work shadowingn.
/ˈwəːkˌʃadəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌʃædoʊɪŋ/ Chiefly British.
Training, work experience, etc., which involves accompanying and observing a person at work for a short period in order to gain understanding of or receive training in such work. Cf. shadowing n. Additions, job shadowing n. at job n.2 Compounds 2c.Recorded earliest in attributive use.
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society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > training or preparation schemes
work–study1924
work experience1967
exposure1968
shadowing1976
work shadowing1976
Youth Opportunities Programme1977
YOP1978
job shadowing1979
Youth Training Scheme1981
YTS1984
new deal1995
1976 Transcript (North Adams, Mass.) 9 Sept. ii. 15/1 A ‘work shadowing program’..that would offer students a chance to spend a day with a professional in a field the student may aspire to enter.
1984 Ilea Contact 20 Jan. 4/2 ‘Work Shadowing’ was our response... My pupils had..very limited perceptions of work.
1987 Railnews (British Rail) Oct. 7/3 BR encourages managers to involve themselves in workshadowing..as part of their contribution to the community.
1995 Independent 23 Mar. 19/7 Training courses featured highly,..so did more unusual forms of development such as job moves, secondments, project work, task forces, work shadowing, [etc.].
2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 1364/3 Work shadowing..is..a means of offering employees the opportunity to find out more about other jobs within their own or other organisations.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.1976