retraining
retraining — noun
1. the activity of learning fresh skills, or helping other people learn them, so th
the activity of learning fresh skills, or helping other people learn them, so that someone is able to move into a different kind of work
After the factory closed, the town offered free retraining to every worker who lost a job.
retraining for [new work] after losing a job
Caleb spent six months in retraining before he could work as a software tester.
in retraining before starting new role
The hospital paid for the nurses' retraining in the new emergency software.
Many older drivers welcomed the retraining that prepared them for electric trucks.
Government grants made retraining possible for thousands of unemployed miners last year.
- reskilling
more recent business word; stresses gaining brand-new skills for a changed market
- upskilling
adding higher skills within the same job, not switching careers
- re-education
broader and more formal; can mean changing beliefs, not only work skills
文法句型
retraining for [new job]
retraining in [skill area]
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often follows a verb like 'offer', 'need', 'undergo', or 'provide'. The skill or job being moved into is marked with 'in' or 'for'.