society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > equipping with new skills
society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > analysis or grading of posts or salaries > enhancing skills required of job
1983 11 June 8/3 She talked about ‘upskilling and upgrading’ and about education being a ‘life-long process’.
1989 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.