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upskill

VERB
provide training to update workers' skills
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STRONG


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“We wanted to provide as little friction as possible for displaced workers in order to be able to upskill and get back into the workforce,” said Olin’s deputy dean, Joe MacDonald.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Rusch sees the potential for the workforce to become “increasingly blue-collar,” and there will be a great need to both reskill and upskill workers.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Consequently, CEOs said they planned to upskill workers for AI use, not to replace them with AI.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

“We are at a unique point in time where technology enables agents that can truly understand and respond, and where enterprises are under unprecedented pressure to reskill and upskill their workforce.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Dame Andrea Jenkyns said the £1m budget should be used on a "scheme which focuses on literacy and numeracy to upskill everybody".

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025




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