What Is Reskilling? | HR Glossary | BambooHR
Training employees for a substantially different role from the one they currently hold.
Reskilling is the process of teaching employees the skills needed to move into a different role, as opposed to upskilling, which deepens the skills for their current one. It becomes essential when technology or business change makes existing roles redundant while creating new ones.
By reskilling people whose roles are contracting into areas where demand is growing, employers retain valued staff and institutional knowledge while avoiding the cost and disruption of redundancy and external hiring.
Successful reskilling requires an honest view of future skill needs, willing participants, and structured learning with time and support to practise. It sits at the heart of responsible workforce planning during transformation.
