upskillv.
transitive. = reskill v.; also, to increase or enhance the skills required in (a job).
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > working > career > have career [verb (transitive)] > equip with new skills
reskill1937
upskill1983
society > occupation and work > working > career > have career [verb (transitive)] > enhance skills required of job
upskill1983
1983 Daily Tel. 19 Jan. 6/2 The Social Democrats committed themselves yesterday to a package of major educational reforms aimed at ‘upskilling’ Britain and bringing the education system into line with the needs of the economy.
1985 N.Y. Times 7 Oct. a26/4 Mrs. Nussbaum..said technology might create a more ‘polarized office’, in which clerical jobs are ‘upskilled and downgraded’.
1986 Times 22 Mar. 4/3 It was of paramount importance to ‘upskill’ the youth of this country and seize the opportunities of a new technological era.
Derivatives
upˈskilling n.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > equipping with new skills
reskilling1962
upskilling1983
society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > analysis or grading of posts or salaries > enhancing skills required of job
upskilling1983
1983 Spectator 11 June 8/3 She talked about ‘upskilling and upgrading’ and about education being a ‘life-long process’.
1989 N.Y. Times 25 Sept. b6/3 The ‘upskilling’ of American jobs, meaning a change from learning based on observation to learning acquired through symbols, both verbal and mathematical.
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