trainingtrain·ing /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ nounHUMAN RESOURCES [singular, uncountableU] the process of training someone or of being trained30 workers are being sent to Japan for training.
90% of the graduates were offeredon-the-job training (=training while working for an employer).
– There are many different types of training. On-the-job training or in-service training is when someone is taught the skills and knowledge needed to do a particular job while they are working. Employees may be sent on a course especially British EnglishBrE (=a series of classes in a particular subject) or have to attend a training session on subjects such as health and safety (=protecting employees from illness or injury at work), time management (=controlling the way you spend your time in order to work as effectively as possible), presentation skills (=how to explain something in a talk to a group of people), computer skills, or project management (=controlling resources so that a project is done successfully within time and cost limits). In some jobs, employees can gain a basic professional qualification, such as an NVQ in the UK, or an advanced professional qualification, such as one of the examinations required to qualify as a chartered accountant, through part-time study (=studying at the same time as working). Day release is an arrangement in which a worker is allowed time away from work to go to college.
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