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Upskill

Meaning in human resources, with examples

/ˈʌpskɪl/verbCommon term

In human resources, upskill means: To teach employees new or better skills, or to learn them yourself, so that you can do your current job better or take on new work.

In Turkish: yetkinliklerini geliştirmek, beceri kazandırmak, yeni beceriler edinmek

How it is used

A modern business word: companies upskill their workforce, and employees upskill in areas like data or AI. Reskill means training people for a different job, often when their old role disappears.

Example sentences

  1. We want to upskill our customer service team in using the new CRM.

  2. Many employees used the online courses to upskill during the quiet months.

Common collocations

  • upskill employees
  • upskill the workforce
  • upskilling programme
  • upskill and reskill
  • trainingTeaching employees the skills and knowledge they need for their work, through courses, workshops, online modules or learning on the job.
  • learning and developmentThe part of HR that plans and organises training, courses and other ways for employees to build their skills and careers.
  • career pathThe series of jobs and levels a person can move through in an organisation or profession as they gain skills and experience.
  • coachingHelping an employee improve a particular skill or reach a goal, mainly by asking questions and guiding them to find their own answers.

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