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English
Etymology
From up- + skill.
Verb
upskill (third-person singular simple present upskills, present participle upskilling, simple past and past participle upskilled)
- (transitive) To teach (someone) additional skills, especially as an alternative to redundancy (firing).
2018 January, “Towards a Reskilling Revolution: A Future of Jobs”, in World Economic Forum:For companies, reskilling and upskilling strategies will be critical if they are to find the talent they need and to contribute to socially responsible approaches to the future of work.
2020 May 6, Paul Stephen, “Britain's bravest thinks big”, in Rail, page 61:"We've also invested £500,000 in new machinery in the last two years, including the engraving machine, so that we can bring £250,000 worth of work in-house that we previously sub-contracted. That's great news for us as it means we have upskilled people and can offer more security of employment."
- (intransitive) To acquire such additional skills.
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