What is Upskilling? 2 Tips for Professional Growth [Video]

Building new and relevant knowledge, abilities and skills can help you keep moving forward on your career path and open up new opportunities, whether in your current field or a new one.

Not everyone has the time or money to enter into a degree program or similarly structured, long-term learning environment when they want to build new talents and knowledge. Whether you are interested in learning a new computer programming language or increasing your awareness of a new geographic market your employer plans to enter, you can turn to a useful alternative.

Upskilling is a type of individual learning where you choose a topic relevant to your career and start developing knowledge and skills related to it. You do not have to do it all on your own, of course. Free and paid resources exist for many work-related, self-led learning experiences, from research papers and academic articles to free courses offered by professionals with a strong knowledge of the concept in question.

Our video, “What is Upskilling? 2 Tips for Professional Growth,” offers two key pieces of guidance for professionals interested in advancing their skill sets. We discuss finding the best possible learning opportunities and setting effective goals.

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