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Reskilling

Definition

What is Reskilling?

The process of training employees to develop entirely new skills for a different role — distinct from upskilling, which builds on existing capabilities. Reskilling addresses skill obsolescence by preparing people for new work driven by technology or business change.

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Training employees to develop entirely new skills for a different role or function.
In Practice

How Reskilling works?

A total compensation statement is most valuable when it is delivered proactively before an employee has started questioning their pay or considering external options. At the point when an employee is actively comparing their salary against external offers, a total compensation statement reads as defensive justification rather than genuine transparency. Proactive annual statements, delivered during performance review cycles when employees are already thinking about their professional situation, integrate naturally into the broader conversation about value, growth, and future trajectory. The statement should be accompanied by a manager conversation rather than delivered as a standalone document, because the questions it raises need human context to be answered effectively.

By the numbers

Key Statistics

What the research says about employee engagement.

20%
Organizations providing annual total compensation statements during performance reviews see 20 percent lower counter-offer acceptance rates when employees receive competing external offers.
30%
Employees who receive total compensation statements are 30 percent more likely to accurately report the value of their benefits package in external salary comparison research, reducing the cognitive bias that makes current compensation feel inadequate.
3x
Digital interactive total compensation statements generate 3x higher employee engagement than static PDF versions, as employees explore each component and its monetary value independently rather than reading a summary.
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Synonyms and Translations

Other ways this term appears across industries and languages.

Synonyms
Career Reskilling
Job Retraining
Workforce Reskilling
Role Transition Training
Skill Pivot Training
Translations
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Arabic
اعادة التدريب
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French
Reconversion professionnelle
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Hindi
रीस्किलिंग
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Urdu
ری سکلنگ
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Tagalog
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People May Ask

Common questions about employee engagement.

What is reskilling?
Training employees to develop entirely new skills for a different role — distinct from upskilling, which builds on existing capabilities. Reskilling prepares people for new work driven by technology or business change.
What is the difference between reskilling and upskilling?
Upskilling improves skills someone already has for their current or next role. Reskilling gives someone a completely new skill set to move into a different function or career path entirely.
Why is reskilling becoming more important for organizations?
Automation and AI are making certain roles obsolete faster than ever. Reskilling existing employees for emerging roles is often faster, cheaper, and more effective than external hiring for new capability areas.
What are the most common reskilling scenarios?
Manual workers retrained for digital roles, administrative staff retrained for data analyst positions, customer service teams retrained for UX research, and traditional marketers retrained for digital marketing roles.
How do you design an effective reskilling program?
Identify the target role requirements, assess current employee skill gaps, design a structured learning path, provide mentoring from people in the target role, and offer a clear career pathway once the program is completed.