upskilled; upskilling; upskills
1
transitive
: to provide (someone, such as an employee) with more advanced skills through additional education and training
The company invests significant time and resources to upskill and train its employees …—
Santhosh Ramdoss
Santhosh Ramdoss2
intransitive
: to acquire more advanced skills through additional education and training
Workers who upskill are likely to exhibit stronger problem-solving abilities, a higher level of productivity, and better performance overall.—Chandler Macleod Group
Chandler Macleod Group
upskilling
noun
Companies need to direct investments in training, tuition reimbursement and new approaches to upskilling so that employees are ready to step into new and better jobs across a wider range of areas.
—Margaret Keane
Margaret Keane
… rapid change in all industries means that our skills have a shelf life and constant upskilling is essential.
—us.kineo.com
us.kineo.com
Examples of upskill in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Companies can upskill their data engineers, for example, to learn multimodal processing and vector database management, while data scientists can develop prompt engineering and bias detection skills.
—Byrodney Zemmel, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Yet fewer than 40 percent of people who use AI at work have received training for it, showing that a potential knowledge gap exists unless workers upskill themselves.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 8 May 2024
Give your teams ample opportunity to upskill and develop their technical acumen.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Around 59% of Gen Z employees plan to upskill virtually, compared to 65% of millennials and 60% of Gen Xers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Taking advantage of training programs and cultural activities to meet new colleagues and stretch opportunities to upskill in other ways could help find new meaning.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
For most workers, the future will be less about evaporating job opportunities and more about a pressing need to upskill.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
Individuals will need to upskill often, as requirements change rapidly along with greater automation of even complex tasks.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
For Gen Zers, an employer who’s willing to upskill them is a huge draw, Gevelber said.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
Byrodney Zemmel, Fortune, 15 May 2024
Yet fewer than 40 percent of people who use AI at work have received training for it, showing that a potential knowledge gap exists unless workers upskill themselves.
—Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 8 May 2024
Give your teams ample opportunity to upskill and develop their technical acumen.
—Jason Leverant, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Around 59% of Gen Z employees plan to upskill virtually, compared to 65% of millennials and 60% of Gen Xers.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
Taking advantage of training programs and cultural activities to meet new colleagues and stretch opportunities to upskill in other ways could help find new meaning.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
For most workers, the future will be less about evaporating job opportunities and more about a pressing need to upskill.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2023
Individuals will need to upskill often, as requirements change rapidly along with greater automation of even complex tasks.
—François Candelon, Fortune, 1 Dec. 2023
For Gen Zers, an employer who’s willing to upskill them is a huge draw, Gevelber said.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Upskill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/upskill. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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