skillsgap
nounUK /ˈskɪlz ɡæp/
US /ˈskɪlz ɡæp/
A skills gap is when someone does not have the skills needed for a job.
The company hired a trainer to close the skills gap among its workers.
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2. The difference between what workers can do and what employers need.
The report showed a growing skills gap in the tech industry.
3. A missing ability that stops a person from doing a task well.
Her skills gap in math made the accounting job hard.
4. The space between the skills students learn in school and the skills jobs require.
Schools are working with businesses to reduce the skills gap.