the efforts by labor and management, or government, to utilize the existing work force and skills and to establish programs and training activities to fit individuals into new skills or change of skil, process of teaching workers the skills that they need for a new or different job, especially when they do not have a job, uute teadmiste ja oskuste omandamine seoses kiiresti muutuvate kutsenõuete ja töötingimustega ning uue tehnoloogia kasutuselevõtuga