training and development
Definition
A systematic process used by organizations to enhance employee performance, skills, and knowledge, ensuring the workforce stays relevant in an ever-changing professional landscape.
The corporate version of 'turning yourself off and on again' to fix bugs in your professional capability.
Examples
Our company invests heavily in training and development, which is code for teaching us how to survive another round of quarterly budget cuts.
He spent six hours in a training and development workshop on team synergy, mostly to avoid responding to the thirty emails currently rotting in his inbox.
The HR manager insisted that mandatory training and development would unlock our true potential, though it mostly just unlocked a deeper appreciation for the office coffee machine.