Reskilling vs Upskilling

Upskilling means developing additional or improved capabilities relevant to your existing career or role. For example, a marketer learning advanced analytics may be upskilling.

Reskilling involves developing capabilities for a substantially different role or career direction. For example, an administrator transitioning into data analysis may need to reskill.

Upskilling: Become more capable in your current direction. Reskilling: Prepare for a different direction.

However, real career transitions can involve both. Someone changing careers may first reskill and then continue upskilling after entering the new field.