upskills
Learns new competencies
Upskills means to teach or acquire new skills, especially to meet changing job requirements.
The word reflects workplace emphasis on continuous learning: The company upskills employees in data analysis.
Someone who upskills themselves is gaining competencies to advance or remain competitive: She upskilled during the pandemic by learning to code.
Forward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- progressionSequential forward movement
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
employability · competitiveness · mobility · prospects · ambition · evolution · enhancement · empowerment
Place for making or learning
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
- bootcampInitial military training program
- certificationAttestation of qualification
apprenticeship · mentorship · coaching · onboarding · masterclass · e-learning · coursework · simulation
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- progressionSequential forward movement
- developmentProgress toward maturity
growth · employability · competitiveness · mobility · prospects · ambition · evolution · enhancement · empowerment · breakthrough
workshop
Place for making or learning
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- webinarInternet-hosted interactive presentation
- bootcampInitial military training program
certification · apprenticeship · mentorship · coaching · onboarding · masterclass · e-learning · coursework · simulation · practicum
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- capabilityPower to accomplish tasks
- aptitudeInnate capability
mastery · skillset · know-how · fluency · versatility · dexterity · acumen · savvy · prowess · adeptness
upskillsatrophies
Diminishes from neglect
regresses · deteriorates · declines · unlearns · degrades
upskillsstagnates
Ceases movement or progress
coasts · plateaus · treads water · vegetates · disengages