coreskill
nounUK /ˈkɔː.skɪl/
US /ˈkɔːr.skɪl/
A coreskill is a very important thing you learn that helps you do many jobs well.
Reading is a coreskill that helps you learn almost everything else.
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2. A skill that is central to a particular job or profession.
Good communication is a coreskill for every nurse.
3. A basic ability taught in early education that later learning depends on.
Counting is a coreskill children practice in their first year of school.
4. The most important ability a person needs to succeed in a given task.
For a chef, knife control is a coreskill.