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Reskilling

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounCommon term

In business english, reskilling means: Learning skills for a different kind of work or a substantially changed role.

In Turkish: yeni bir iş için beceri kazanma

How it is used

Used during career transitions and organizational change. Upskilling often improves existing capability, while reskilling prepares people for different work.

Example sentences

  1. The reskilling programme helps warehouse staff move into equipment maintenance roles.

    Training prepares workers for a different type of responsibility.

  2. After her administrative role changed, she began reskilling in data analysis.

    A role change creates a need for a different skill set.

Common collocations

  • invest in reskilling
  • a reskilling programme
  • learning curveThe rate at which someone learns a new skill, job or system; a steep learning curve means there is a lot to learn in a short time.
  • onboardingThe process of welcoming new employees and helping them learn the company's systems, people and way of working.

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