabilities.
- financial literacyComprehension of monetary matters
- life skillsCompetencies for daily living
- carpentryWood construction trade
- networkingBuilding professional relationships
- job readinessPreparedness for employment
career development · mock interviews · self-awareness · cooking · communication · resilience · problem-solving · critical thinking · certification · apprenticeships · hands-on learning · goal-setting · time management · simulation · role playing · real-world application · teamwork · adaptability
- employmentjob, jobs, career, careers, interview
- educational programsadult education, continuing education, extension courses, online courses, e-learning
- sports trainingdrills, conditioning, practice, warm-ups, fitness
- trainingapprenticeships, drilling, mentoring, bootcamp, practice
- labor economicsjob market, labor supply, labor demand, employment rates, unemployment rates
- UK Policytax policy, economic policy, education policy, health policy, housing policy
skills trainingpassive learning
Absorbing without engaging
book learning · reading comprehension · spectating · self-study
skills trainingpure theory
academic study · liberal arts education · abstract reasoning · book learning · intellectual discourse
skills trainingtrial and error
Learning through repeated attempts
life experience · sink or swim · self-discovery · organic growth · neglect