If people working in a particular profession are given in-service training, they attend special courses to improve their skills or to learn about new developments in their field.
...the undoubted need for in-service training.
...in-service courses for teachers.
in-service in British English
adjective
denoting training that is given to employees during the course of employment
an in-service course
in-service in American English
(ˈɪnˈsɜrvɪs)
US
adjective
designating or of training, as in special courses, workshops, etc., given to employees in connection with their work to help them develop skills, etc.
in service in American English
1.
in use; functioning
said esp. of an appliance, vehicle, etc.
2.
in the armed forces
3.
working as a domestic servant
See full dictionary entry for service
Examples of 'in-service' in a sentence
in-service
And that front gate you sabotaged had better be back in service first thing tomorrow morning or there's gonna be some big-time hell to pay.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips NOBODY'S BABY BUT MINE (1997)
In other languages
in-service
British English: in-service ADJECTIVE
If people working in a particular profession are given in-service training, they attend special courses to improve their skills in their field.