Qualifizierungsmaßnahme

training measure

noun kvah-lih-fih-TSEE-roongs-mahs-nah-meh Rare

Also means

skills development programme

Usage Note

Qualifizierungsmaßnahme is a formal term used by the employment agency and employers to describe funded or workplace-based training to improve employees' qualifications. It often appears in the context of structural unemployment and digitisation.

Examples

"Die Arbeitsagentur empfahl ihr eine Qualifizierungsmaßnahme im Bereich Datenanalyse."

Natural Translation

The employment agency recommended a skills development programme in data analysis to her.

Literal Translation

The employment-agency recommended to her a qualification-measure in the area data-analysis.

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