upskill

ˈʌpskɪl

Definition

Definition of upskill - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

learning

intr.

learn new skills to improve job performance

intr.

She decided to upskill to advance her career.

educate

reskill

retrain

teaching

tr.

teach someone new skills for their job

tr.

The company plans to upskill its employees.

educate

train

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Origin of upskill

English, up- (upward) + skill (ability)

Examples of upskill in a sentence

Upskilling is essential in the tech industry.
They decided to upskill the team for the new project.
The workshop aims to upskill workers in digital tools.

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French:se perfectionner, former, ...
German:weiterbilden, schulen, ...
Italian:migliorare le proprie competenze, migliorare le competenze, ...
Spanish:capacitarse, capacitar, ...
Portuguese:aprimorar-se, qualificar, ...
Chinese:学习新技能, 培训, ...
Japanese:スキルアップする, スキルを向上させる, ...
Arabic:طَوَّرَ مَهَارَاتِهِ, دَرَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לִרְכּוֹשׁ מְיוּמָנֻיּוֹת חֲדָשׁוֹת, לְהַקְנוֹת מְיֻמָּנוּיוֹת חֲדָשׁוֹת, ...
Russian:повышать квалификацию, повысить квалификацию, ...
Ukrainian:підвищити кваліфікацію, підвищувати кваліфікацію, ...
Hindi:नए कौशल सीखना, नए कौशल सिखाना, ...
Bengali:নতুন দক্ষতা শেখা, নতুন দক্ষতা শেখানো, ...
Catalan:formar-se, capacitar, ...
Czech:zvýšit si kvalifikaci, školit, ...
Danish:opkvalificere sig, opkvalificere, ...
Dutch:bijscholen, ...
Greek:αναβαθμίζω τις δεξιότητές μου, αναβαθμίζω τις δεξιότητες, ...
Hungarian:továbbképezni magát, továbbképezni, ...
Khmer:បង្កើនជំនាញ, បណ្តុះបណ្តាលជំនាញបន្ថែម, ...
Korean:새로운 기술을 배우다, 가르치다, ...
Persian:مهارت‌های جدید یاد گرفتن, مهارت‌های تازه به کسی آموزش دادن, ...
Polish:podnosić kwalifikacje, ...
Portuguese (BR):aprimorar-se, capacitar, ...
Romanian:a a-și îmbunătăți abilitățile, a instrui, ...
Swedish:utveckla sina färdigheter, vidareutbilda, ...
Thai:พัฒนาทักษะ, เสริมทักษะ, ...
Turkish:becerilerini geliştirmek, eğitmek, ...
Vietnamese:nâng cao kỹ năng, đào tạo nâng cao kỹ năng, ...

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