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Retraining

Training enabling individuals to acquire new skills giving access either to a new occupation or to new professional activities.

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This term is close to, but not synonymous with: upskilling.

Source:
Cedefop, Glossary. Terminology of European education and training policy, (accessed 03/2023)


Training to facilitate entry to a new occupation.

Source:
NCVER (Australia), VOCEDplus: Glossary of VET, (accessed 12/2022)


Retraining enables individuals to improve their existing knowledge and skills or to acquire new ones, whether for their current jobs or occupations, or for new ones.

Source:
Ministry of Labour, VTC, Department of statistics, National Centre of Human Resources, Glossary of selected terminology: The labour market and vocational education and training - Occupational safety and health. The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 2005 - Not available online


Training for acquisition of skills and knowledge required in practicing an occupation other than the one for which the person was originally trained. It may require training specialization.

Source:
TESDA (Philippines), TVET glossary of terms (online), (accessed 12/2022)


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